Here’s a recap of Marvel’s Echo with its spoilers and ending explained. Dive into our season finale breakdown, learn how things turned out for Maya Lopez and Wilson Fisk, and find out what’s next for them in the MCU.
What happened at the end of Echo Season 1?
At the end of Echo, Maya Lopez channeled the powers of all her Choctaw ancestors and echoed them through Chula and Bonnie to stop Kingpin and save her townsfolk.
After feeling betrayed by Maya, Kingpin decides to take her family and her entire town hostage to make her feel the same anger. But Maya gets a warning from Biskinik and realizes that her people need her. So in a moment of need, she returns and her mother helps her realize her true powers.
She comes from an ancestral line of special women who protected their people across generations. Being the descendants of the first Choctaw leader, Chafa, they were born with unique abilities. These powers also connected their spirits with their future generations and came to their aid over time.
This is something that also happened with Maya, as the powers of her ancestors echoed through her at a time when she most needed them. She got the ferocity and super strength of Chafa, a great sense of strategy from Lowak, cunningness and sharpshooting abilities from Tuklo, and the ability to heal and echo her powers onto others from her mother, Taloa.
Using these abilities, she empowers her cousin Bonnie and grandmother Chula. Together they take down Wilson Fisk’s men while Henry and Biscuits protect the rest of the Tamaha people. The series ends with Fisk retreating and Maya finally embracing her family by enjoying a meal with them.
What happened to Kingpin and why did he retreat?
Using her healing abilities, Maya took Wilson Fisk back to the most painful moment of his life, so he could let go of his pain and begin his healing process. This startled Fisk and caused him to retreat.
Since Maya’s powers were meant to spread love, she used them to help Fisk. Bringing him behind the same wall where he murdered his abusive father, she made him let go of his pain and anger. This spiritual trip to the worst moment of his life completely shook Fisk and made him retreat.
He left Maya and her town alone and is now set to return in Daredevil: Born Again, where he’d possibly begin his Mayoral candidacy. But what about Maya?
Will Maya Lopez return?
While Maya’s future isn’t set in stone, she is expected to make a cameo in Daredevil: Born Again. She could also continue her story in Echo season 2. But the chances of that happening are slim.
Maya was left in a happy place towards the end of Echo. It’s possible that she’d continue to live on with her family as the protector of Tamaha. But it’s also likely for her to meet with Daredevil once again in Born Again and continue her vigilante life. Apart from that, Echo season 2 could explore Maya’s ancestors through her in a bit more detail. But nothing is confirmed at the moment.