As Frank Castle continues trying to deal with his grief, he finds he is being watched by someone called "Micro," who has a horrific tape of Frank's past.
Since killing the construction workers at the end of episode, Frank seems to be about to leave town, when he gets a call from someone claiming to know him. This "Micro" leads Frank to a rooftop and leaves him a recording of Frank's war unit torturing a man. Micro tells Frank that they are alike because they are both "ghosts;" they are both believed to be dead. With help from Karen Page of "Daredevil" and his friend Curtis, Frank learns that Micro is hacker David Lieberman, believed to have been killed after whistleblowing. Meanwhile, agent Dinah Madani is attempting to learn the truth of the death of a man named Ahmad, who happens to be the man Frank's unit tortured. Despite pressure from her boss, Carson Wolf, Dinah continues to look into the case, even trying to sweet talk Frank's old squad mate Billy Russo. Russo quickly learns what she is doing, and doesn't give up anything of use, but Frank gets a lead from Karen's information that Carson was involved in Lieberman's "death." Turning to Karen and what he does with the information leads to us seeing the incredible strategic mind Frank works with. Though initially afraid of what Micro could do, Frank quickly gets information he can use to his advantage, and sets out to make use of it. Finally shaving as part of an attempt to dodge Micro's view, Frank heads to Carson's house, where he interrogates him with a gun. I found the situation interesting as it opened, because Carson was clearly not restrained well, meaning either Frank made a poorly written mistake or a clever ruse. It turned out the be the latter, as once free and in possession of Frank's gun and knowledge of his identity, Carson said everything Frank wanted to hear. Sharing the fact that the gun only held the bullet Frank had already used, Frank springs into action and incapacitates Carson before killing him. This addition to Frank's character made him more believable as the war-torn Punisher, with him not only outsmarting his foe, but in a creative way other than just torturing him for hours. Frank is also able to turn the tables on Micro by paying his family a visit, showing how effective he is at mind games. The return of Karen Page marks an interesting aspect that hopefully sticks around, as she and Frank developed an interesting relationship in "Daredevil." Karen seems to want to help, and in some ways save, Frank, and performances from Jon Bernthal and Deborah Ann Woll show their chemistry well. Karen wants to be a tether to keep Frank from his own darkness, as she ended his "Daredevil" time saying if he killed "The Blacksmith," he'd be the murderous Punisher he was seen as, and shows concern for what he'll do with the help she gives here. In an article on the Tracking Board website, editor Linda Ge said showrunner Steve Lightfoot doesn't want to for sure define what their relationship is. This is definitely a good step to me, as at the moment we just have the potential for some kind of great relationship romantic or not, but Frank is obviously haunted by his family's death. At the same time, it will keep the show focused on Frank's punishing, rather than get bogged down in whether he and Karen are about to hook up. The episode continues to reveal aspects of Frank's cold, calculating nature, as well as revealing more to set up a story for Frank's continued rampage.
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