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Karedevil Week, day 1 • Friendship 

I thought long and hard about my favorite angsty scene between Matt and Karen until finally I settled on the one from 2x08 “Guilty as Sin”. You know where Karen shows up unannounced at Matt’s apartment and finds him there with another woman. It’s fairly brief and although this is not their most meaty one on one scene it does pack quiet the emotional punch in the heart.

So things aren’t going well at the Frank Castle trial. Both Karen and Foggy are stressed out and becoming impatient with Matt’s absence. During a recess they argue whether or not they actually need their friend and Karen decides to go find Matt who at that point is distracted tending to his injured ex Elektra. Sure enough the second he hears her come in, he becomes anxious. Matt doesn’t have to use his special abilities to sense Karen’s presence he knows its her and quickly jumps off the bed to see her standing before him in the doorway. 

Oddly enough Matt is surprised to see Karen and he’s unable to process an explanation; the best he do is breathe her name. And she just stands there stunned wearing a confused expression surveying him and the woman lying in his bed. This immediately has me reminiscing back to their first date where Matt politely declines Karen’s offer to sleep with her and at that point I know her heart is breaking. And this is all happening just as she’s starting to figure out her feelings for Matt. She wants to believe he’s not unfaithful but between her frustrations with his disappearing acts Karen isn’t in the mood to get answers. 

As Matt approaches her, he urgently insists they go somewhere to talk privately; but she backs away refusing his hands. Karen isn’t interested, wanting more than ever to just leave. Matt’s voice is shrouded in guilt as he utters “this isn’t what it looks like.”  To which Karen stutters back “it doesn’t-doesn’t matter...” and as she says this I can feel my soul rip in half as the shame washes over his face. He knows he’s hurt her in the worst way, the fact that she won’t let him repair the damages is killing him. And this is a person he never wanted to cause pain. 

Karen can’t even think straight or look him in the eye let alone take in anymore of his excuses. And instead covers up her humiliation with a scapegoat of being there solely about the trial. Before Matt can respond, Karen quickly exits out of the bedroom doorway and hurries to vacate the premises as fast as she can. Leaving Matt standing there in silence, torn, wearing his infamous wounded puppy look as he processes the whole confrontation.  

I don’t know why this scene affects me so much but every time I watch it I’m gutted. I feel for Karen and am just bewildered by Matt’s inability to be honest with her. The acting between Deborah and Charlie is so on point and raw that it leaves you in pit of dread. Its deliberately made awkward to create that authentic aura of a lover catching their significant other red handed yet the atmosphere remains tame and not too overly heated or melodramatic. And because this scene is so small it can be hard to miss the layers going on which is why I consider it one of Karedevil’s most underrated moments on the show.

Karedevil Week is officially here! 

The theme for today (8/20) is: Friendship

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Hey everyone!

Yes, you’re reading that right; the date of Karedevil week has been moved to August 20th. That gives everyone more time to create content (yay!) and hopefully we get some sort of proof that DDS3 exists before then! 

Here are the themes for each day!

8/20 - Friendship - Best core 3 moments, favorite light-hearted moments 8/21 - Love - Favorite kiss, moment you started shipping them 8/22 - Heartbreak - How this ship has torn you apart, favorite angsty scenes 8/23 - Growth - favorite character moments, backstory headcanons, character parallels 8/24 - AU Day 8/25 - Hope - Moments that give you hope, What you’d like to see in the future 8/26 - Free choice - Examples: favorite underrated moment, favorite comic book moment, reblogs/links to favorite fanworks

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Hmm I kinda answered this already but I left out a specific detail. Karen’s reaction to Matt being Daredevil. We never saw this.

Its very possible we could get flashbacks of this moment probably from Karen’s perspective if she is reminiscing him during DD3 before their reunion. Get a chance to really see how she grappled with this reality. It would make sense to include this moment rather than include it in Defenders because its a DD related plot-point. It may not happen but considering we’re getting a flashback episode of Karen’s past it makes sense to include a flashback of her reaction to his identity being revealed. 

I think we’re going to get deeper into both Karen and Matt’s psyche this year while they’ve been apart. Karen might make appearances to the church visiting Father Lantom; mourning Matt with candles. This year is based on Born Again so I imagine they’re going to recreate some pivotal Karedevil moments from the comics. Like the scene where Karen is sleeping next to Matt’s Daredevil suit after they’ve made love. Whatever comes of her past I see an emotional scene of forgiveness between the two characters similar to that moment Matt forgives Karen for outing him as Daredevil. I want that beautiful embrace!

I personally think we’re gonna get a love scene for sure, another rescue scene if that photo of someone impersonating Matt at the Bulletin is real and we’re gonna get a Fisk/Karen scene to follow up Wesley’s death. I don’t see her purposely jeopardizing Matt’s secret like in the comics but they could reinvent that moment for it to make sense to Karen’s character. 

And Of course I’m not opposed to them recreating this iconic cover art in DD3:

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8/20 - Friendship - Best core 3 moments, favorite light-hearted moments 8/21 - Love - Favorite kiss, moment you started shipping them 8/22 - Heartbreak - How this ship has torn you apart, favorite angsty scenes 8/23 - Growth - favorite character moments, backstory headcanons, character parallels 8/24 - AU Day 8/25 - Hope - Moments that give you hope, What you’d like to see in the future 8/26 - Free choice - Examples: favorite underrated moment, favorite comic book moment, reblogs/links to favorite fanworks Send a Karedevil creator a prompt!