i haven't finished the season yet, i am on episode four. so forgive me if i am asking something answered in the show but do you think dex had three north stars? one who didn't want him, one that wanted to use, and the third that saw him as a friend ( ray) ? and how would you more explore these, and lastly how do you think he'd take ray's death after realizing what fisk really did?
oh, please finish! so much goes on revolved around dex and watching my boy go completely mad was painful to watch. i guess if you’re alright with spoilers i’ll post this with a cut so others aren’t. * @godshilt .
one. i feel this first one goes to julie, he’s been infatuated with her for the long run now, even before the season. i’d probably want to say around season one or before? creating an image of her being ‘his girlfriend’ and observing her do daily activities to fuel this illusion. her unintentional finding of him was like a level up in his eyes, seeing no harm in it and just getting to ‘know’ her in a normal projection just before ruining that when hearing what he doesn’t want to hear. dex feel’s frustrated that she up and lied to him about owning a dog and leaving him alone — like everyone else. that little moment, opening his mouth threw it all away and he knows it’s his fault for revealing what he does in the dark. it results in he having not one but two mental break downs over this woman — one woman. dex truly believes she ( in his little messed up head ) brings him some type of stability and normalcy when it’s not that easy, it’s like “no you have a mental condition, she won’t fix it. she’ll probably grant you some type of illusion like doctor mercer did but what happens when something triggers you and you lose it or you lose her? what’s gonna happen, dex?”. he wants to feel validated and loved, believing his abnormal brain function could go away but it won’t. he’s seeking another dr. mercer in his life because she made him feel normal — atleast for a moment up until her death. that’s why her name is “mercer”, she had mercy for him, when no one else would.
two. wilson fucking fisk. this man that thinks he’s the name of the game and who really helped do a hugenumber on dex throughout the season. he’s capable of getting into even the the devil’s head to be quite honest; especially if he knows a weakness or a strength, either way he will exploit it somehow. in terms of dex and having witnessed his intense skill for accuracy, fisk sought he could make that skill his own. julie was initially seen as a threat and had be to be terminated to keep dex leveled. it goes to show that all his life he’s abided someone else’s rules either society, the military, the fbi or finally wilsonfisk. it was enough for dex to snap and create his own path, betraying the kingpin just after getting his back crushed in those last few minutes as thedaredevil. i could see how shattered ( mentally ) and angry he was aswell as exhausted.
three. i want to assume ray could be considered his friend as dex didn’t have many that weren’t faux. ray seemed to value him somehow and even went far as to acquaint him to his family. but as becoming a threat to the kingpin and his plans, ordering dex to assassinate ray probably hurt to an extent as he has no one in reality.
four. to sum it all up, dex felt used. like spot on, full blown used. no one gave a shit about him or his worth. he has no self-worth or self-love, he relies on others to do that for him due to being self-isolated socially. realizing folks really love daredevil and those like him, taking on daredevil’s name was one of the best idea’s he’s come up with before becoming the villain known as bullseye so he could feel ‘important.’. fisk killing julie honestly takes the cake, i was really hoping they’d have dex’s main target be vanessa and or killing vanessa in the climax, a heart for a heart if that makes sense.
