Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-11220030-20170521211400

Every time I watch the scene in "Guilty as Sin" where Karen sees Elektra in Matt's bed, I keep thinking, why doesn't Karen bother to ask Stick "Who the hell are you?" and "Who is this woman in your bed? I'm not leaving until I get answers, Matt." Because I think it should be obvious to Karen that Elektra is not well. And that’s why she’s in Matt’s bed. Karen had no reason to think Matt was banging Elektra. True, the scenario was weird, but Karen is inquisitive. She should have wanted answers and not to just walk away. Because everything we've seen of Karen, so far, shows that she doesn't back down and that she is VERY inquisitive. It seemed out of character for her to just leave without demanding answers. And I feel like if Matt came clean then and there, he could've saved his relationship with her.

I mean, honestly, I can’t help but wonder what Karen and Stick actually did say to each other when she arrived. Karen must have expected to find Matt alone, and then there’s Stick, and no Matt, and the bedroom door closed.

But far from demanding answers, Karen refuses them. Matt says “Let’s go somewhere so we can talk”, and she’s having none of it. I mean, okay, I guess an argument in Karen's defense is that she’s expecting Matt to lie, so to her there’s no point in listening. And the next day after Frank’s trial goes down in flames, he tries again to talk to her, and she says she’s not going to listen to another bullshit excuse.

And THAT begs the question, "what exactly was Matt planning on saying, if Karen had given him the chance?" I think he could have gotten her to at least hear him out, if he had said something like, “No, no, Karen, it's not bullshit this time. You said if I ever wanted to tell you what was going on with me then you would listen. So will you shut up and listen to me, please?” No matter how angry she was, even if she was adamant against reconciling with him, Karen wants answers. If Matt was ready to tell her the truth, he could have gotten her to listen.

If Matt had come clean then, things would be different the rest of season 2. Some of the same events still would have happened, but maybe some of them wouldn’t if the two of them were talking to each other. I mean, imagine how everything that followed their “You’re not mine to protect” conversation, after the Blacksmith's men shot at Karen in her apartment, would have gone if she knew the truth about Matt! If Matt and Karen started pooling their information right then and there, if Karen knew that Daredevil was pursuing the Blacksmith, would she have backed off and let Matt handle it if he agreed to tell her what he found? Would Frank be able to draw out the Blacksmith if he didn't have Karen to use as bait to lure those men to the diner? If Matt and Karen met up after the boat explosion to discuss what happened, would Stick’s men have been able to find Matt and tell him that Elektra was going to kill Stick before they bled out from their injuries? Would Karen have still gone to see Colonel Schoonover on her own or would she have had Matt accompany her?  