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In interviews around the launch of the second season, the production team talked a lot about making Frank Castle relatable and understandable. That gets to the root of the problems in his characterisation. As the show moves into its final stretch, it becomes clear that the production team have crafted a thirteen-episode superhero origin story for Frank Castle. The Man in the Box makes it clear that Frank Castle is not an anti-villain. However, as the second season of Daredevil enters its final act, the show tips its hand.

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Frank is presented as a brutal avenger, rather than a violent serial killer. Seven Minutes in Heaven makes it clear that Frank still has a lot killing to do to avenge his family.

Guilty as Sin implies that Frank is a victim of “sympathetic storming” that keeps the death of his family constantly fresh in his mind. The show goes out of its way to avoid any potentially challenging read of Frank Castle, tying everything neatly back to the death of his family. “You should put that on a t-shirt or something.”Īs the second season of Daredevil marches on, the series continues to offer excuses and justifications for what Frank does.