A friend pointed out that Matt offered to help Frank kill the Blacksmith in s2, and Frank shoved Matt off the boat to keep him from doing it. Frank took the choice away from Matt but he also saved Matt from himself. He at least saved Matt's soul and he definitely saved his life later, too.
In the Defenders, Luke, Jessica, and Danny allow Matt to make a terrible but heartfelt decision to stay and try to talk Elektra around (who makes sure Matt can't leave her), nobody intervenes, and Matt dies.
Meanwhile, Matt's best friends, Karen and Foggy, are trying to get Matt to leave DD in the dust but Matt's miserable and guilty and lying about everything.
Y'all, the merciless serial killer, Frank Castle, has done more for Matt Murdock/DD than the heroic Defenders, the other serial killer Elektra, and Karen and Foggy all combined? That's an oversimplification but I can't stop thinking about this. Matt and Frank aren't even friends! Did the show do this on purpose? Matt made his choice to talk to Elektra, but now I'm really confused about whether Matt should be allowed any agency as DD, can he be trusted to keep himself alive when he's out there alone, does dying change him on some level so he's more careful now, or does he need a keeper? I hate to think of Matt being controlled by anyone, but looking back at s2, he really did benefit from having Frank around. I'm really curious what Frank will say about Matt being dead, though. If he'll care at all.
Friends and enemies and Matt
In the Defenders, Luke, Jessica, and Danny allow Matt to make a terrible but heartfelt decision to stay and try to talk Elektra around (who makes sure Matt can't leave her), nobody intervenes, and Matt dies.
Meanwhile, Matt's best friends, Karen and Foggy, are trying to get Matt to leave DD in the dust but Matt's miserable and guilty and lying about everything.
Y'all, the merciless serial killer, Frank Castle, has done more for Matt Murdock/DD than the heroic Defenders, the other serial killer Elektra, and Karen and Foggy all combined? That's an oversimplification but I can't stop thinking about this. Matt and Frank aren't even friends! Did the show do this on purpose? Matt made his choice to talk to Elektra, but now I'm really confused about whether Matt should be allowed any agency as DD, can he be trusted to keep himself alive when he's out there alone, does dying change him on some level so he's more careful now, or does he need a keeper? I hate to think of Matt being controlled by anyone, but looking back at s2, he really did benefit from having Frank around. I'm really curious what Frank will say about Matt being dead, though. If he'll care at all.