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(SeaPRwire) –   One of the most beloved strengths of the original Netflix Defenders series was how well they recreated the interconnected synergy of the MCU’s film branch for streaming television. Just like in the source comics, it feels deeply satisfying to watch Foggy Nelson cameo in Jessica Jones, or see Claire Temple move between the casts of Daredevil and Luke Cage. This approach lets audiences feel that these worlds are lived-in and all these characters share the same space, which avoids the common issue the MCU has faced recently: telling viewers the universe is connected without actually showing that connection.

However, when all of these original shows were canceled roughly six years ago, the Defenders stepped off-screen for a time, leaving behind countless unresolved plot and relationship threads from their runs. When the revival series Daredevil: Born Again first launched, fans wondered whether Matt Murdock’s old allies would join him for his official jump into the wider MCU. Now that we have official confirmation that they will return in the show’s third season, it’s very likely that the backstories of Luke, Jessica, and Danny will stay mostly intact, just like Daredevil’s has. And with the release of episode 6 of Born Again’s second season, we know that at least one major storyline from the old Netflix shows — a plotline that’s central in the comics — is getting a meaningful follow-up in this new series.

Warning! Spoilers ahead for Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, Episode 6.

In the latest episode, during an attack on Jessica’s suburban home planned by the mysterious Mr. Charles, it is revealed that Jessica Jones now has a daughter named Danielle, named in honor of her godfather Danny Rand. It is clear that the young girl, played by twin actors Anabelle Ivlev and Isabella Ivlev, is Jessica and Luke Cage’s child. Though Luke does not appear in the episode, if Jessica’s catch-up conversation with Matt is taken at face value, his absence is likely because the hero of Harlem is currently working for the U.S. government.

Who is Danielle Cage In The Comics?

In the original comic source material, Danielle was conceived after a drunken one-night encounter between Luke and Jessica. When Jessica found out she was pregnant, she ended things with her then-boyfriend Scott Lang, which pushed Luke to admit his feelings for her. Danielle was officially born in 2006’s The Pulse #16, and her parents married in New Avengers Annual #1.

Even though Danielle is only three years old in Marvel’s mainline comic canon, she has already been a core part of multiple storylines — Jessica Jones: Purple Daughter, a three-issue limited digital series, sees Danielle suddenly develop purple skin, forcing Jessica to confront the possibility that her daughter is connected to her abuser Zebediah Kilgrave, also known as the Purple Man. There is also an alternate-universe version of Danielle from Earth-15061, first introduced in the 2015 Ultron Forever event. She comes from a future where Thanos kills most of Earth’s heroes, including her parents; after training with Natasha Romanoff, Danielle becomes the new Captain America. She wields Captain America’s shield, and is also a living shield herself thanks to the unbreakable skin she inherited from her father.

In the 20 years since Luke and Jessica married in the comics, they have become one of the most popular couples not just in Marvel Comics, but across all of superhero comics. And Danielle was the catalyst that turned their long-running romance into an official union, recognized both legally and by their fellow Avengers.

What Does Danielle’s Existence Mean For The Future?

While we still don’t know for sure if Luke and Jessica are married in the current MCU, the fact that Danielle exists now is the perfect conclusion to Luke and Jessica’s will-they-won’t-they romance from the Netflix shows, and their new roles as superhero parents open up a natural, exciting new path for both characters. If their confirmed appearance in Daredevil: Born Again Season 3 is any indication, we could see much more of the couple — and Danielle — in MCU stories going forward.

New episodes of Daredevil: Born Again premiere every Tuesday on Disney+.