The Man in the Box

Matt finds himself once again defending his alter-ego, Daredevil, this time in another top-notch dialogue with Claire. It is pretty clear that he has chosen – though it can be said that his breaking up with Foggy is also a means of defending his friend against all the enemies he has made. Most obviously, Matt realizes that someone will eventually find out who he is. Therefore, he needs to separate himself from all of those who are close to him – which is exactly what Stick wanted in the first place.

And this works out just fine – if he listens to Claire’s reasoning, he won’t be prepared for the Hand attack on the hospital (later on in the season).

What bothers us the most was how Elektra discovers that Stick has sent someone to kill her. There was something that felt quite off in the way the reveal was made – furthermore, this preparation for the big reveal of the season gave away a bit more than it should have. Yes, she kills the assassin – but the fight just doesn’t work too well.

Another thing that felt off was the death of Reyes, as well as that of the doctor. We know we were supposed to believe that the Punisher was behind them – but, just like Karen, we saw from a mile away that this wasn’t his style, exactly. Yes, the deaths seemed as brutal as when the Punisher mowed down the Irish mobsters. But he would have questioned Reyes before killing her.

The highlight of the episode was the meeting between Fisk and Matt (though we can’t understand how foolish the latter must have been to meet the kingpin). This meeting, besides its intensity, also plants the seed for the future return of Fisk. Furthermore, we guess that this is the moment in which Fisk starts to realize who Matt Murdock really is in his free time.