Daredevil: Semper Fidelis

 "Elektra is not the problem, Matt. You are."

Ouch. This is a hard-hitting episode which hits at the core problems with Matt/DD as her attempts to serve two masters, the law and vigilatism. This is an interesting dichotomy ideologically- as is shown by Matt's awkward response to Karen's question about what he thinks to the activities of "the Devil of Hell's Kitchen.

It's Frank's trial, Reyes is prosecuting, it's David vs Goliath and their chances are slim. So it really doesn't help that Matt is moonlighting with this Yakuza lead and neglecting the case. Foggy is right, when Matt admits it all to him, to feel furious, and that Matt is not reliable. And yes, he's right to accuse Frank of lying, not only to him but to Karen, who has a right to know that he's off doing stuff at night with his ex... especially with all that sexual tension between Daredevil and Elektra, and her confession that she took so long to return because she thought he was too good for her. And her unasked for attempt to help the trial ends up going very wrong indeed.

Karen is really blossoming, and proving to be awesome at research and the legal stuff. Matt suggests she might want to go to law school; I hope she ends up doing someything awesome... but she deserves something better than a man like Matt, who could never share everything and put her first.

There's a lot going on. Then we see the Yakuza are digging that massive hole. What...?

This is gripping telly, a real step up from what was already an impressive programme.