Warning: Full spoilers for the episode below. If you need a refresher on where we left off, check out our review of Season 2, Episode 10.
Well, that went pretty much exactly as expected. Following last week’s unsatisfying twist, with Frank Castle losing his nerve after apparently killing innocent civilians, the series proceeds to quickly walk back and reveal how it was all just a big misunderstanding. Good thing a familiar face from Frank’s past showed up just in time to salvage a disappointing story turn.
As expected, resolving rank’s crisis of conscience turned out to be as simple as doing a bit of forensic work and realizing that those women were already dead by the time Frank shot up Billy’s warehouse. It was painfully obvious from the start that this was going to be the end result. And so once again, while I realize there was both a need to find some way of striking Frank on a psychological level and a lack of available options, this particular detour just doesn’t seem to have worked out.
Source: IGN.com Marvel's The Punisher Season 2, Episode 11: "The Abyss" Review