We ended last week with the revelation that the Kingpin is the figure in charge of everything, Vincent D’Onofrio reprising his role from the Netflix Marvel shows of a few years ago. He’s enormous and badass while also occasionally looking a bit like Barry from Eastenders, and a pleasure to see again, stress tic and all.
One character who had been built up to be something fairly sinister is revealed, incredibly pleasingly, to just be… kind of a ledge? Another, whose allegiances always seemed ambiguous is, well, not going to be around any longer. And, of course, it wouldn’t be Christmas without someone having a massive row with their mum.
There are, of course, threads left tantalisingly dangling. What’s about to be said at the end? What does that detail on the watch mean? Given everything, it would be something of a shock if the off-screen gunshot we heard went how it purported to go, so what’s going to happen there? Only the galaxy-brained puppet-masters at Marvel Studios known for sure.