User blog:Mx. Junie/Claire Temple Cameos

The major thing that can be acknowledged about Claire Temple is that the actress that protrays her is fantastic, her screentimes are never ones wasted, and that despite not being an "enhanced" or "gifted" or an individual with "special abilities," her existence are always one that (to me, at least) is worthy of praise and excitement, especially seeing her in action outside her typical medical first-aid. Her introduction in the Luke Cage episode Just to Get a Rep made me amp'd to see more actions like that; her introduction and progression the Iron Fist series made me more optimistic that, assuming her character advances differently than her comic book counterpart, Temple would show off much like Colleen Wing has in The Defenders. Regardless, I had thoughts that maybe she would, somehow, make an appearance in the trailing series The Punisher.

I wasn't upset or disappointed that it didn't happen, though. Things happen, and to some, it would have seemed ridiculous to have someone like her "just appear," and considering her conversations with Matt Murdock, Luke Cage, and Danny Rand over committing murder for vigilante justice, I imagine she would not have had even a stable friendship with the lead character Frank Castle, especially in its first season. However, after watching the series all the way through (and rewatching to help with new articles and adding to existing), I can somewhat see her forming a decent relationship with Curtis Hoyle and show support in his ability to converse with other troubled veterans that feel lost and abandoned by the very society that praise them for their service and sarifices.

Another thing that has prompted me to make this post is that the Wikipedia page for Claire Temple (Earth-199999) shares that Rosario Dawson had wanted to make a cameo appearance in the series but was unable to do so due to scheduling conflicts. While I'm not going to be super optimistic about this, what if she is able to provide one screentime appearance in the series? What would she do? How would it go down? And which characters from The Punisher could she most benefit from her existence in the series?