Murdock refuses.įisk’s chess-like thinking appears in full force as a result. Fisk warns that the city will burn the masked man “as effigy, in abhorrence and disgust.” He offers Murdock a way out: kill Vladimir and stop being a hero. Murdock’s ideology is dangerous and needs to be stopped. “We both can’t have what we want,” Fisk sneers. Fisk says that they both want to save the city in different ways. However, Fisk and Murdock have first contact during the warehouse siege in the form of a radio conversation.
The police who handcuffed Murdock at the start had orders to murder the surviving Russians. Fisk controls the police operation to surround the warehouse. The dilemma for Murdock posed by this episode is that murder might be Murdock’s only way to dispose of Fisk. “Problems are just opportunities that haven’t presented themselves” But he cannot cross the line and kill somebody. True, but we know the real reason Murdock is not a murderer.
What is the difference between letting someone die and killing someone? Murdock’s excuse for keeping Vladimir alive is that Vladimir has information about Fisk. He couldn’t let Murdock die, and that is where he fails. Vladimir shows his gratitude for saving his life by mocking Murdock. He uses a flare to cauterise Vladmir’s wound. Of course, Murdock cannot let Vladimir die, so he rings up Claire for some medical advice. Murdock struggle to keep Vladimir alive and to find a way out… Fisk is controlling the operation behind the scenes, in the place where we are used to seeing him: the back of his chauffeur-driven expensive car. Their location is found by the police, who eventually surround the warehouse. In and around the warehouse is where we spend much of the episode. Murdock escapes with Vladimir to an abandoned warehouse. He allows the cops to cuff him, but flips all over the place and batters them. The cliffhanger was resolved with ease by Murdock. Fisk is dominating the chess game between him and Murdock… Their part is the only bit that falls flat, but everything else works perfectly. Foggy and Karen are relegated to onlookers, watching a TV to see what’s happening. At the end of the episode, Vladimir has his moment in the sun.
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She even paused to give Murdock advice on how to keep Vladimir alive. Claire actually did some hospital work in the aftermath of the explosions that rocked Hell’s Kitchen. Murdock and Fisk spoke for the first time, outlining their differences (and similarities). Although it mainly took place in one location, the pace and plot never took a turn for the worse. ‘Condemned’ continued Daredevil’s streak of brilliance.