No, of course he had to appear again. I mean, first of all, he was still pretty much there when s.2 ended. He has no reason to disappear, and every reason to stay.
In regards to Matt, he won: Matt cut all the ties with his friends, just like Stick wanted. And the Hand is still around, waiting to make their next move. Elektra is dead, but Stick would have to be very naive to think that will stick (heh), with everything he knows about both Black Sky/Elektra and the Hand.
Stick still has a war to fight in New york. He also still has one kid to protect (or whatever else it is he does with Matt). Considering he just lost the other one, simply leaving Matt on his own seems kinda strange.
And, like I said: he worked so hard to pull Matt back in, repeatedly over the years, and now that he finally has him right where he wants him, hes just going to walk out? Yeah, I don't think so.
Re: Bad writing in the Defenders
In regards to Matt, he won: Matt cut all the ties with his friends, just like Stick wanted. And the Hand is still around, waiting to make their next move. Elektra is dead, but Stick would have to be very naive to think that will stick (heh), with everything he knows about both Black Sky/Elektra and the Hand.
Stick still has a war to fight in New york. He also still has one kid to protect (or whatever else it is he does with Matt). Considering he just lost the other one, simply leaving Matt on his own seems kinda strange.
And, like I said: he worked so hard to pull Matt back in, repeatedly over the years, and now that he finally has him right where he wants him, hes just going to walk out? Yeah, I don't think so.
What's your interpretation?