While of course I'd like to see more diversity come from Bernthal, it can't be denied that he's good at what he does, and his character filled such a void in this episode. Despite Cox's slip-ups with his accent through the episode, his ideological banter with The Punisher character was a welcome change of pace.
The transition to the "one shot" sequence was such an abrupt change of pace, though, and the seams throughout that sequence were too glaring to keep me engaged. Continuity error after continuity error, with video game-esque effects to try to force it to look like fluid motion. Nice try, guys.
Foggy's use of intelligence and wit to win people over was pleasant to watch, albeit contrived. Makes you wonder if such approaches work in the real world, where the responses aren't scripted. I can suspend my disbelief enough to enjoy those scenes, but with most of the rest of the episode, the showrunners sure don't make it easy to keep suspending. (For example, you've got Murdock just walking through a crime scene in clear view of the cops who can just look in the window and see. Uh, what are they? Blind?)
Final note: Karen Page was excellent, but she always is. I'm encouraged by how much this show gives her to do.