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Which is the worser secret?

posted 7 years ago by dmcreif
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I know there's a lot of harping on how Karen and Matt are each keeping secrets from others, but honestly, which is the worse one? It's just my opinion, but to me, that Karen is hiding from Matt and Foggy the fact that she killed James Wesley seems a lot worse than Matt hiding from Karen that he's Daredevil.

Don't get me wrong, Wesley's death and Daredevil are secrets that are bad in different ways: Karen is hiding something she did, while Matt is hiding who he is. Daredevil is something he chooses to do, but it comes from the parts of himself, of who he is, that he keeps hidden from Karen. (On a sidenote, yes, Karen's secret is a particularly unfortunate one given Matt's beliefs, for sure. But considering that throughout Season 2, Matt has shown at least some sympathy for Frank Castle and others who kill, surely he could do the same for Karen).

[–] ninthcentury 7 years ago

Nah, this show--and every other comic book show, and every comic book, for that matter--would be crap if people didn't hide half their lives from each other.

Even in real life we hide our real selves from each other. And that's a good thing. We want to be liked, so we smile when we don't feel happy, we bring home a happy face when we'd rather drag ourselves in, looking like a squirrel that just met a wheel for the last time. We give them birthday presents because "it's what a good dad would do" and we endure our awful relatives and hers as well, "for the sake of the kids".

It all makes us better, more bearable people.

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Because supporting your thesis is tough, but throwing adjectives is easy.

[–] amywynn (1) 6 years ago

I think Matt's secret is much "worse" because Jessica killed in self-defense. Period. Matt and Foggy would completely understand given they know how Fisks operated.
I think she should come clean even if Matt doesn't. I think she would be supportive.