Papercastl - Love At First Gunshot

Still kinda crazy how kastle is this completely unplanned ship that was brought to life by the chemistry of Jon and Deb, and became so popular to where it's now in a love triangle with the comicbook canon ship. That's insane. And how? Before dd:ba, it was **mostly** subtext and tension; loaded looks, heavy silences, things not said and pure unadulterated yearning... And it's crazier when you remember that despite the emotional depth, Karen and Frank actually share a few scenes together compared to the other ships. But with those few scenes, they created a very compelling dynamic and forged a bond so layered and deep, so complex and emotionally intense that you forget they haven't really had much time together. We actually get to see their connection build on raw honesty, recognition, respect, darkness, and their willingness to just sacrifice for each other and it's undeniable. And the show runners saw all that and were smart enough to get with the program and recognize it in canon, endgame or not.

Honestly, major props to Jon and Deborah cos not many actors can do so much with only subtext and so little screen time together. With a few scenes and acting restrictions (they couldn't even kiss, their kiss scene was cut), they delivered on "show, don't tell". That's some A+ talent. They really did that. I'm awed.

“you know, back at [frank’s] place, i heard your heartbeats.”

“god, that is really not fair.” (pause) “you heard his too?”

“oh, yeah.”

Also, I’ll take Kastle however we can get it. But the love triangle is so tired. It just makes no sense at this point.

Daredevil season 2 showed why Karen and Matt aren’t compatible. It also posed the idea that she has far more in common with Frank. We then saw in season 3 that Karen and Matt work better as friends.

Meanwhile, Karen and Frank’s connection strengthened throughout The Punisher show. There was no question how deep their feelings for each other had become. In season 2 she was willing to abandon everything for Frank.

So why are we backtracking again? Matt has several other love interests that we could continue to explore instead.

𝔣𝔲𝔩𝔩 𝔪𝔬𝔬𝔫

(Thank you @pnglove for letting me use these lovely pngs !)

-You know, back at his place, I heard your heartbeats. -God, that is really not fair. You heard his too? -Oh, yeah.

The way Frank sighs and immediately leaves when he hears them mention “the blonde” over the radio SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP we are so back

Still kinda crazy how kastle is this completely unplanned ship that was brought to life by the chemistry of Jon and Deb, and became so popular to where it's now in a love triangle with the comicbook canon ship. That's insane. And how? Before dd:ba, it was **mostly** subtext and tension; loaded looks, heavy silences, things not said and pure unadulterated yearning... And it's crazier when you remember that despite the emotional depth, Karen and Frank actually share a few scenes together compared to the other ships. But with those few scenes, they created a very compelling dynamic and forged a bond so layered and deep, so complex and emotionally intense that you forget they haven't really had much time together. We actually get to see their connection build on raw honesty, recognition, respect, darkness, and their willingness to just sacrifice for each other and it's undeniable. And the show runners saw all that and were smart enough to get with the program and recognize it in canon, endgame or not.

Honestly, major props to Jon and Deborah cos not many actors can do so much with only subtext and so little screen time together. With a few scenes and acting restrictions (they couldn't even kiss, their kiss scene was cut), they delivered on "show, don't tell". That's some A+ talent. They really did that. I'm awed.

DAREDEVIL | S02E12 "The Dark at the End of the Tunnel"

THE PUNISHER | 1.10 — Virtue of the Vicious