History Recap / Daredevil2015S3E3NoGoodDeed

* ManipulativeBastard: Fisk starts getting his hooks into Dex, expressing his condolences for the deaths of his colleagues and complimenting him for his skills. Dex doesn't bite yet, but Fisk

* BaitTheDog: Dex comes across as quite sympathetic when he's telling his psychologist about his relationship with Julie. The shrink thinks so too, and clears him for duty. Then it turns out that their "relationship" is Dex stalking this woman without her realizing it.
* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Foggy is incredibly disappointed at DA Blake Tower, who is backing down on trying to take down Fisk and is more concerned with gathering voters for his re-election, however when Blake shoots back that Fisk is under the protection of the FBI, and even if he really wanted to shove Fisk back into his cell where he belongs, there isn't anything much that Blake could've done about it; especially when his hands are tied.

* DangerTakesABackseat: Daredevil waits for Donovan in the back of his car.

* HeWhoMustNotBeNamed: The name Wilson Fisk is not uttered in Mitchell's home since his wife was deeply disturbed by Fisk killing Ben and feared for his life.
* ImplausibleDeniability: Fisk tells his lawyer right in front of the FBI to check for Vanessa. Donovan makes a crappy attempt to explain that Fisk is ''not'' implying they know the whereabouts of a wanted fugitive. Fisk then adds that they should keep her safe and the charade is over.

* JerkassHasAPoint: While he might be a bit of a dick about it, Mitchell ''is'' right about Karen being biased in the Fisk case and possibly causing the New York Bulletin a good deal of credibility loss.
* JanitorImpersonationInfiltration: Subverted; stealing an electricians jacket and entering via a service entrance only gets Matt as far as into the hotel, where a suspicious agent stops him from getting anywhere further than the lobby by demanding his apartment keys.
* LetsYouAndHimFight: When Daredevil's interrogation is interrupted by FBI agents entering the ParkingGarage, Donovan tells the agents his attacker was an Albanian, forcing Daredevil to fight them.
* ManipulativeBastard: Fisk starts trying to lure Dex, expressing his condolences for the deaths of his colleagues and complimenting him for his skills. Dex doesn't bite yet.

* VerbalTic: This episode introduces us to the phrase Dex's first shrink taught him as a way to bluff through emotional situations. First with a fellow agent upset that one of their colleagues will probably lose the use of his legs following the Albanian ambush, the second time talking with a shrink about how he's dealing with the ambush. "It's hard. It's really hard."

* YouRemindMeOfX: Mitchell tells Karen that she is just as much of a pain in the ass as Ben, though he took years to become like that.

* JanitorImpersonationInfiltration: SUbverted; stealing an electricians jacket and entering via a service entrance only gets Matt as far as into the hotel, where a suspicious agent stops him from getting anywhere further than the lobby by demanding his apartment keys.

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: No-one is happy that Fisk has been let out and that FBI agents have been killed protecting him. Even though his penthouse is actually bare of any luxuries unlike his LuxuryPrisonSuite.

* JanitorImpersonationInfiltration: Done with RealityEnsues; stealing an electricians jacket and entering via a service entrance only gets Matt into the hotel, where a suspicious agent stops him from getting anywhere further than the lobby by demanding his apartment keys.

* ManipulativeBastard: Fisk starts trying to lull Dex, expressing his condolences for the deaths of his colleagues and complimenting him for his skills. Dex doesn't bite yet.

* PullTheThread: During her investigation into the assaults on the real estate agent and his daughter, Karen discovers the hotel that Fisk is being kept in (that the estate agent used to own) is now owned by shell companies belonging to Fisk's lawyers.

* PullTheThread: During her investigation into the assaults on the real estate agent and his daughter, Karen discovers the hotel that Fisk is being kept in is owned by shell companies belonging to Fisk's lawyers.

* PullTheTread: During her investigation into the assaults on the real estate agent and his daughter, Karen discovers the hotel that Fisk is being kept in is owned by shell companies belonging to Fisk's lawyers.

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: No-one is happy that Fisk has been let out and that FBI agents have been killed protecting him.

* InvulnerableKnuckles: Averted with

* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Foggy is incredibly disappointed at DA Blake Tower, who is backing down on trying to take down Fisk and is more concerned with gathering voters for his re-election, however when Blake fires back that Fisk is under the protection of the FBI, even if he wanted to shove Fisk back into his cell where he belongs, there isn't anything much that Blake could've done about it; especially when his hands are tied.

* ExactWords: Julie is just there for Dex, not as his girlfriend, but as someone who is there for him to follow around. Julie also doesn't judge or blame Dex not because she's supportive to him but because she's there to judge or blame him.

* BrokenPedestal: Foggy is incredibly disappointed at DA Blake Tower, who is backing down on trying to take down Fisk and is more concerned with gathering voters for his re-election.

* YouRemindMeOfX: Mitchell tells Karen that she is just as much of a pain in the ass as Ben, though he took years to become like that.

* BaitTheDog: Dex comes across as quite sympathetic when he's telling his psychologist about his relationship with Julie. The shrink thinks so too, and clears him for duty. Then it turns out that their "relationship" is Dex stalking this woman without her realizing.

* HeWhoMustNotBeNamed: The name Wilson Fisk is not uttered in Mitchell's home since his wife was deeply disturbed by Fisk killing Ben.

** Everybody learns about Fisk’s release.

* SayingTooMuch: Mitchell's wife lets the fact slip that she and her husband arranged the dinner as a date for Karen and Jason by saying that she and Mitchell were also set up on a date by their editor.

* StalkerWithACrush: During a talk with the psychologist, Dex mentions that he has a girlfriend that helps him cope. Turns out he doesn't. He just has a girl he follows around and spies on.

* ImplausibleDeniability: Fisk tells his lawyer right in front of the FBI to check for Vanessa. Donovan makes a crappy attempt to explain that Fisk is ''not'' implying they know the whereabouts of a wanted fugitive. Fisk then adds that they should keep her safe and the charade is complete.

* CruelToBeKind: Matt severs ties with Foggy just after revealing himself to be alive to protect him from Fisk. He also tells him not to talk with Karen about it and even steals money from him.

* StalkerWithACrush: During a talk with the psychologist, Dex mentions that he has a girlfriend that helps him cope. Turns out he doesn't. He just has a girl he follows around and spies out.

* StalkerWithACrush: During a talk with the psychologist, Dex mentions that he has a girlfriend that helps him cope. Turns out he doesn't - he just has a girl he follows around and spies out.

* InternalReveal: Foggy learns about Fisk’s release.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: The name of this episode references this trope.