Marvel's The Punisher

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Nov 17, 2017
Season #: 2, 1
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 821 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 697 out of 821
  2. Mixed: 36 out of 821
  3. Negative: 88 out of 821
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  1. JohnnyCochrane
    Dec 1, 2017
    1
    This is not Punisher. Endless conversations, each episode is 50 minutes of talk and 5 minutes of action. Jon Bernthal is cool, but the other characters getting more screen time than the Punisher himself. This show is just boring. And who really came up with the start of the show with the burning the Punisher outfit? After Frank Castle gets his revenge and kills all his enemies?? If youThis is not Punisher. Endless conversations, each episode is 50 minutes of talk and 5 minutes of action. Jon Bernthal is cool, but the other characters getting more screen time than the Punisher himself. This show is just boring. And who really came up with the start of the show with the burning the Punisher outfit? After Frank Castle gets his revenge and kills all his enemies?? If you want to see THE PUNISHER, then review Daredevil season two again.… Expand
  2. thunderbeans
    Nov 20, 2017
    1
    What a huge disappointment. Endless conversations, endless character building. With only a tiny bit of action this is not what i want from the Punisher. I found myself constantly skipping dull and boring scenes of discussion where it seemed like either filler or just stuff I already knew or could easily miss.

    The story is so boring and unimaginative, this was really the best they    What a huge disappointment. Endless conversations, endless character building. With only a tiny bit of action this is not what i want from the Punisher. I found myself constantly skipping dull and boring scenes of discussion where it seemed like either filler or just stuff I already knew or could easily miss.

    The story is so boring and unimaginative, this was really the best they could come up with? I knew exactly what was going to happen in the whole season 5 or 6 episodes in. I am truly disappointed Netflix.    … Expand
  3. Sk1lerWhite
    Dec 2, 2017
    1
    The Punisher? Nope. Conversations. Conversations. Endless conversations.
    I couldn’t make it through more than 5 episodes. Too many boring and unnecessary characters. Too little focus on The Punisher. Just review Daredevil season two again.
  4. GreenTom
    Dec 8, 2017
    1
    It’s a slow, boring, monotonous story. The Punisher isn't dynamic. There is almost no action. The Punisher wears his iconic outfit for perhaps twenty minutes total in the entire season.
    Too much talking and too many unnecessary characters.
    The Punisher 2017 worse than Daredevil season 2.
  5. insickness
    Nov 23, 2017
    3
    Each episode is 50 minutes of talk and 5 minutes of action. In 13 hours of this series, there's enough action to fill about one exciting movie. 90 percent of it is people having conversations with other people in boring locations. Every turn of plot is dragged out five times longer than it needs to be. Jon Bernthal is fantastic. The other actors aren't bad. The production is good.Each episode is 50 minutes of talk and 5 minutes of action. In 13 hours of this series, there's enough action to fill about one exciting movie. 90 percent of it is people having conversations with other people in boring locations. Every turn of plot is dragged out five times longer than it needs to be. Jon Bernthal is fantastic. The other actors aren't bad. The production is good. Everything is well-made. It's just painfully slow and talky.… Expand
  6. leaveit
    Nov 26, 2017
    0
    Incredibly overwrought and boring. What's next, a miniseries about Kraven the Hunter and the fall of the Russian monarchy? If I wanted a meditation on PTSD and gun violence starring Jon Bernthal I'd watch Sicario, something most of these fanboys would consider horribly boring. At least it doesn't take an hour to play out a plot I can describe in about two or three sentences.
  7. Kannibal
    Nov 20, 2017
    2
    Painfully expositional and without even a semblance of subtlety, I could barely make it through the first episode. Netflix could have done so much more with so much less, in regards to dialogue. Do audiences really need to be talked down to such degree?
  8. j4ckgreen
    Dec 11, 2017
    2
    The Punisher is a huge disappointment. The show isn't dynamic. There is not enough action. The story is so monotonous and uninteresting. Endless conversations, unnecessary and boring characters, they getting more screen time than the Punisher himself, the main villain is weak.
    I had to wait til the ten episode to actually see the Punisher.
    I liked the punisher apparition in Daredevil 2,    The Punisher is a huge disappointment. The show isn't dynamic. There is not enough action. The story is so monotonous and uninteresting. Endless conversations, unnecessary and boring characters, they getting more screen time than the Punisher himself, the main villain is weak.
    I had to wait til the ten episode to actually see the Punisher.
    I liked the punisher apparition in Daredevil 2, but not this show.    … Expand
  9. doubledown-hust
    Nov 20, 2017
    1
    This is not Punisher in any way !!! If you think so you have never read Punisher . The first episode was very good, Then is collapsed from there on. It's boring, the Mirco story plot is ridiculous. I'm Sorry Marvel really needs to do better with Iron fist unwatchable and The Defends just silly . Hire some real writers for these shows please. Please Read Punisher MAX!!
  10. ScienceAdvisor
    Nov 19, 2017
    3
    Underwhelming, over hyped, and drawn-out. One of the most damning aspects is that the trailer is better than the show and contains at least one scene that does not take place in the entire 13 epsiode run. Unless they stop trying to turn The Punisher into a violent soap opera, this will not see a third season. Bernthal does his best to elevate the material to something more than it is,Underwhelming, over hyped, and drawn-out. One of the most damning aspects is that the trailer is better than the show and contains at least one scene that does not take place in the entire 13 epsiode run. Unless they stop trying to turn The Punisher into a violent soap opera, this will not see a third season. Bernthal does his best to elevate the material to something more than it is, but not even he can make this into the hit many claim.… Expand
  11. Tina10
    Feb 21, 2018
    0
    This horrible tv show is not only boring and incredibly corny in a patriotic sense; it also does nothing to help the epidemic gun violence in America. You would think Americans would learn watching their children being massacred.
  12. jackbauer91191
    Nov 19, 2017
    1
    Yet another disappointing punisher adaptation. I couldn’t make it through more than 3 episodes. I was bored to tears. I love the punisher comics and I wish some filmmakers could do the character justice. This is a such a boring mess, the dialog is sloppy, music is bland, and what little action there is will leave you going, “meh.”

    Think of this as The Bourne Identity, only with less    Yet another disappointing punisher adaptation. I couldn’t make it through more than 3 episodes. I was bored to tears. I love the punisher comics and I wish some filmmakers could do the character justice. This is a such a boring mess, the dialog is sloppy, music is bland, and what little action there is will leave you going, “meh.”

    Think of this as The Bourne Identity, only with less action and more talking. The punisher is supposed to be a gritty, action packed, revenge story and instead they turned it into a dull spy drama. Seriously?    … Expand
  13. Nordoki
    Nov 18, 2017
    1
    In a word: B O R I N G. This is a character known for top notch action and excitement who has been written into a gab fest, touchy-feely soap opera. Great program if you have insomnia and want to be lulled to sleep.
  14. speedyzia
    Nov 18, 2017
    1
    Too much talking, not enough punishing - that's basically this entire show in a nutshell, there's barely any semblance of who Frank Castle is in the comics, it's just another cookie cutter marvel/netflix show with some cheap conspiracy.
  15. DarthThade
    Nov 18, 2017
    3
    I managed to get through the first five episodes and I was bored and have given up watching this show, it is a terribly written mess with too many characters getting more screen time than the Punisher himself who feels like a secondary character in his own show.

    From what I watched there is far too little focus on Frank and Micro who where the best part for and the actors seemed to have    I managed to get through the first five episodes and I was bored and have given up watching this show, it is a terribly written mess with too many characters getting more screen time than the Punisher himself who feels like a secondary character in his own show.

    From what I watched there is far too little focus on Frank and Micro who where the best part for and the actors seemed to have great chemistry however they don't get enough screen time together and far too much time is given to Franks former squad mates and two federal agents who contribute very little to the story besides complaining about how everyone else has screwed them over.

    There is some time between Frank and a woman and two children which is very well done and we get to see Frank as something other than The Punisher. Overall very little action poor story development and the action is not very well done, if you want good story,action and The Punisher then I suggest watching Daredevil season two again.    … Expand
  16. Hamz
    Nov 23, 2017
    2
    I had to wait til the 11th episode to actually see the Punisher. The rest is a snooze fest. I don't want to see Karen in danger for the umpteenth time and I half expected Rosario Dawson to also make an appearance at any moment. The villains were a little underwhelming as well.

    Although the actors tried their best it just seemed that most of them are annoying and they detract from the    I had to wait til the 11th episode to actually see the Punisher. The rest is a snooze fest. I don't want to see Karen in danger for the umpteenth time and I half expected Rosario Dawson to also make an appearance at any moment. The villains were a little underwhelming as well.

    Although the actors tried their best it just seemed that most of them are annoying and they detract from the story. Sitting through most of the episodes was excruciating waiting to see a glimpse here and there of Frank Castle and his escapades. If you skip the middle 9 episodes you won't miss much.    … Expand
  17. papadrew7
    Nov 24, 2017
    1
    I could only make it through the first 3 hours of what was punishment to watch. This show is just boring/depressing as hell. I don't care about the main character or frankly any of the characters. The show starts off showing you the ending of the show with the punisher killing the main guy which left me confused thinking what retarded writer decided that was a good idea? It also doesn'tI could only make it through the first 3 hours of what was punishment to watch. This show is just boring/depressing as hell. I don't care about the main character or frankly any of the characters. The show starts off showing you the ending of the show with the punisher killing the main guy which left me confused thinking what retarded writer decided that was a good idea? It also doesn't help that the main character has no personality. He is just a boring mute/brute. That is it. Combine that with the supposed great action scenes that seem like they were filmed by a teenager in his basement with an iphone then you just make for an awful show. The only time I laughed is when I heard the guns firing in episode three that was basically the equivalent of children going 'pew, pew, pew'. What a joke.… Expand
  18. vatore
    Nov 19, 2017
    0
    A Punisher show where Frank Castle is NOT the Punisher for 5 episodes, at least??? That was all I could fast forward through. WHo's bright idea was it to START the show AFTER all the action?? AFTER Castle gets his revenge and kills all his enemies?? STARTING the show with burning the Punisher outfit?? What **** garbage, Marvel's movies may be great, but the TV shows SUCK!!!
  19. Hype2x
    Nov 20, 2017
    0
    Honestly my Expectation for Punisher was high, pretty high that i thought The Punisher can return the Marvel/Netflix brand to its early days, when they shinned with Daredevil Season 1.
    But nope, it was not only around that, but also another Mixed bag mediocre show that hasn't met the true potential of what Punisher show Can be.
    Despite that, Jon Bethernal is THE PUNISHER. His    Honestly my Expectation for Punisher was high, pretty high that i thought The Punisher can return the Marvel/Netflix brand to its early days, when they shinned with Daredevil Season 1.
    But nope, it was not only around that, but also another Mixed bag mediocre show that hasn't met the true potential of what Punisher show Can be.

    Despite that, Jon Bethernal is THE PUNISHER. His performance alone worth watching it.    … Expand

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Metascore
55

Mixed or average reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 20
  3. Negative: 2 out of 20
  1. The Atlantic
    Reviewed by: Sophie Gilbert
    Nov 20, 2017
    60
    All too often it’s a plodding slog. Bernthal’s performance somehow finds energy in Frank’s pain. ... Lightfoot’s breadth of storytelling is gratifying--he wants to do more than give the cultural landscape another killing machine to idolize. It makes The Punisher less uncomfortable to watch than it could be amid so many outbreaks of extreme gun violence. But it isn’t an easy ride.
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Lorraine Ali
    Nov 17, 2017
    50
    The show is well-written and Jon Bernthal ("The Walking Dead") is fantastic as Castle, the Afghanistan war veteran turned vigilante. ... But the story itself isn't dynamic enough to punch through all the cultural baggage this show is unfairly (or as some believe, justifiably) saddled with. It doesn't help that the burly character's superpower isn't a superpower at all. It's old-fashioned rage, coupled with special ops training.
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  3. RogerEbert.com
    Reviewed by: Allison Shoemaker
    Nov 17, 2017
    50
    Better too rich than too thin, to be sure, but “The Punisher” casts its net so wide that almost none of these stories get a fair shake. When they do, it’s usually the acting that closes the gap — Woll and Bernthal are so good together that it almost doesn’t matter that their scenes get snapped out quickly — but it’s hard to escape the feeling that, in giving us all that story, “The Punisher” doesn’t have much time for substance. It’s simultaneously too much and not enough.
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