Episode 9: “Seven Minutes in Heaven”
The show did an awesome job obfuscating his return. I was certain, given D’Onofrio’s other commitments, he simply wouldn’t have been able to. Then William Forsythe shows up and I’m wondering if I’m in the 80s again. Turns out, he’s the guy who gives us the very first usage of “Kingpin” in the series, reinforcing that last year was very much the embryonic stage of Fisk’s supervillain development.
Fisk wanted Castle in prison so he could use him against Forsythe’s prison kingpin Dutton, whom he pins ultimate responsibility for the gang massacre that killed Frank’s family. Surprisingly, Fisk was telling the truth but he still immediately betrays Castle, leading a prison riot fight scene that perfectly contrasts Daredevil’s flashy martial arts with Frank’s brutal, bloody efficiency. D’Onofrio continues to refrain his specific blend of man-child psychopathy and talent for manipulation. Come to think of it, the last nine months of Donald Drumpf has prepped me for exactly that.
Woll’s Karen continues to excel on her amateur journalist kick and the ending confirmed the return of another face – Nobu Yoshioka, the Hand ninja Matt fought last season, thought dead of immolation.
