It has been six years since Daredevil premiered and five years since Jon Bernthal’s Frank Castle first appeared in the series; three years since the finale of Daredevil and two since The Punisher ended.
But nevertheless, I came away from the first season with Karen as my favorite character. I love Matt Murdock, don’t get me wrong, but it was pretty apparent that she was made of finer stuff than he was.
For a character whose main plotlines in the comics were to be Daredevil’s girlfriend, a heroin addict, and a murder victim — Karen Page became one of the most well-developed characters in Netflix’s Marvel run.
I loved Karen Page because she wasn’t perfect. She was allowed to have moments of weakness. She was allowed to break down when the weight of her personal trauma was too heavy.