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|season = [[Daredevil (TV series)/Season Two|2]] |
|season = [[Daredevil (TV series)/Season Two|2]] |
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|writer = [[Lauren Schmidt Hissrich]]<br>[[Douglas Petrie]] |
|writer = [[Lauren Schmidt Hissrich]]<br>[[Douglas Petrie]] |
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|next = ''[[A Cold Day in Hell's Kitchen]]'' |
|next = ''[[A Cold Day in Hell's Kitchen]]'' |
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|director = [[Euros Lyn]]}} |
|director = [[Euros Lyn]]}} |
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| − | {{Quote|[[Daredevil]]... must die.|[[Nobu Yoshioka]]| |
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| − | '''''The Dark at the End of the Tunnel''''' is the twelfth episode of the [[Daredevil (TV series)/Season Two|second season]] of the |
+ | '''''The Dark at the End of the Tunnel''''' is the twelfth episode of the [[Daredevil (TV series)/Season Two|second season]] of the television series ''[[Daredevil (TV series)|Daredevil]]''. |
==Synopsis== |
==Synopsis== |
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| − | [[Daredevil]] goes underground to save an old friend. [[Karen Page|Karen]] follows a dangerous lead. The law firm of [[Nelson and Murdock|Nelson & |
+ | [[Daredevil]] goes underground to save an [[Stick|old friend]]. [[Karen Page|Karen]] follows a dangerous lead. The law firm of [[Nelson and Murdock|Nelson & Murdock]] may have reached its final chapter. |
==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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| − | Years ago, twelve year old [[Elektra|Ellie]] trains with The [[Chaste]] under the tutelage of [[Stick]] while [[Star]] watches. Star is impressed with her skills, but notices that she's about to kill one of her opponents. Stick intervenes, and tells her that it is wrong for her to kill one of their own. She replies that it didn't feel wrong. |
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| + | Years ago, a young [[Elektra]] is training with the [[Chaste]] under the tutelage of [[Stick]], showing impressive fighting skills. [[Star]] is concerned that she lacks refinement and the Chaste will need real warriors when the time will come. Elektra almost kills her opponent during a sparring, which Stick chastitises her for but Elektra does not feel that what she did is wrong, since they all preparing for the war. Stick tells her that she must tame the fire burning inside her but there will be time in the future when she can let herself loose. |
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| − | In the present, Elektra Natchios attacks Stick at The Wall, claiming that she was always better at killing than he was. [[Daredevil]] arrives in his [[Daredevil's Suit|Daredevil body armor]] to break up the fight. [[Hand]] ninjas surprise and attack them, and vanish with Stick. Murdock is amazed that they could leave without leaving a trail. He is determined to find and save Stick. Natchios warns Murdock that she will kill Stick, and threatens to kill him as well if he interferes. She kisses him. |
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| + | Later, the Chaste member she fought tries to kill Elektra, but she overpowers him and kills him instead. Star is furious that his student got killed by Elektra, saying that it was a mistake to bring her in, but Stick argues that it was not her fault and there were larger pieces in place. Star tells him that they must kill "it", but Stick is strongly against that and kills Star himself to protect Elektra. Stick then arranges for Elektra to be adopted by the Natchios family, and although Elektra does not want to leave, Stick promises that he will never abandon her. |
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| + | In the present, Elektra fights Stick at the [[Wall of the Chaste]], as the latter refuses to explain why he tried to have her killed. [[Daredevil]] arrives to break the fight and prevents Elektra from killing Stick, who thinks that he should have killed her a long ago, while she thinks that Stick is just afraid of Elektra overgrowing Stick. The fight is interrupted by the [[Hand]] warriors breaking into the Wall, so Daredevil, Elektra, and Stick now have to fight them, however, the fight ends with Stick being kidnapped by the Hand. Daredevil is determined to thwart Hand's plans and rescue Stick, to which Elektra tells him that she is still going to kill him, and she will kill Murdock if he gets in her way. |
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| + | The [[NYPD]] arrives at the scene of the [[Blacksmith]]'s ship explosion, where [[Karen Page]] looks at the bodies, believing that [[Frank Castle]] might have survived. Page insists that there might be a chance, since there are still unidentified bodies but [[Brett Mahoney]] assures her that Castle is dead and she can put the whole situation behind of her. |
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| − | At Pier 81, Detective Sergeant [[Brett Mahoney]] tells [[Karen Page]] that she should go home while the [[New York City Police Department|police]] collect evidence from [[Punisher|Frank Castle]]'s assault on the ship. He tells her that there is no way Castle could have survived the blaze. She is horrified to see the burnt bodies being bagged and tagged, including [[Gosnell]] who had some clearly noticeable facial scars. |
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| + | At the [[Nelson and Murdock Law Office|office]], Murdock tries to find the Hand's hideout, where he meets [[Foggy Nelson]] who came to pack his belongings. Nelson tells him that he got scouted by a high-grade [[Hogarth, Chao & Benowitz|law firm]] and Murdock says that he would do much better as a lawyer without Murdock dragging him down. He then mentions his attempts to track down the Hand, and Nelson suggests that they might be using the abandoned subway tunnels. He then leaves the office, as both of them make peace with the fact that [[Nelson and Murdock]] is done for. |
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| + | Page meets with [[Mitchell Ellison]], telling him that with Castle likely dead, she can no longer work on his story. Ellison persuades her into not giving up, asking why did she care about Castle so much. Page admits that she pursued the story because no one saw Castle is anything more than a crazed murderer and she wanted the public to know that there's more to him. Ellison suggests changing an expose into a profile story about Castle, which meant that she now needs sources, while also telling her to take [[Ben Urich]]'s office. |
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| + | She visits [[Ray Schoonover]], who appreciates that Page wants to write a story about his old comrade. Page asks Schoonover about his personal experience with Castle, and he says while the soldiers are not expected to develop personal connections with each other, Castle was very close to his comrades. As Page reveals that Castle died in the shipyard explosion, she suddenly notices the photo of [[Gosnell]], Schoonover's fellow marine and recognizes him as one of the Blacksmith's men from the explosion. Realizing that Schoonover was the Blacksmith all along, she abruptly tries to leave but Schoonover points his gun at her. |
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| + | Daredevil walks through the abandoned tunnels, fighting the Hand warriors, using the sounds of their weapons and the scent of blood to his advantage. However, the ninjas soon realize what he is doing and go at him without weapons, which disorients Daredevil and leaves him vulnerable. He then overhears the voice of Stick with his enhanced hearing, who is being tortured by [[Hirochi]] and his men, who tells that they have a chance to get out alive if he can hear him. Stick tells him to change his tactic as well and start tracking the ninjas breathing instead, which allows Daredevil to incapacitate them. Hirochi brushes his messages as delusions and continues the tortures, getting impatient to find the answers the Hands needs from Stick. |
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| + | Holding Page at the gunpoint, Schoonover demands her to sit with him in the car and drive, without telling her where. When she turns on the car, Urich's old cassette with Castle's favorite song plays, which startles Page as she realizes that it might be a message. Schoonover brushes it off and tells her to drive, saying that she made a mistake by pursuing Castle's story and thinking that she never actually cared about him. Just as Schoonover tells her to pull over, another car suddenly rams into their, which severely injures Schoonover. |
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| − | At the [[Nelson and Murdock Law Office|law office of Nelson and Murdock]], Murdock examines Braille subway maps as [[Foggy Nelson]] packs his things. Murdock explains to Nelson that he's wondering if the Hand are using subway tunnels to move throughout the city without being seen. Nelson tells him about his grandfather, a bootlegger during Prohibition, and how he used abandoned railway tunnels to move product while eluding the authorities. He encourages Murdock to look there instead. Before Murdock leaves, the two of them admit feeling both sadness and relief that [[Nelson and Murdock]] is no more. |
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| + | Hirochi continues torturing Stick but he simply laughs through the pain, as Daredevil bursts into the room and attacks the ninjas on the guard. Stick uses his opportunity to kill Hirochi by biting his neck, before Daredevil liberates him. Stick tells Murdock that he is proud of him but as the two are about to leave, Elektra confronts them, intending to kill Stick. Elektra remarks how naive she used to be, believing that Stick would never abanon him, and tells Murdock to step aside, so she could finish what she came for. Daredevil is determined to stop Elektra and protect his teacher, however, Stick simply remarks that now they have all lost, since Elektra walked right into the Hand's trap. |
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| − | At the [[New York Bulletin]], Page meets with [[Mitchell Ellison]], who is relieved that she's all right. She claims she no longer has a story to research, considering Castle is dead. Ellison asks her leading questions until she reveals her frustration that no one knows about the real Castle, not the vigilante, but the father, husband, and war hero. Ellison tells her to write that story instead. |
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| + | [[Nobu Yoshioka]] appears in front of them and reveals that Elektra is actually the Black Sky, an entity that the Hand worships. Daredevil tells Elektra that Yoshioka simply manipulates her but Elektra pieces together that revelation with the way Sitck and the Chaste treated her. Elektra accepts the sword from Yoshioka and turns to Stick who knew about it all along, while Daredevil tries to get her to snap out of it. Daredevil stands firm in front of Elektra, saying that if she succumbs to the Hand, she must kill him, the enemy of the Hand. He then uses Elektra's hesitance to his advantage and reaches out to her, so Elektra joins Daredevil and Stick against the Hand. |
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| − | In order to research her story, Page visits the home of Colonel [[Ray Schoonover]], Castle's former commanding officer. She asks him about what Castle was like as a man, and he reminisces happily about the time they spent together in the service, telling her about Castle's impressions and how he would sing kids' songs. As she looks at the photos on the wall, she recognizes a [[Gosnell|soldier]] starting with Schoonover and Castle as one of the bodies from the attack at the pier. Schoonover, noticing that she's staring at the photo, tells her that the man's name is Gosnell, and was loyal to him even after his military service. Realizing that Schoonover is involved somehow, she tells him she has everything she needs for the story and attempts to leave. Schoonover pulls a gun on her and calmly tells her that Castle murdered Gosnell. |
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| + | Castle attacks Schoonover, who tells him that it was never about his family and reminds him of [[Operation Cerberus|what]] they did in [[Kandahar]]. Page pleads with Castle, trying to talk him out of killing Schoonover, but Castle ignores her and drags into the shed. Schoonover taunts Castle, saying that killing him would prove that he is nothing but the Punisher, and Castle coldly kills him with a shot in the head. Page decides for herself that Castle is dead for her, hearing the gunshot before leaving him behind. Castle discovers an [[Punisher's Arsenal|arsenal]] of heavy-grade weaponry and a special [[Punisher's Vest|bulletproof vest]], which he decides to take. |
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| − | Meanwhile, Daredevil finds the abandoned railway tunnel that Nelson told him about and is attacked by Hand ninjas. At first he is able to fight them by tracking the sounds of their weapons, and can follow the wounded by the scent of their blood. However, the ninjas realize what he is doing and stop using their weapons, attacking him by hand. Disoriented because he can't predict their movements, Daredevil can't defend himself from them. |
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| + | Elektra walks the wounded Stick through the tunnels, as Stick says that he still wants Elektra dead but he will not do it for Murdock. Elektra is frustrated that Stick only cares about Murdock even after she saved him, but Stick replies that Murdock actually came to save Elektra from herself, as killing Stick would be a point of no return. Daredevil then fights Yoshioka and pushes him from the ledge, while he escapes with Stick and Elektra. Yoshioka rises in front of his men and realizing that Daredevil proved himself to be too much of a hindrance, declares that Daredevil must die. |
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| − | Stick, being tortured by [[Hirochi]], softly speaks so that Daredevil can hear him with his enhanced hearing. He tells him to track the ninjas by their exhalations. Daredevil does and is able to incapacitate them. Hirochi, believing Stick's mutterings to be delusional, continues to torture him, asking him where "it" is. |
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| − | Schoonover forces Page into her car. When she turns it on, an old cassette of [[Ben Urich]]'s is playing. Page realizes it is a message from Castle. Schoonover directs her to drive along a darkened road and to pull over. When she does, a car crashes into the passenger side of her car. |
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| − | Daredevil attacks the Hand ninjas who are guarding Hirochi and Stick, and Stick bites Hirochi on the neck. As Daredevil frees him, Stick tells him how proud he is of him. Natchios arrives, still determined to kill Stick. [[Nobu Yoshioka]] arrives, and asks Stick to tell his former pupils why they are all there. |
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| − | Years in the past, young Ellie is practicing with a punching bag when she is confronted by the Chaste member she almost killed earlier. Although she apologizes for losing control, he attacks her with a knife. She gains the upper hand and slits his throat. She hides and overhears Stick and Star, arguing about her, the latter accusing Stick of becoming soft towards "that thing." Stick takes a sword and says that she is his responsibility and will take care of her, and kills Star. He takes her hand and tells her they must leave. |
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| − | Daredevil pleads with Yoshioka to take him and let Stick and Natchios go, but Yoshioka tells him that it's Natchios he wants. He reveals that Natchios is the Black Sky, the mythical greatest weapon of the Hand. Stick is resigned to her finding out the truth, but Daredevil refuses to believe it, and tries to convince Natchios that only she can define herself. When Yoshioka and the Hand ninjas kneel before her, she accepts Yoshioka's sword and orders Daredevil to leave. |
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| − | Years in the past, Stick brings Ellie to the home of the Natchios family, a [[Elektra Natchios's Father|Greek ambassador]] and [[Elektra Natchios's Mother|his wife]] who wish to adopt her. He advises her to watch the family and to become one of them, learning how to behave as the rich do. He warns her that one day, people will come for her, and that everything will change, but promises to make that as far off as possible. Ellie is upset and worried that Stick will forget her, but he assures her that he never will. |
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| − | In the present, Natchios says that she's fought the violence inside of her for her whole life, and as the Black Sky, she won't have to anymore. Daredevil tells her that he is the Hand's enemy, so she'll have to kill him. When she hesitates, he disarms her, holding the sword to her neck. He gives her a last chance to fight alongside himself and Stick. He releases her and she does just that, attacking the Hand. |
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| − | Page regains consciousness at the scene of the car crash, and sees Castle dragging an injured Schoonover away. She pleads with him not to kill Schoonover, who mocks Castle, telling him that none of this is about [[Central Park]]; it's about what happened in [[Kandahar]]. Castle drags Schooner inside a shed. Page pleads with him one last time, angrily telling him that if he kills Schoonover, he will be dead to her. Castle coldly responds that he's already dead before shutting the door. Page weeps. |
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| − | Inside the shed, Castle shoots and kills Schoonover. He finds a false wall and moves it, uncovering an [[Punisher's Arsenal|arsenal]] of weapons and tactical equipment, including body armor. His trigger finger twitches as he gazes at all of it. |
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| − | As Daredevil continues to fight the Hand, Natchios escapes with Stick, who is recovering from being tortured. He admits that he still wants to kill her, but won't because Murdock would be pissed. He then tells Natchios that Murdock hadn't come there to save Stick, but to save Natchios; Murdock knew that if she killed Stick, she'd cross a line that she'd never come back from. |
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| − | Daredevil continues to fight Yoshioka and the Hand, and is able to escape with Natchios and Stick. Yoshioka, realizing that the Hand lost Natchios because of her feelings for Daredevil, declares that Daredevil must die. |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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'''Guest Stars:''' |
'''Guest Stars:''' |
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| − | *[[Clancy Brown]] as |
+ | *[[Clancy Brown]] as [[Blacksmith|Ray Schoonover/Blacksmith]] |
| − | *[[Royce Johnson]] as Detective |
+ | *[[Royce Johnson]] as Detective Sergeant [[Brett Mahoney]] |
*[[Geoffrey Cantor]] as [[Mitchell Ellison]] |
*[[Geoffrey Cantor]] as [[Mitchell Ellison]] |
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*[[Lily Chee]] as Young [[Elektra]] |
*[[Lily Chee]] as Young [[Elektra]] |
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*[[Peter Shinkoda]] as [[Nobu Yoshioka]] |
*[[Peter Shinkoda]] as [[Nobu Yoshioka]] |
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*[[Ron Nakahara]] as [[Hirochi]] |
*[[Ron Nakahara]] as [[Hirochi]] |
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| − | *[[Katt Masterson]] as Detective |
+ | *[[Katt Masterson]] as Detective Sergeant [[Thompson]] |
*[[Laurence Mason]] as [[Star]] |
*[[Laurence Mason]] as [[Star]] |
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| − | *[[Takeo Lee Wong]] as [[ |
+ | *[[Takeo Lee Wong]] as [[Specialist]] |
| + | *Unknown Actor as [[Hugo Natchios]] |
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| + | *Unknown Actress as [[Christina Natchios]] |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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**[[Nelson and Murdock Law Office]] |
**[[Nelson and Murdock Law Office]] |
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**[[New York Bulletin Building]] |
**[[New York Bulletin Building]] |
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**[[Metro-General Hospital]] <small>(mentioned)</small> |
**[[Metro-General Hospital]] <small>(mentioned)</small> |
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**[[Central Park]] <small>(mentioned)</small> |
**[[Central Park]] <small>(mentioned)</small> |
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+ | **{{WPS|Hudson River}} <small>(mentioned)</small> |
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*[[Kabul]], [[Afghanistan]] <small>(mentioned)</small> |
*[[Kabul]], [[Afghanistan]] <small>(mentioned)</small> |
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*[[Kandahar]], [[Afghanistan]] <small>(mentioned)</small> |
*[[Kandahar]], [[Afghanistan]] <small>(mentioned)</small> |
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===Events=== |
===Events=== |
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*[[Massacre at Central Park]] <small>(mentioned)</small> |
*[[Massacre at Central Park]] <small>(mentioned)</small> |
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*[[Operation Cerberus]] <small>(indirectly mentioned)</small> |
*[[Operation Cerberus]] <small>(indirectly mentioned)</small> |
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*[[Battle of New York]] <small>(newspaper)</small> |
*[[Battle of New York]] <small>(newspaper)</small> |
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*[[Daredevil's Billy Club]] |
*[[Daredevil's Billy Club]] |
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*[[Elektra's Twin Sai]] |
*[[Elektra's Twin Sai]] |
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*[[Punisher's Arsenal]] |
*[[Punisher's Arsenal]] |
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**[[Punisher's Vest]] |
**[[Punisher's Vest]] |
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===Vehicles=== |
===Vehicles=== |
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*[[Blacksmith's Ship]] |
*[[Blacksmith's Ship]] |
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*[[Hand]] |
*[[Hand]] |
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*[[New York City Police Department]] |
*[[New York City Police Department]] |
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*''[[New York Bulletin]]'' |
*''[[New York Bulletin]]'' |
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*[[United States Marine Corps]] |
*[[United States Marine Corps]] |
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*[[Nelson and Murdock]] <small>(mentioned)</small> |
*[[Nelson and Murdock]] <small>(mentioned)</small> |
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+ | *[[Hogarth, Chao & Benowitz]] <small>(mentioned)</small> |
| − | *[[Cerberus Squad]] <small>( |
+ | *[[Cerberus Squad]] <small>(mentioned)</small> |
===Mentioned=== |
===Mentioned=== |
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*[[Foggy Nelson]]'s Grandfather |
*[[Foggy Nelson]]'s Grandfather |
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*[[Samantha Reyes]] |
*[[Samantha Reyes]] |
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| − | *[[Ray Schoonover]]'s Children |
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*[[Ray Schoonover]]'s Wife |
*[[Ray Schoonover]]'s Wife |
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| + | *[[Ben Urich]] <small>(picture)</small> |
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| − | *[[Gosnell]] |
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| + | *[[Doris Urich]] <small>(picture)</small> |
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| + | *[[Gosnell]] <small>(picture)</small> |
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*[[Maria Castle]] |
*[[Maria Castle]] |
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*[[Lisa Castle]] |
*[[Lisa Castle]] |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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| − | *[[Ray Schoonover]] says "If you joined us, you could have taken your family to the |
+ | *[[Ray Schoonover]] says "If you joined us, you could have taken your family to the [[Bahamas]] instead of the [[Central Park|park]]". In the {{WPS|The Punisher (2004 film)|2004 ''Punisher'' film}}, [[Frank Castle]]'s family was killed in the Bahamas. |
==Music== |
==Music== |
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==External Links== |
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*{{Marvel|Marvel's Daredevil Season 2 12|The Dark at the End of the Tunnel}} |
*{{Marvel|Marvel's Daredevil Season 2 12|The Dark at the End of the Tunnel}} |
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Latest revision as of 20:54, 26 March 2024
- "Daredevil... must die."
- ―Nobu Yoshioka
The Dark at the End of the Tunnel is the twelfth episode of the second season of the television series Daredevil.
Synopsis
Daredevil goes underground to save an old friend. Karen follows a dangerous lead. The law firm of Nelson & Murdock may have reached its final chapter.
Plot
Years ago, a young Elektra is training with the Chaste under the tutelage of Stick, showing impressive fighting skills. Star is concerned that she lacks refinement and the Chaste will need real warriors when the time will come. Elektra almost kills her opponent during a sparring, which Stick chastitises her for but Elektra does not feel that what she did is wrong, since they all preparing for the war. Stick tells her that she must tame the fire burning inside her but there will be time in the future when she can let herself loose.
Later, the Chaste member she fought tries to kill Elektra, but she overpowers him and kills him instead. Star is furious that his student got killed by Elektra, saying that it was a mistake to bring her in, but Stick argues that it was not her fault and there were larger pieces in place. Star tells him that they must kill "it", but Stick is strongly against that and kills Star himself to protect Elektra. Stick then arranges for Elektra to be adopted by the Natchios family, and although Elektra does not want to leave, Stick promises that he will never abandon her.
In the present, Elektra fights Stick at the Wall of the Chaste, as the latter refuses to explain why he tried to have her killed. Daredevil arrives to break the fight and prevents Elektra from killing Stick, who thinks that he should have killed her a long ago, while she thinks that Stick is just afraid of Elektra overgrowing Stick. The fight is interrupted by the Hand warriors breaking into the Wall, so Daredevil, Elektra, and Stick now have to fight them, however, the fight ends with Stick being kidnapped by the Hand. Daredevil is determined to thwart Hand's plans and rescue Stick, to which Elektra tells him that she is still going to kill him, and she will kill Murdock if he gets in her way.
The NYPD arrives at the scene of the Blacksmith's ship explosion, where Karen Page looks at the bodies, believing that Frank Castle might have survived. Page insists that there might be a chance, since there are still unidentified bodies but Brett Mahoney assures her that Castle is dead and she can put the whole situation behind of her.
At the office, Murdock tries to find the Hand's hideout, where he meets Foggy Nelson who came to pack his belongings. Nelson tells him that he got scouted by a high-grade law firm and Murdock says that he would do much better as a lawyer without Murdock dragging him down. He then mentions his attempts to track down the Hand, and Nelson suggests that they might be using the abandoned subway tunnels. He then leaves the office, as both of them make peace with the fact that Nelson and Murdock is done for.
Page meets with Mitchell Ellison, telling him that with Castle likely dead, she can no longer work on his story. Ellison persuades her into not giving up, asking why did she care about Castle so much. Page admits that she pursued the story because no one saw Castle is anything more than a crazed murderer and she wanted the public to know that there's more to him. Ellison suggests changing an expose into a profile story about Castle, which meant that she now needs sources, while also telling her to take Ben Urich's office.
She visits Ray Schoonover, who appreciates that Page wants to write a story about his old comrade. Page asks Schoonover about his personal experience with Castle, and he says while the soldiers are not expected to develop personal connections with each other, Castle was very close to his comrades. As Page reveals that Castle died in the shipyard explosion, she suddenly notices the photo of Gosnell, Schoonover's fellow marine and recognizes him as one of the Blacksmith's men from the explosion. Realizing that Schoonover was the Blacksmith all along, she abruptly tries to leave but Schoonover points his gun at her.
Daredevil walks through the abandoned tunnels, fighting the Hand warriors, using the sounds of their weapons and the scent of blood to his advantage. However, the ninjas soon realize what he is doing and go at him without weapons, which disorients Daredevil and leaves him vulnerable. He then overhears the voice of Stick with his enhanced hearing, who is being tortured by Hirochi and his men, who tells that they have a chance to get out alive if he can hear him. Stick tells him to change his tactic as well and start tracking the ninjas breathing instead, which allows Daredevil to incapacitate them. Hirochi brushes his messages as delusions and continues the tortures, getting impatient to find the answers the Hands needs from Stick.
Holding Page at the gunpoint, Schoonover demands her to sit with him in the car and drive, without telling her where. When she turns on the car, Urich's old cassette with Castle's favorite song plays, which startles Page as she realizes that it might be a message. Schoonover brushes it off and tells her to drive, saying that she made a mistake by pursuing Castle's story and thinking that she never actually cared about him. Just as Schoonover tells her to pull over, another car suddenly rams into their, which severely injures Schoonover.
Hirochi continues torturing Stick but he simply laughs through the pain, as Daredevil bursts into the room and attacks the ninjas on the guard. Stick uses his opportunity to kill Hirochi by biting his neck, before Daredevil liberates him. Stick tells Murdock that he is proud of him but as the two are about to leave, Elektra confronts them, intending to kill Stick. Elektra remarks how naive she used to be, believing that Stick would never abanon him, and tells Murdock to step aside, so she could finish what she came for. Daredevil is determined to stop Elektra and protect his teacher, however, Stick simply remarks that now they have all lost, since Elektra walked right into the Hand's trap.
Nobu Yoshioka appears in front of them and reveals that Elektra is actually the Black Sky, an entity that the Hand worships. Daredevil tells Elektra that Yoshioka simply manipulates her but Elektra pieces together that revelation with the way Sitck and the Chaste treated her. Elektra accepts the sword from Yoshioka and turns to Stick who knew about it all along, while Daredevil tries to get her to snap out of it. Daredevil stands firm in front of Elektra, saying that if she succumbs to the Hand, she must kill him, the enemy of the Hand. He then uses Elektra's hesitance to his advantage and reaches out to her, so Elektra joins Daredevil and Stick against the Hand.
Castle attacks Schoonover, who tells him that it was never about his family and reminds him of what they did in Kandahar. Page pleads with Castle, trying to talk him out of killing Schoonover, but Castle ignores her and drags into the shed. Schoonover taunts Castle, saying that killing him would prove that he is nothing but the Punisher, and Castle coldly kills him with a shot in the head. Page decides for herself that Castle is dead for her, hearing the gunshot before leaving him behind. Castle discovers an arsenal of heavy-grade weaponry and a special bulletproof vest, which he decides to take.
Elektra walks the wounded Stick through the tunnels, as Stick says that he still wants Elektra dead but he will not do it for Murdock. Elektra is frustrated that Stick only cares about Murdock even after she saved him, but Stick replies that Murdock actually came to save Elektra from herself, as killing Stick would be a point of no return. Daredevil then fights Yoshioka and pushes him from the ledge, while he escapes with Stick and Elektra. Yoshioka rises in front of his men and realizing that Daredevil proved himself to be too much of a hindrance, declares that Daredevil must die.
Cast
Main Cast:
- Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock/Daredevil
- Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page
- Elden Henson as Foggy Nelson
- Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle/Punisher
- Élodie Yung as Elektra
Special Guest Star:
- Scott Glenn as Stick
Guest Stars:
- Clancy Brown as Ray Schoonover/Blacksmith
- Royce Johnson as Detective Sergeant Brett Mahoney
- Geoffrey Cantor as Mitchell Ellison
- Lily Chee as Young Elektra
- Peter Shinkoda as Nobu Yoshioka
- Ron Nakahara as Hirochi
- Katt Masterson as Detective Sergeant Thompson
- Laurence Mason as Star
- Takeo Lee Wong as Specialist
- Unknown Actor as Hugo Natchios
- Unknown Actress as Christina Natchios
Appearances
Locations
- New York City, New York
- Wall of the Chaste
- Nelson and Murdock Law Office
- New York Bulletin Building
- Schoonover Residence
- Metro-General Hospital (mentioned)
- Central Park (mentioned)
- Hudson River (mentioned)
- Yonkers, New York (mentioned)
- Kabul, Afghanistan (mentioned)
- Bahamas (mentioned)
- Kandahar, Afghanistan (mentioned)
Events
- Kidnapping of Stick
- Frank Castle's War
- Assassination of Ray Schoonover
- Destruction of the Blacksmith's Ship (mentioned)
- Assassination of Samantha Reyes (mentioned)
- Attack on Elektra Natchios (mentioned)
- Massacre at Central Park (mentioned)
- Operation Cerberus (indirectly mentioned)
- Ambush in Kandahar (mentioned)
- Battle of New York (newspaper)
Items
Vehicles
Creatures
- Leviathans (newspaper)
Organizations
- Hand
- Chaste
- New York City Police Department
- New York Bulletin
- United States Marine Corps
- Fire Department of New York City
- Office of Chief Medical Examiner of the City of New York
- Nelson and Murdock (mentioned)
- Hogarth, Chao & Benowitz (mentioned)
- Cerberus Squad (mentioned)
Mentioned
- Marci Stahl
- Foggy Nelson's Grandfather
- Samantha Reyes
- Ray Schoonover's Wife
- Ben Urich (picture)
- Doris Urich (picture)
- Gosnell (picture)
- Maria Castle
- Lisa Castle
- Frank Castle, Jr.
Trivia
- Ray Schoonover says "If you joined us, you could have taken your family to the Bahamas instead of the park". In the 2004 Punisher film, Frank Castle's family was killed in the Bahamas.
Music
| Song title | Artist | Location(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Shining Star | Earth, Wind & Fire |
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References
External Links
The Dark at the End of the Tunnel on IMDb- The Dark at the End of the Tunnel on Disney+
- The Dark at the End of the Tunnel on Marvel Database
| Season One | Into the Ring • Cut Man • Rabbit in a Snowstorm • In the Blood • World on Fire • Condemned • Stick • Shadows in the Glass • Speak of the Devil • Nelson v. Murdock • The Path of the Righteous • The Ones We Leave Behind • Daredevil |
| Season Two | Bang • Dogs to a Gunfight • New York's Finest • Penny and Dime • Kinbaku • Regrets Only • Semper Fidelis • Guilty as Sin • Seven Minutes in Heaven • The Man in the Box • .380 • The Dark at the End of the Tunnel • A Cold Day in Hell's Kitchen |
| Season Three | Resurrection • Please • No Good Deed • Blindsided • The Perfect Game • The Devil You Know • Aftermath • Upstairs/Downstairs • Revelations • Karen • Reunion • One Last Shot • A New Napkin |