One of the true shining points in the Marvel Netflix universe is the drastically distant re-imagining of Karen Page. In the comics, Karen Page often got the short end of the proverbial stick, having been depicted as a crack head, prostitute and supposed AIDS victim. In the MCU, she’s tough, smart, proactive and very layered. And we get to see that the most in her moments with Frank Castle in Daredevil Season 2. In a recent press release from Netflix containing several details about The Punisher via Moviepilot, Deborah Ann Woll shared her thoughts on Karen’s relationship with Frank in the much-awaited vigilante show:

“I have such affection for Jon and I was really sad when Daredevil season two ended because I didn’t think I’d get to do Karen and Frank again,” she says. “I really mourned the loss of that. So it was exciting when they said we could come back and continue this and we could push it even further and leave room for anything. Jon is so thoughtful and he always wants everything to be as good as it possibly can be.”

As a crusader for truth, Karen Page has always fought to challenge perspectives with regards to how Frank Castle is perceived. It appears that the character will continue to do so in The Punisher, challenging not only the perceptions of the public but the way Frank views himself as well.

It sounds as though Karen’s career as a journalist will play a crucial role in The Punisher. Woll noted that she’s one of the very few people who knows Castle is still alive, and as a journalist Karen is working to encourage the public to view the Punisher through more a complex lens. In this context, Woll notes, Karen asks him some really difficult questions: “At what point are you done? When do you get to just breathe again and be a person and no longer a revenge-driven, killing machine?”

Following the loss of Matt Murdock, Karen is likely conflicted and after a larger sense of purpose. And it may be through Frank Castle that she finds some semblance of duty. I just hope that the writers don’t turn it into something romantic! This deep and meaningful platonic friendship is already perfect as it is.

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Source: Moviepilot