History Recap / Daredevil2015S2E3NewYorksFinest

* ImprovisedWeapon: A whole lot of them appear in this episode, most prominently matt's {{chain|Pain}} and [[PistolWhip empty revolver]]. He can't let go of either, thanks to Castle, so he puts them to use against the Dogs of Hell.

* NotSoDifferentRemark: Frank tells matt that he is "one bad day away" from being a guy like him.
* OhCrap: Matt's demeanour changes when Frank asks Grotto "What about the old woman?"

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Foggy gives an epic one to the gangbangers who try to start attacking each other in the ER, managing to talk them down in the process.

* CombatPragmatist: Matt has a chain connected to one wrist and an empty gun duct-taped to his other hand when he fights the bikers. He makes creative use of this by [[ChainPain using the chain]] [[WhipItGood as a lash]] and [[PistolWhip pistol-whipping]] the villains.

-->'''Matt:''' Get in side, lock the door.\\

* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: Matt claims that everybody has lost someone and that this is still no excuse for Frank to kill. He even gives Frank a mocking "boo-hoo," akin to [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy Rocket and Drax]].

* DeathByAdaptation: In the comics, Grotto is part of ThoseTwoBadGuys alongside Turk; here, he's killed by the Punisher instead.

* SteppingOutForAQuickCupOfCoffee: After Karen convinces Blake Tower to share the Punisher case files, he acts unmoved, telling her in no uncertain terms that she is not welcome, she should never contact him again, and he's going downstairs to call security now--all while gathering up the files and handing them off to her.

* RealityEnsues: Getting Luke Cage out of the hospital (in [[Recap/JessicaJones2015S1E13AKASmile the last episode]] of ''Series/JessicaJones2015'') had serious consequences for Claire, who has been on emergency room duty for about a month with barely any time outside.

* NotSoDifferent: Frank tells matt that he is "one bad day away" from being a guy like him.

* ShutUpKirk: Frank eventually has enough of Matt's speech about the inherent "goodness" in the people he kills and knocks him out with a wrench to the face.

** Frank and Matt's confrontation is a direct reference to a scene between the two written by Creator/GarthEnnis in the acclaimed arc "ComicBook/WelcomeBackFrank," lifting several quotes. Although as the TV show is less biased towards the Punisher, the confrontation ends rather differently.

* ItWorksBetterWithBullets: Averted. The SadisticChoice offered to Matt by Frank is lifted from the comics, but this time, the gun really is loaded with a single bullet. Later played straight when Matt, having used the bullet to free himself, [[WeaponForIntimidation holds one of the Dogs of Hell at "gunpoint"]] in order to get a civilian out of harm's way before [[HallwayFight the smackdown in the hallway/stairwell]].

** Frank and Matt's confrontation is a direct reference to a scene between the two written by Garth Ennis in the acclaimed arc "Welcome Back Frank," lifting several quotes. Although as the TV show is less biased towards the Punisher, the confrontation ends rather differently.

* CombatPragmatist: matt has a chain connected to one wrist and an empty gun duct-taped to his other hand when he fights the bikers. He makes creative use of this by [[ChainPain using the chain]] [[WhipItGood as a lash]] and [[PistolWhip pistol-whipping]] the villains.

With Frank having captured matt, the two discuss morality while Karen tries to learn more about the Punisher and what the DA is hiding.

* BloodKnight: matt's face breaks out into a manic grin just before he charges into battle against the Dogs of Hell.

* ChainPain: matt uses the chain still attached to his wrist against both Frank and the Dogs of Hell.

After the Punisher captures Daredevil, the two discuss morality while Karen tries to learn more about the Punisher and what the DA is hiding.

* BlatantLies: Turns out Grotto has been downplaying his status on the hierarchy to Nelson & Murdock. To them, he's made himself seem like a low-level grunt who just does deliveries. On the rooftop, Frank Castle makes him admit to carrying out an assassination to move himself up in the organisation, during which he also killed an old lady who was a witness to his crime.
* BloodKnight: Daredevil's face breaks out into a manic grin just before he charges into battle against the Dogs of Hell.

--> '''Daredevil:''' You run around this city like it's your damn shooting gallery--\\
'''Punisher:''' Yeah, what do you do?! What do you do?! You act like it's a playground, you beat up the bullies with your fists, you throw 'em in jail, everybody calls you a hero, right? And then a month, a week, a day later, they're back on the streets doing the same goddamn thing!\\
'''Daredevil:''' So you just put 'em in the morgue.\\
'''Punisher:''' You're goddamn right I do.
* ChainPain: Daredevil uses the chain still attached to his wrist against both Frank and the Dogs of Hell.

'''Karen Page:''' ADA Elliott James. Took the fall after Reyes mishandled informants in the, uh, Teller case about a year ago. ''[pulls out another folder]'' Cole Kent. Got booted from your office after she failed to quiet the Ensent scandal. ''[pulls out another folder]'' And Chris Davidson. Did you meet him? Fired after the State Supreme Court disqualified ''your entire office'' from the Pell case due to "widespread misconduct". Widespread! But not everyone got fired. See, Reyes walked out in one piece. She's good at throwing people to the wolves. So sure. She can take down Nelson & Murdock this month. But how long before ''you'' are getting pulled into the shit with the rest of us?
* CombatPragmatist: Daredevil has a chain connected to one wrist and an empty gun duct-taped to his other hand when he fights the bikers. He makes creative use of this by [[ChainPain using the chain]] [[WhipItGood as a lash]] and [[PistolWhip pistol-whipping]] the villains.

* CrackingUp: Daredevil does the neck version after fighting his way to the ground floor, only to find more bikers waiting for him.

* CrowbarCombatant: One of the Dogs of Hell attacks Daredevil with a crowbar.

* DramaticGunCock: Castle is trying to convince the building caretaker he's just using to roof to have a smoke, while holding his revolver behind the door ready to fire. Matt accuses him of being willing to shoot an innocent civilian, but Castle claims it was actually this trope as a warning for Matt, who was trying to free himself from his chains, causing the caretaker to wonder what the noise was.

* HallwayFight: Daredevil fights a biker gang in the hallway of an apartment building, which eventually leads to a stairwell fight.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Punisher gets choked unconscious by Daredevil with the chains he used to tie him to the chimney.
* ImprovisedWeapon: A whole lot of them appear in this episode, most prominently Daredevil's {{chain|Pain}} and [[PistolWhip empty revolver]]. He can't let go of either, thanks to Castle, so he puts them to use against the Dogs of Hell.
* ItWorksBetterWithBullets: Averted. The SadisticChoice offered to Daredevil by Frank is lifted from the comics, but this time, the gun really is loaded with a single bullet. Later played straight when Daredevil, having used the bullet to free himself, [[WeaponForIntimidation holds one of the Dogs of Hell at "gunpoint"]] in order to get a civilian out of harm's way before [[HallwayFight the smackdown in the hallway/stairwell]].

* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Daredevil inflicts this on the Punisher, and later on the Dogs of Hell that come knocking.
* NotSoDifferent: Frank tells Daredevil that he is "one bad day away" from being a guy like him.

* WrenchWhack: Daredevil and Frank do this to each other. Later one of the Dogs of Hell attacks Daredevil with one.

* CommonalityConnection: The tension between Castle and the caretaker vanishes when they realise they're both war veterans. When Matt tries to empathize with Castle he rejects it, as Matt's experiences simply don't compare to [[WarIsHell what he experienced in war.]]

* TheNicknamer: Frank calls Matt "Red" (a rather obvious choice, given the suit), and even openly mocks the name the newspapers gave him.

* SecretIdentityApathy: Castle never bothers to unmask Daredevil, as he simply doesn't care about his SecretIdentity.

* BlatantLies: Turns out Grotto has been downplaying his status on the hierarchy to Nelson & Murdock. To them, he's made himself seem like a low-level grunt who just does deliveries. On the rooftop, Frank Castle makes him admit to actually being a hitman who has carried out a particular assassination.

** The large x-ray that Karen pulls from Punisher's file shows a human skull, reminiscent of Punisher's symbol in the comics, albeit this one has a hole in the head reminiscent of a gunshot wound.

* FreudianExcuse: {{Defied}} by Matt, as he claims that everybody has lost someone and that this is still no excuse for Frank to kill. He even gives Frank a mocking "boo-hoo," akin to [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy Rocket and Drax]].