Tyler Down has given his testimony, and now it's Courtney's turn, as she takes a surprisingly good turn from her season 1 personality. At the end of the previous episode, Jessica found herself the victim as someone hung a doll outside her house calling her a slut. Clay, meanwhile, got the shock of his life as he found he could suddenly see Hannah, and is now unsure what to do with this development. He takes time trying to figure it out with Hannah, and Skye comes to take him to school, pretending their awkward night prior didn't happen. The episode's focus, Courtney, meanwhile, is talking with her dads about how anxious she is about court, but they remind her to just tell the truth. Another soon to testify, Zach, learns from his mom that Bryce's family is letting them use their lawyer, to his surprise. Things go to school where Jessica sees Bryce and his new girlfriend, her fellow cheerleader, and Zach arrives with Alex, to Bryce's confusion. Jessica finds a note in her locker telling her to keep her mouth shut, which she hides when Mr. Porter appears to offer his help with anything. Another cheerleader who seems to be watching Jessica arrives and helps shoo him away, and the focus switches to the court. Olivia Baker is caught off guard by the media frenzy her friend is turning the case into, and her lawyer Dennis cautions her to keep control. Courtney begins her testimony, admitting to spreading a rumor about Hannah, and says the school did nothing as the photo of them went around and they were sexually harassed. At school, Clay finds the yearbook room trashed, and Tyler angrily says it was likely someone he talked about the day before. After leaning Tyler doesn't work with Polaroids, Clay asks if he knows the two people in the photo from his locker, who Tyler identifies as former students Tommy Schuster and Erica Charles. We then see the baseball coach confronting Porter about wanting "teamwork" with teaching players, asking that Porter come to him if he has concerns with a player before talking to them. Porter states his concern about all the players, causing the coach snap that he's tired of athletes always being "targeted," but Porter fires back that the players run the school, and that he should watch them if he doesn't want someone else to. In a class Porter started, he has the students learn about thinking before acting, to control their impulses, by directing a blindfolded partner around the room. Tyler makes friends with a student who is busy mocking the school's choice to call the class "Alternative Strategies Solutions." Things return to court, where the school's lawyer notes that, despite Courtney saying she and Hannah weren't friends, Hannah seemed to tell no one else of her stalker. Olivia then remembers Hannah coming to her with her fears, only for her mother to brush the situation off as anxiety and joke about it. The lawyer suggests that Hannah had a crush on Courtney and could've been using her, as there were enough pictures to show she kissed back. Over at the school, Jessica confides in her situation with Alex, who says it probably isn't Bryce or his girlfriend, Chloe. He recommends that Jessica just tell the truth, saying that will stop whoever it is, since there wouldn't be a reason to protect Bryce, but Jessica says it's not that simple. She admits that every time she sees Bryce, it's like she's being raped again, and Alex continuing to suggest telling the truth makes her feel alone. After Jessica leaves, Alex texts Clay to ask about getting the tapes, which Clay ignores as Skye asks if his parents know about them, telling her they invited her to dinner. She asks if Clay told them about Hannah, and he says he eventually did, prompting her to suggest he didn't talk about her because he's still stuck on Hannah. Revealing she knows about him going to court, Skye tries defusing the situation, only for Clay to become distracted as his Hannah vision says she likes Skye. As things head back to court, we see the lawyer's accusation against Hannah cause Courtney to think about encounters they had that led to her crush. The lawyer keeps the pressure up, saying Hannah may have spread the rumors to put suspicion on Courtney. Courtney finally admits the opposite, and we see that, after their initial kiss, Courtney came out to Hannah, who, feeling bad, kissed Courtney back. This moment, Courtney says, proves Hannah was a true friend, and was there for her in a way that Liberty High was't. After court, Olivia heads home, where and her friend stumble upon the dress Olivia was wearing when she found Hannah, still stained with her daughter's blood. Olivia begins to apologize, but her friend stops her, sharing that she kept her daughter's sock for months after her death. The scene shifts to Bryce questioning Zach about Alex, with Zach lying that his mom is making him help, and things becomes more awkward as Zach asks about the lawyer. The two see Alex and Clay, and Zach leaves as we hear Alex demanding that Clay give him the tapes so he can have a statement for court. He tells Clay that just knowing what Jessica told him isn't enough, and that he can't "fail at this, too," a deeper look at his character as he is ashamed of not killing himself. Despite having no memory of why he tried, this reaction is quite telling of Alex's personality, as he sees his inability to commit suicide as failure. We saw in the first season that he and his father weren't close, so it could be a case of Alex feeling like he doesn't live up to what his father wants. This has led to new self-hatred, as his attempt has left him with muscle problems he finds difficult to manage. Later in the episode, he becomes frustrated during a PT session with Zach, in which he suddenly has to stop his workout. Enraged, he asks Zach why he is even helping and says he can do things himself, suggesting Zach go hang out with his "rapist friends," but Zach reminds him that he knows what it's like to feel alone. Jessica, meanwhile, continues dealing with Chloe, who, while seemingly nice, has Jessica warily maneuvering through an awkward conversation after having issues during cheer practice. The focus returns to Alex, talking to Tyler, who has been barred from photographing women's sports, and Alex notes the cruel irony that the school is only letting him photograph the jocks who bully him. After learning Tyler can't help with the tapes, Alex asks to see the photos Tyler took during his coma, becoming shocked and wondering why he would do such a thing to himself, though Tyler said it was others at the school who did it. We then get a look at a less-viewed character this season, Sheri, disinterestedly brushing off Mr. Porter talking about her school standing and giving suggestions. He says he wants to help, even if she thinks it's too late, and as she leaves, she turns down his offer of a session, saying she'll stop by if someone rapes her. A return to the Baker home shows that Olivia's friend, thinking she was ready to move on, washed her dress, prompting an outburst from Olivia. Though Olivia insists she stay, she takes more charge over their situation, saying there are some things she has to do on her own. Heading back to the court, Olivia's lawyer notes that people will question Courtney's reliability if she's been keeping the truth hidden for so long. Courtney explains that she owed it to Hannah to finally tell the truth, and later in the coffee shop, she tells Jessica that she just knew it was time to do so. We then see that Bryce has finally been subpoena'd, and see multiple characters dealing with changing parental relationships. Tyler's dad tries video games with him and says he's thinking of transferring him, and Courtney's parents try deciding how best to help her come to terms with herself. Things become awkward for Clay as Skye has shown up for dinner with the family, during which he stumbles through questions of their relationship. Skye begins feeling Clay up under the table, leading to an unexpected night for the two, and we learn that Tony is taking boxing lessons as part of parole, after which he spends time with Olivia. As she wonders why Hannah had so many secrets, Tony states he believes we sometimes keep secrets to protect others. Jessica continues to struggle with her upcoming court date, and an interesting discovery is made about Porter. Courtney's change was a highlight for this episode, drastic from how she was in the previous season, when her attempts to keep Clay quiet earned her the fanbase's ire. Seeing her finally tell the truth not only about what happened, but about herself, is great to see, in part because now she seems happier. In season 1, she was afraid how people would treat her if they knew she was gay, but upon realizing things seem little different than before, she calms down. In a following scene, we even see her openly checking out a girl, who seems to return the feeling. Tony's scenes near the end are interesting to see, as we honestly didn't learn too much about him in the first season. We get a lot about Clay's relationship with Skye, and how his feelings for Hannah are obviously hurting them, which is nice to see, as he is struggling like anyone could. He repeatedly lies, and his lack of communication causes problems as Skye has to find alternate ways to be a part of his life. Though it didn't present him as a god, the first season did do a lot to present Clay as a moral high ground of the series overall, but seeing him struggle here helps make him more realistic. With two testimonies down and threats getting worse, the violence can only escalate going forward.
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Despite having a solid series finale after one season, 13 Reasons Why has returned to Netflix with a second season. Months after the events of season 1, things have apparently calmed down, though the release of the tapes has caused issues for the students. Due to the Baker family choosing to settle rather than go through with a lawsuit, Clay has become apathetic and bitter. Now dating Skye, he insists that he hasn't thought of Hannah in months and no longer cares about her or what happens. His attitude changes, however, when he learns Hannah's mom decided at the last second not to settle. The episode is narrated by Tyler Down, whose tape revealed his stalking of Hannah, as he is on the stand as the first to testify about life at Liberty and specifically for Hannah. Tyler readily admits his hand in Hannah's downfall, explaining how he went from a yearbook member with an interest in her to obsessing over her beauty. After giving his testimony, Tyler is threatened, as he finds the school dark room vandalized. The other students are facing problems now as well, with Jessica being called a drunk slut at school, as her time away allowed Bryce to spin the story of what happened. Her only solace comes from Alex, who, having survived his attempted suicide at the end of season 1, has amnesia of everything that happened a month before his attempt, including listening to Hannah's tapes. His attempt has altered his relationship with his parents, as his father tries to be more caring and his mom has become overprotective. He learns from his mom that he left a suicide note, which she kept, and demands to see it, confused as to what he meant by saying he "could have stopped it." Jessica has her own new situation, as her dad doesn't want her to testify, and like Alex's parents, doesn't want her to go back to school yet. Zach begins to stick around Alex, determined to help him through physical therapy, as the brain injury damaged his ability to use his arms and legs. Throughout the episode, Zach, like Jessica, tries to avoid Bryce, making excuses to be away from him and help Alex. Despite he and Tyler insisting on finally getting the truth out, Clay struggles to decide what he wants to do. His attempts at a physical relationship with Skye repeatedly fail, as he takes issue with her continuing to cut herself. Against his mom's wishes, he goes to see Tyler's testimony, but storms out when Tyler says Hannah was sexting after her situation with Justin. While listening to Tyler's testimony, Hannah's mom thinks back to him asking Hannah to model for him, when she made remarks about Hannah's appearance in the photos, realizing the repercussions her words had on her daughter. After the testimony, Clay has an encounter with Zach, who is in disbelief that Clay says he only cares about school and Skye. The situation moves to Mr. Porter approaching Bryce for a "talk," following him into the bathroom after being brushed off. Bryce is initially confused and nonchalant, until Porter grabs him by the throat and shoves him against a wall, threatening that he will face repercussions if he goes near Jessica. Bryce, finally afraid, notes that Porter can't talk to him that way, to which Mr. Porter simply says that he didn't, before adjusting Bryce's blazer and walking out. In class, Alex becomes frustrated upon learning the others knew of his suicide note, and that Clay won't give him the tapes to listen to again. Afterward, Porter shows a newfound aggressive attentiveness in his job, intervening when Bryce and his friends begin bullying Tyler. Clay, off to the side, discovers a Polaroid in his locker of students at a party, with "Hannah wasn't the only one" written on the back. He goes to Tony, but learns nothing, and the scene goes to the baseball team, where Porter gives a lesson on consent, refusing to let anyone make light of the situation. The mounting pressure begins to weigh on Bryce, who performs poorly at practice, and at the same time Jessica is named a flier for the cheer team, but becomes suspicious of her fellow cheerleaders. Tony has a meeting with Ryan, who is now nervous about the trial, and they discreetly discuss a part of Tony's past that he's been worried about. Over at Alex's house, Tyler visits with junk food, as Alex's mom has him on a strict diet he doesn't like. While washing his hands, Tyler notices some off-color wall tiles, and Alex explains that it's the spot where the bullet he shot himself with hit the wall. The two talk about what Alex has gone through, and Tyler agrees to let Alex see the photos he took of Alex during the coma, intending to document his progression. Things get complicated at the end of the episode as both Clay and Jessica face new problems in their lives. Honestly, I for one saw no need for a second season after I saw the first, as I loved how everything was handled, with the showrunners showing how harsh suicide is, how it affects people, and how we try to sweep it under the rug. One of my favorite small moments of the season was when Clay is in class and his teacher talks about signs of depression. As she talks of changes in appearance, lack of interest, and people just being out of it, she simply brushes past how Clay is staring vacantly at Hannah's seat. To me, the way they handled Hannah's accusations was also excellent, as they show that not everything was exactly as she remembered, and there were things she could have done, like speaking to her parents. This is in no way, of course, to say the suicide was Hannah being weak or dumb; just that there is a problem of people not being able to speak to loved ones about their thoughts and emotions. The finale ended great to me, leaving so much open-ended but showing that numerous people would have to face repercussions and new aspects of their lives. When I got into the second season, however, I was pleasantly surprised by the direction they took as well as how they're handling it. A lot of character progression has taken place over the few months between seasons, and the writers do a good job explaining where the shown characters are at. Clay says multiple times that he "hasn't thought about Hannah in months," a non-clunky way of explaining that he's just avoiding how he feels about the trial and Hannah. Porter was one of my favorite aspects of the episode, with his more assertive nature and how seriously he takes his job. In the previous season, it was obvious that Porter did care about the students, but he was so passive in his approach that it led to him being one of Hannah's reasons. Although he still took more interest than the other oblivious teachers, Porter seemed to not really care at some points while talking to students. The previous season, he seemed to teleport through the halls like Friday the 13th's Jason, always appearing at important moments, and that still happens this season, but in an admirable way with how Porter protects the students. When talking to the baseball players, it was clear the coach was uncomfortable and seemed to take issue with Porter having them give the talk at all. With season 2 starting off strong, I'm hopeful that the remaining episodes will be just as enjoyable as the first. Thanos finally arrived on Earth in Infinity War, and he was definitely worth all the build-up from the other Marvel films.
The most recent lead-up to Infinity War would be Thor: Ragnarok, and this film opens up with the refugee Asgardians. In Ragnarok's end, Thor encountered Thanos' ship, and the Asgardians have suffered as a result, with everyone lying broken after Thanos attacked. Thor and Loki continue to fight back, with Loki making a callback to the first Avengers movie as he states "We have a Hulk." Even the Hulk, however, is no match for the Mad Titan, and Thanos slams him into submission before Heimdall teleports him to Earth. Thanos soon takes the Space Stone, as Loki reveals he did indeed take it before Asgard was obliterated, and he and Heimdall are killed before Thanos destroys the ship. On Earth, Bruce Banner crashes into Doctor Strange's Sanctum and warns the sorcerer and his assistant Wong of the impending threat to Earth. Strange calls in Iron Man, whose initial cockiness is replaced with genuine concern as he sees Bruce and learns of Thanos. After the group bickers about whether to fight Thanos using the Time Stone within the Eye of Agamotto or get it to safety, Thanos' children Ebony Maw and Cull Obsidian descend in New York. The group fights the duo tooth and nail, with Spiderman joining the fray as Doctor Strange is put out of commission. While Wong sends Obsidian to a frozen tundra, slicing off his arm in the process, Maw goes into space with Tony following, and Peter stowing away against Tony's wishes. Meanwhile, Vision and Scarlet Witch are found living a peaceful life, albeit with the Mind Stone giving Vision headaches and prophecies of Thanos. These visions soon come true as the two are attacked by Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight, taking a massive blow as Glaive's spear slices into Vision, damaging his ability to phase. The two hold their own just long enough for Steve Rogers, Black Widow, and Falcon to arrive, and the group meets up with War Machine, who has turned against General Ross and the accord. The group decides to head to Wakanda, where Steve believes Black Panther's sister and technology will be able to remove the Mind Stone from Vision without killing him. Back in space, the Guardians of the Galaxy encounter Thor, saving him with Mantis' power and learning of Thanos' conquest of the Space Stone. Thor, determined to kill Thanos, heads to the Nidavellir, home of the dwarves who created Mjolnir, to have them create the ax Stormbreaker. Rocket and Groot head with him, while the other Guardians travel to the Collector, who Thanos knows has the Reality Stone. The Guardians are too late, and Thanos uses the Reality Stone to stop Drax, Mantis, and Starlord before leaving with Gamora to find the Soul Stone. Thor also finds a problem, learning the dwarves were forced to create the Infinity Gauntlet before all but King Eitri were wiped out, and Eitri lost his hands. Over on Maw's ship, Tony and Peter succeed in ejecting Maw into space, killing him in the process and freeing Strange. In the meantime, Thanos has gotten Gamora to tell him where the Soul Stone is by torturing Nebula, and the duo head to the planet Vormir. Nebula breaks free, however, and sends a distress call to Mantis telling her to go to Titan, where Tony and the others are also heading. After some initial confusion, the two decide to work together to ambush Thanos, and as Starlord and Tony bicker, Strange determines their odds. Using the Time Stone, Strange views more than 14 million possible futures, and gravely says they succeed in only one. As everyone prepares for Thanos, Steve and the others on Earth prepare to hold off Midnight and Obsidian as Shuri works on Vision. Making use of Wakanda's force field, every tribe joins in the battle as Thanos fodder try to break through the barrier. Realizing the troops are splintering off to get them in a pincer maneuver, the Avengers open the shield in front of them and head directly into combat. While the Avengers and Wakandan soldiers are more than capable of fighting, the number of enemies they face begins to cause problems, culminating in the arrival of an enormous bladed machine entering the fray. Wanda is forced to enter to stop the weapon, and it is revealed that Glaive lives and is going after Vision. Some Avengers are forced at this point to focus on Midnight, Glaive, and Obsidian as Vision and Wanda sustain injuries. At Nidavellir, Thor succeeds in creating Stormbreaker with some help from Groot, and over on Vormir, Thanos encounters the keeper of the Soul Stone, and learns of a cost to come with the final stone. This is definitely one of the most impressive movies Marvel has released since starting the MCU. Of course the vast majority have been hits, but there have been some along the way, like the first two Thor films, that weren't well-received. A particular problem has been the lack of 3-dimensional enjoyable villains, with only a few in any movies and fewer surviving for sequels. This is an aspect where Infinity War shines, however, as in his first big role in one of the films, he is quickly fleshed out into an understandable, albeit crazy character. Throughout the movie, it is revealed that Titan became a wasteland after its population grew too high for available resources. Thanos suggested randomly killing off half the population, thus giving the planet some rest time to recover. His plan ignored, Thanos had to watch as his planet and its people slowly died, resulting in his conquest method of killing exactly half a planet's population. Thus, his plan is to gather the Infinity Stones and use it to randomly kill half the universe, with no one safe, young or old, rich or poor. This is altered from the comics, where Thanos killed half the universe with a snap of his fingers to impress Mistress Death, with whom he is enamored. It's no less impressive to see him at work, however, as he takes on multiple heavy hitters from the MCU during the movie with minimal effort. Some have been shocked at the ferocity Disney allowed the film, and though I wasn't shocked, I was still impressed by how violent he remained. From the start of the movie, you get an idea of how ruthless he is, as he has no problem lifting Loki after an failed stealth kill, and snapping his neck. While viewers aren't expected to think his plan is the best, it's something that's at least actually been joked about on the Internet, and we see the exact reason Thanos thinks it's the only solution. Another area that potentially could have been problematic was the number of characters in the film, as along with needing to give everyone justice, there were multiple big storylines coming together. Infinity War pulls it off, however, never spending too long on any one group or ignoring them, and it moves along at a nice pace. We see Thanos encounter every group, and he uses the stones to their fullest potential, at one point turning Starlord's gun into bubbles, unwraveling Mantis, and making Drax crumble with the Reality Stone. He most often uses the Space Stone, as it allows him to zoom across the universe in a split second, and also keeping the story going. There probably was a lot of confusion for viewers who don't know as much about the comics, as very little time was given to recognizing Glaive, Midnight, Obsidian, and Maw's names or character. One of my favorite aspects was another sign of the coming introduction of Beta Ray Bill, like I mentioned while reviewing Ragnarok and talking about his character. As I said then, Bill was an Easter Egg in Ragnarok on the side of the Tower of Champions, and I later learned he was intended to be in the movie, but was cut because the role was too small and felt like a disservice. Now, more than just his face on a building, we have his hammer, here referred to as an ax, and we even got to see the weapon be made. At Ragnarok's end, despite the loss of his eye, Thor was making a massive comeback from the loss of his hammer due to his better control of his powers. He got a nice bonus along the way, and now he has Stormbreaker, which he uses devastatingly well in the coming fight. It's good to see him truly be as powerful as one would expect from the god of thunder, but I am definitely excited for when he gets a new hammer and Bill is there to start using Stormbreaker. For those who didn't see my posts from before and/or just don't know Bill, he is a monstrous-looking character who is worthy to use Mjolnir. As the perfect example of not judging a book by its cover, Billy is a horrific horsefaced being and simultaneously one of Marvel's most righteous characters. In his comic debut, he and Thor ended up fighting for possession of Mjolnir, and fell unconscious at the same time due to the lava field they ended up in. Bill woke up first and saved Thor, so Odin declared him worthy enough for his own hammer, having the dwarves create Stormbreaker. As he is also an incredibly heavy hitter in the Marvel arsenal, he would be an enormous asset to the heroes in Infinity War's sequel, or anything to come later. Already existing characters work well off each other in this movie, especially Iron Man and Spiderman. Tony and Peter have an effective father/son relationship going on, as Tony tries to help Peter succeed while also worrying for his safety. Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Holland show excellent chemistry throughout the movie, and it makes it entertaining to see Tony and Peter interact. Dr. Strange is massively different from his first movie, at least at the start, which seems obvious, but it is quite a dramatic change. Certainly gone is the conceited surgeon, and in his place is the wise, powerful sorcery with the weight of the world on his shoulders. We get some entertaining moments with the Guardians of the Galaxy, in particular a meme-sparking moment with Drax. Groot is a good source of comedy in his emo teen stage, and his short time with Thor results in some good character progression toward the character he used to be. We get some nice interactions between Steve and the others on Earth, and we even get to see Steve and Bucky interact again as they get back into the action. A favorite interaction for me was a friendship between War Machine and Falcon, which came as a bit of a surprise after Civil War. In that film, James Rhodes, or War Machine, sided with Iron Man when it came to the Accords, and was crippled after a battle involving Sam Wilson. While this could have resulted in an angry, bitter Rhodey with a grudge against Sam, but in a turn, he has had a change of heart and gone against General Ross. We see a lot early on with Vision and Wanda's relationships, but as single characters not much happens, as Vision is incapacitated for much of the movie. For those of you who know little or nothing of Thanos and the Infinity War of the comics, go in expecting death. If you're like a girl who was behind me at the theater I went to, who said "You can't just kill of the Marvel universe like that," you're in for a rude awakening. Entering the theater, you'd better be prepared for death, and a lot of it, done in dramatic and pretty effectively emotional fashion. If you didn't know better, you might think George R. R. Martin of Game of Thrones had been handed the reins for this movie. That's a high point, however, as Marvel shows that while it's more often light, it can handle the dark well, and it makes for an excellent movie with both comedy and darkness. After rescuing Micro's daughter and agreeing to help Madani, Frank are out to rescue the remaining Liebermans and stop Rawlins and Russo.
The last episode, Frank succeeded in killing all of Russo's men, then called Madani to meet him and Micro. Rawlins, meeting with an angry Marion, easily agrees to let Russo burn to cover their tracks and absolve them of any connection. At the start of this episode, we see Frank giving his taped confession to Madani, admitting his, Rawlins', and Russo's involvement in the Kandahar situation. Though Madani believes Russo is the one who killed the officer from the Kandahar tape, Frank, with his typical ethics, firmly admits his guilt. Micro refuses to tell what happened to him until his family is safe, and the two are sent out with a wired-up Frank to swap themselves for Micro's family. Russo is watching the situation with a sniper rifle, and soon police swarm the area, causing a gunfight, during which an agent shoots Micro. Frank is still taken, and though Micro's family begins grieving, they soon learn, like the audience, that Micro simply faked his death again, to trick Russo. Madani's plan, to have Frank's wire gain proof of Russo and Rawlins, goes awry when she realizes Frank has removed his wire and Micro knew he would. Unfazed by Madani's anger, Micro states that his allegiance is to Frank, not her, and refuses to give up Frank's location. Frank, meanwhile, is slipping in and out of consciousness, dreaming of Maria, tied to Micro's chair in the hideout as Russo tries to make him stop the computer counters. Frank tells him to ask Micro how to do it, then learning of the supposed death, Rawlins enters to begin torturing Frank. Frank eventually seems to break, inputting his codes, but takes advantage of having a free hand to grab a blade taped to his chair, only for Rawlins and Russo to stop him after he stabs Rawlins. The episode comes to a climax as Micro doubts the plan, Frank slips further toward death, and Russo and Rawlins begin butting heads. With this episode, we see the tables turned on Frank, as Rawlins uses all his contempt for the Punisher to horrifically torture him. We get a good look at more of Frank's classic moral beliefs as he refuses to let Russo take the fall for him, and see just what it takes for him to begin breaking. Despite his great endurance, repeated visions of his wife throughout the episode result in Frank almost letting go of the world to be with his family. The relationship between Frank and Micro is further cemented with this episode, as contrary to their original relationship, Micro is steadfastly loyal to Frank. We even see Micro's deep understanding of Frank's broken psyche and how emotionally torn he is because of his past. Madani struggles to choose her next move when she learns Frank killed the Agent, immediately reacting to him differently. When she approaches Micro with this, he notes that Frank knows what he did, and knows he deserves to be punished for what he did. As Micro said, Frank hates what he did in the past, rather than having done it joyfully, and his memories and guilt torture him daily. While things between Frank and Micro have improved, we see Russo and Rawlins begin to go at it more, as their relationship begins to crumble. Not much happens with Madani in this episode, but this works to the episode's strengths as it keeps things focused on Micro and Frank's situations. Despite an incapacitated Frank being the only one who can do anything action-wise against the antagonists for much of the episode, nothing feels slow as we learn a lot about the characters and see their relationships. The end also promises some typical Punisher violence to replace his captivity with episodes to come as the show winds down. Only time will tell how Frank will bounce back from his torture and return to his crusade against crime. |
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