Daredevil: Why Wesley Is Killed Off In Season 1
James Wesley (Toby Leonard Moore) died in Netflix’s Daredevil season 1 when he was killed by Karen Page (Deborah Ann Woll) — but why was such an initially integral character killed off so soon in the show? James Wesley was the right-hand man to Wilson Fisk, responsibilities included overseeing Fisk’s criminal empire. Wesley was a loyal friend and partner to Fisk, but would also kill anyone who crossed Fisk.
When the emergence of Daredevil threatened the safety and longevity of Fisk (Vincent D'Onofrio) and his criminal underworld, Wesley remained loyal. After discovering that Marlene Vistain, Wilson Fisk's mother, had revealed incriminating evidence and information about Fisk to Ben Urich, and his confidant, Karen Page, Wesley knew he had to protect Fisk. Knowing the danger that the information they had could do real damage to his boss, Wesley kidnapped Page. Wesley intended to get Page to confess her knowledge of Kingpin and the evidence against him — however, his overconfidence ultimately led to his downfall. After receiving a phone call from Fisk, Wesley glanced down at his jacket pocket, allowing Page to launch forward, disarm Wesley and shoot him dead, which allowed Karen to escape and confide in Foggy.
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Wesley’s murder in Daredevil season 1 as used a plot device in order to root Fisk’s decisions to his grief and propel Karen’s story further. The death of Wesley served as Karen’s hidden secret, a fire in her that kept her fighting for what was right — which, simultaneously, put her in the firing line of Wilson Fisk. Whilst Karen used the murder of Wesley to further destroy Kingpin, telling Fisk in Daredevil season 3, episode 8, “Matt Murdock isn’t the
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