Karen said no to the coffee because Frank is still choosing another war instead of loving someone (her). Karen said no to the coffee because if she said yes, it would mean Frank was trying to choose both. But The Punisher can only have war and if he tried to make room for love and war, if would only end poorly. She knows it. So she says no to the coffee until the day he can end the wars and stop Punishing and only choose love.
But she smiles, because she knows him even offering, even trying to have love with the war instead of just the war is progress.
He does the same to Karen, pushing her away just when she re-enters his life. Reflecting on that, do you think Frank loves Karen, that he genuinely feels that way?
“I think he does, and I wish that we could have had a little bit more time together. It’s a relationship worth exploring. I think if anybody could handle Frank, it’s Karen. He says to her, “You’ve got to stay away from me. I know for a fact now that I’m the one that brings all this darkness,” and it’s funny because I think Karen truly understands that and accepts that. She can handle it. But it’s part of the evolution of Frank realizing that solitude is the only way forward.”
-Jon Bernthal on Frank’s relationship with Karen in Season 2 via EW
Annie: There are legends of people born with the gift of making music so true, it can pierce the veil between life and death; conjuring spirits from the past...and the future. In ancient Ireland, they were called Filí. In Choctaw land, they called them Fire Keepers. And in West Africa, they were called Griots. This gift can bring healing to their communities. But it also...attracts evil....
Sinners (2025)
matt had to pack a box of foggy's things. he had to run his fingers over the avocados at law desk nameplate and put it away forever. that's enough now. give foggy nelson back. matt murdock's suffering knows no true bounds but that's enough.
Do you know how fucked up your team has to be for Bucky Barnes to be the most stable member
i think i would choose crossing the red line and years and years of pining yet with minimal dialogue more-so screen time together and potted white roses and hugs and eyes that tell everything and make it mean something and you asked me for a favor, i did it, i would die for you, and most importantly, ma’am
thank you very much
bonus:
they’re so silly
The fucking PUNISHER strolling casually into a barber shop: I need a fade and a shave STAT my GIRLFRIEND is back in town and I can't look like a fucking hipster in front of her
“why do you still use tumblr?”
listen— i have to keep track of my hyper fixations somehow
i'm really intrigued by how bad frank is doing. he had the 'hipster' look going, he's taking some kind of prescription pills, now that he's shaved we can see he looks older and really worn down, he's extra impatient with matt when they talk, and his fighting style was focused way more on brutality than previous fights where we saw him being a lot more tactical and efficient. this man is straight up not having a good time without karen