Foggy is a wild card. He’s loyal to his friends but stays out of their business. I think he urged Matt to tell Karen the truth early on in season two, but that seems to be as far as Foggy is willing to go. Not his circus, not his monkeys, as it were. Matt and Karen are adults. They shouldn’t need Foggy to push them. It isn’t his responsibility to “tattle” on one to the other.

That said, I think Karen seeing Elektra was good and bad. Good because she got a glimpse of Matt’s bs. Bad because…see our other complaints. The writers could have fixed everything easily enough, and pretty early in the season too. Perfect example? Matt and Karen’s heated conversation about Frank during dinner. Matt saw Karen siding with some grey morals. It was a great time for him to come clean. Karen could have confessed to Wesley’s murder and possibly whatever she’s done in the past. But the writers didn’t. Because Matt and Karen hadn’t been dating long (weird, considering they’ve been friends a while; I admit that a romantic relationship is a different area but still) and because they needed to tear the characters down to a low point. It’s standard procedure in any media.

Back to Foggy! See, earlier I said the logical thing. Now I’ll address my emotions. Those are “Foggy, honey, no. You grab Matt in that bathroom and smack him. You tell him to come clean with Karen or you’ll tell her about Elektra instead.” It wasn’t Foggy’s place, but in a way it also was. Karen is his friend too. You warn your friends. Foggy saw Matt spiral downwards with Elektra a decade prior. He should have said something.

Matt is an adult. He’s responsible for his choices. I’m not saying it’s Foggy’s job to be his keeper. I just think he should have said something. But hey, that’s writing for you. Need to make fans tune in. Need to use those tropes. Just because writers can easily fix problems doesn’t mean they want to or will. Maybe the DD team aim to put Matt and Karen through Hell as a means of making their second relationship all the better. That’s my hope.