It’s a great trick in the fight itself, as well as in the directing of the episode, adding a much needed flair to the ninja fight sequence. In a refreshing take on the fight sequences (which never seem to get old, but have lost some of their unpredictability), Stick whispers in Daredevil’s ears, encouraging him to listen for the breathing of the ninjas instead of their heartbeats. Perhaps one day, we’ll see Matt turn that hourglass, but for now, he’s all Daredevil.įrom the office, Daredevil is off to to save the day as he pummels his way to Stick. They will never stop caring for each other, and the two of them will never exit each other’s life completely, but Matt has entered a tunnel where a light like Foggy’s cannot shine. It’s an amicable departure, but a devastating one none-the-less. Even if we reach a world where Daredevil is no longer needed, there will never again be Nelson and Murdock. Their gentle resignation and mutual acknowledgement of a friendship far beyond the point of no return is a rubicon moment between them where we realize that there’s more sand in the Daredevil side of the hourglass than the Matt Murdock side. It’s also a devastating to see just how far Matt has pushed away everyone in his “day” life.
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It’s a devastating reality when Foggy expresses his hope Matt will talk him out of leaving but is also relieved that he didn’t. While their meeting is contrived, the poignant conversation between Matt and Foggy was both poignant and heart-wrenching, a gut punch in the Nelson Murdock feels. Given the rather absurd nature of his return to the office, it is no surprise when Foggy shows up and the two of them have a genuine heart-to-heart about the future of Nelson and Murdock. You can guess who wants what.ĭesperate to find Stick before his certainly gruesome demise, Matt visits the Law Offices of Nelson and Murdock one last time to do a little research on the underground subway system (doesn’t your law firm keep old braille subway maps in the eventuality that a secret organization kidnaps your blind sensei? No? Hm. One wants him dead, the other intends to save him. Ninja fighting ensues, Stick is captured by The Hand, and Matt and Elektra both vow to find Stick – but for two different reasons. Of course, he doesn’t notice the ninjas he led straight to them. Except he did just try to kill her at the end of the last episode, so at this point, I was just waiting for Matt to show up and save me from having to pick a side.
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I’m tired of Stick sticking his nose into everything and mucking up our characters’ possible happy ending but I cannot in good conscience justify Elektra ending him after the protection and training he offered her as a child. Then we got those gosh darn flashbacks, those distressing, crucial, powerful flashbacks, that seem to suggest a level of love and protection for Elektra from Stick that we’ve not seen from any other human than Matt. And I’ll be perfectly honest, Stick’s put our characters through enough hell that I’m really just ready to be done with him.
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All I know is that at the start of Daredevil, Season 2 Episode 12 is that I don’t necessarily want Stick dead…but I want Elektra to win.Īt the start of “Dark at the End of the Tunnel”, we find Elektra and Stick facing off – each fully committed to killing the other. I don’t know what actions I’m supposed to like. It has the Game of Thrones complex: I don’t know who I’m supposed to hate. Place your bets! Morally questionable human vs morally questionable human, who will you choose?”