While Murdock, Foggy and Karen's mission becomes clearer, Fisk's world spins further out of control in his battle for Hell's Kitchen.While Murdock, Foggy and Karen's mission becomes clearer, Fisk's world spins further out of control in his battle for Hell's Kitchen.While Murdock, Foggy and Karen's mission becomes clearer, Fisk's world spins further out of control in his battle for Hell's Kitchen.
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaLeland Owlsley and Wilson Fisk have a meeting in Melvin Potter's workshop. During their discussion Owlsley can be seen getting his measurements done for a new green suit. This is a nod to the comics version of Owlsley, also known as the super villain/crime lord The Owl, who usually wears a green cape that lets him glide through the air.
- GoofsMatt is seen waking up on sheets that are clearly not silk but some sort of cotton judging by the wrinkles, yet he had told Stick that he has silk sheets as cotton feels like sandpaper on his skin.
- Quotes
Ben Urich: [a Typed Editorial Heard Read in Voice Over] 'You get what you deserve'. It's an old saying. One that survived the years, because it's true. For the most part. But not for everyone. Some get more than they deserve. Because they believe they aren't like everyone else. That the rules, the ones people like me and you, the people that work and struggle to live our lives, just live, don't apply to them. That they can do anything and live happily ever after, while the rest of us suffer. They do this from the shadows. Shadows that we cast. With our indifference. With a pervasive lack of interest in anything that doesn't directly affect us, we, in the here and now. Or maybe it's just the shadow of weariness. Of how tired we are, struggling to claw our way back to a middle class that no longer exist, because of those who take more than they deserve. And they keep taking, until all that's left for the rest of us is a memory of how it used to be before the corporations and the bottom line decided we didn't matter anymore. But we do. You and I, the people of this city we still matter. There's someone in Hell's Kitchen that doesn't share this belief. He's been among us for quite some time. You've never heard his name. You've never seen his face. He's stayed in the shadows. Because men like him, men that want to control our city, our lives, fear the light and what it reveals. This man must no longer be allowed to operate in the darkness. If he has nothing to hide, let him step forward.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Cloak & Dagger: Ghost Stories (2018)
As stated by Mark Drufke in his review "A King is Born", the opening seen is horrifying to watch. Fisk viewing his bloodied child face instead of his own explains where he is trapped mentally, in a horrific memory of his childhood, when he murdered his father (covered powerfully, later in this episode where the reason with his obsession with his cuff links and for the painting he bought from Vanessa's art gallery becomes clear).
What took it to the next level for me was the imagery used to show Fisk's new sense of self, when after a moment of crisis, he bares his soul to Vanessa and she accepts him, offering absolution and support. The scene cuts away to the next morning when he wakes from his recurring nightmare. He begins to turn to the painting, stops and turns instead to Vanessa who is now in bed with him. Next his solitary dressing routine is altered by Vanessa's presence when she chooses his outfit, and very importantly a different pair of cuff links for Fisk to wear (watch the episode and you'll understand). When Fisk views himself in the mirror with Vanessa in the background, he sees himself as he is now rather than the bloody child, breaking his horrific cycle. I won't go into greater detail about what happens after but I get the sense that Fisk has turned a corner, dealing with his self-hatred and doubt, and with his new found sense of self, he will be an even more potent enemy and greater danger to Daredevil.
Story-telling at its finest. Truly 10/10
- kscullynh
- Aug 19, 2015
Details
- Runtime53 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
- 16:9 HD