Regarding the possibility that Foggy Nelson isn’t dead, the reason why I can’t really wrap my head around it is that there would have to be some sort of complicated conspiracy to justify why Foggy survived. I know that people referenced the comic where Foggy got shanked and turned out to be alive, but consider where we’re at with the show.
If Foggy somehow survived, then that means Bullseye had to have been told by someone to make Daredevil think that his best friend is dead. Bullseye’s massacre at the bar would then be his way of covering up his actions. There’s no other way Foggy could’ve survived, Bullseye had to have done that intentionally since this is someone whose aim is around Hawkeye’s level. Foggy was literally standing still when he got hit, there’s no way Bullseye wouldn’t have been able to miss a killshot.
The question then is if Bullseye did intentionally “miss” to let Foggy live, who would order this, why would they order this, and how did they convince Dex to go through with it. Whoever this person is, they’re someone who is fine with letting several innocent people die as long as Foggy survived. That’s why I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around this possibility, it just seems far-fetched, even for this show.
The one thing I can think of is that Wilson or Vanessa Fisk hired Bullseye to do it. They wanted to destroy Matt Murdock, but in a way that their actions can’t be traced back to them. So, Bullseye “kills” Foggy, but in reality, Foggy survived somehow. That’s why when Wilson Fisk says he honored his deal with Matt, he’s technically telling the truth, which is enough to fool Matt. The problem with that possibility is that it doesn’t explain where Foggy went. Like, are the Fisks just keeping the man in some dungeon somewhere? At that point, they might as well just actually kill him.
I don’t see the police being behind this since the police would be authorizing a massacre. Say what you will about corrupt cops, but even that’s a touch too far. Also, even if the cops were behind this, why specifically keep Foggy alive? In fact, why hire Bullseye to do this? The other remote possibility is that Foggy hired Bullseye to fake his death. But that also seems too much of a stretch, plus I’m sure there’s an easier way to fake your death that doesn’t involve killing innocent people.
Anyways, we’ll see what happens in the rest of the show. I know that Elden Henson is coming back for season 2, but at this point, I’m sure it’ll just be for flashback sequences. If he’s alive, there has to be a solid mystery behind it.
