The whole episode is Fisk just taking loss after loss. Vanessa’s affair, performative Mayoral duties (“We built this city”), and the Union story leak. Then we just cut to him having a nice meal, with Vanessa’s affair partner locked up and pleading for help.
Fisk just seemed so defeated from the day, but when it was over he was still in control, still in power, still taking care of things. It was a nice reminder that in private Fisk always gets what he wants.
I really like the symbolism of the meals he’s eating. At the beginning of the season, when he was running for and had just won the Mayorship, his meals were incredibly spartan. His first meal we saw was just a small, plain, egg white omelet with a piece of asparagus. He was trying (at least outwardly) to be on the straight-and-narrow. He was living the image he portrayed as a reformed, law-abiding person.
As he’s become more and more frustrated with the job of mayor and been letting more of the Kingpin out, his meals have gotten larger and more indulgent. The breakfast he had with Vanessa at the start of this episode was larger, then the dinner at the end was a huge plate of food.
I wonder if we’ll see that reflected in his physical body. In the scene in the diner between Matt and Fisk, there was discussion about his weight. He was slimmer, more fit. I wonder, as he devolves back into the Kingpin, if he’ll start putting on more weight to get back to the Kingpin physique he’s well known for.
The whole episode is Fisk just taking loss after loss. Vanessa’s affair, performative Mayoral duties (“We built this city”), and the Union story leak. Then we just cut to him having a nice meal, with Vanessa’s affair partner locked up and pleading for help.
Fisk just seemed so defeated from the day, but when it was over he was still in control, still in power, still taking care of things. It was a nice reminder that in private Fisk always gets what he wants.
I really like the symbolism of the meals he’s eating. At the beginning of the season, when he was running for and had just won the Mayorship, his meals were incredibly spartan. His first meal we saw was just a small, plain, egg white omelet with a piece of asparagus. He was trying (at least outwardly) to be on the straight-and-narrow. He was living the image he portrayed as a reformed, law-abiding person.
As he’s become more and more frustrated with the job of mayor and been letting more of the Kingpin out, his meals have gotten larger and more indulgent. The breakfast he had with Vanessa at the start of this episode was larger, then the dinner at the end was a huge plate of food.
I wonder if we’ll see that reflected in his physical body. In the scene in the diner between Matt and Fisk, there was discussion about his weight. He was slimmer, more fit. I wonder, as he devolves back into the Kingpin, if he’ll start putting on more weight to get back to the Kingpin physique he’s well known for.