A moment no one saw coming, Karen's act of self-preservation after her abduction is one of the more morally divisive and surprising actions a character in the series has taken. What makes this moment so significant is the fact that Karen didn't have to kill Wesley - she chooses to do so out of fear and anger - which makes it a murder in the first degree. The act itself meant that she could cut a loose end that tied her to herself and Ben Urich's meeting with Kingpin's mother, but at the expense of stoking the flames of vengeance in Fisk's heart. Whilst it's a shame that Wesley departed the show since he was such a fun character, it had the effect of keeping the viewer on their toes and offered a stark reminder that no one on this show is safe. The decision to end Wesley's life will be one that haunts Karen well into the show's second season - will she ever recover from her actions?
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
