{"id":9815,"date":"2019-02-25T20:35:03","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T01:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/?p=9815"},"modified":"2019-02-25T20:35:03","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T01:35:03","slug":"second-season-of-the-punisher-still-a-thrill-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/archives\/9815","title":{"rendered":"Second Season of The Punisher: Still a Thrill Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Lindsey Smith–<\/strong>Despite the cancellation\nof The Punisher<\/em> on Netflix, season\ntwo was just as good as the first, if not more satisfying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jon Bernthal brings Frank Castle\u2019s character to life yet again, making everyone fall in love with his deep-set sense of right and wrong and what he\u2019ll do to protect those he loves. In this season, we see a gentler side of Frank at times, a side that might have been more obvious had his wife and kids not been murdered with the introduction of Giorgia Whigham’s character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The scenes are action\npacked, with the classic scenes of mass blood and murder within the first half\nhour of the first episode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The great thing about\nthis season is that it isn\u2019t necessary to have seen the first. Most of what\nhappens in the second season, down to the villains and the plot lines, can\neasily be followed as a whole new adventure, like a comic book. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite a 53 percent\nrating<\/a> on Rotten Tomatoes, season two scored much better among regular\naudiences. Many critics complain that the entire show wasn\u2019t necessary, that\nthere didn\u2019t need to be a second season at all, and that it should have been\nshorter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While I agree that the season\ncould have been shorter, this is a common theme among Marvel TV shows that live\nfor the slow build and lots of character development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One thing is for sure: we\ncould rely on Frank\u2019s character growing but not truly changing, even when faced\nwith serious setbacks and major physical violence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Even though Marvel fans\nmay not have been expecting the cancellation of such a popular show, garnering\nfeedback from celebrities like Eminem, Marvel isn\u2019t done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company is planning\non expanding TV shows and movies on the Disney based competitor of Netflix, as\nwell as adding to what they have ready for streaming on Hulu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite being cancelled,\nthe ending of season two was fitting for a character like Frank Castle, leaving\npeople wanting more yet still satisfied knowing he\u2019s doing what he does best:\nkill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would give this season\n4.5 out of 5 stars, simply because the beginning was a little long. I recommend\nThe Punisher<\/em> to anyone who is a fan\nof Marvel or action movies\/shows. It\u2019s a thrill ride and the season finale didn\u2019t\nfail to disappoint. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Lindsey Smith–Despite the cancellation of The Punisher on Netflix, season two was just as good as the first, if not more satisfying. Jon Bernthal brings Frank Castle\u2019s character to life yet again, making everyone fall in love with his deep-set sense of right and wrong and what he\u2019ll do to protect those he loves….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":9816,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[205],"tags":[46948,46880,46949],"class_list":["post-9815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-entertainment","tag-marvel","tag-msidelife","tag-thepunisher"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/80"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9815"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9815\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9817,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9815\/revisions\/9817"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}