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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Spells &amp; Karma" data-source="post: 327009" data-attributes="member: 23">The Punisher Virtue Of The Vicious / Danger Close / Home / Memento Mori continuedWith Rawlins dispatched, Wilson self-exploded, and Madani on-side, Russo was left as the key antagonist for Frank in the final episode, and this is where any sense of jeopardy ended for me, because he’s just a young snot up against Frank. The character was never written to be a physical match for Frank. It was all about the deception, and once he was exposed it was in the bag. Given that, I felt that the final confrontation went on a bit long. Ben Barnes just hasn’t held my attention in this series. His monologues bored me, quite frankly. And his facial expressions when getting beaten in the finale were rather comical at times. Like Shades in Luke Cage, knowing Russo is back for Season Two is a bit of a turn-off.The reunion of the Liebermans (Liebermen?) was satisfying enough, though I could have done without the reunion sex.Madani felt as though she filled the Claire Temple role in regards to her challenging the system. Doing things her own way and exposing injustices at any cost. She has no fear of her superiors and even talks back to the Deputy Director of one of the most powerful agencies on earth. It’s almost like she has a death wish. But it’s been very watchable and I have enjoyed the procedural angle along with the exposition of conspiracies and corruption. Once again, the MCU in general - and the Netflix series in particular - has no sacred cows with its depiction of those in power.As Marion James, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio has been great.It’s also been really good to see Tony Plana as Madani’s superior, Homeland director Rafael Hernandez. A character actor of many years’ standing, he remains best-known to me from Ugly Betty and whenever I see him on screen I resist (not always successfully) the urge to call out “Papi”.All in all, The Punisher has given a terrific first season. In fact I’d say it’s a contender for the best, most satisfying journey, though there’s fierce competition from Daredevil and - in its own way - Luke Cage. Thinking back to the storyline in Episode One - with Construction Worker Frank cementing his colleagues - the series has come a long way and walked a confident and sometimes unexpected path. Most expectations I may have had early on in the season were either met or changed, while most reservations were cast aside.</blockquote>

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