My thoughts on punisher: one last kill.
Jon doesn't understand this character at all.
Frank is supposed to be a calm, stoic, and methodical marine. a force of nature that is hellbent on destroying the criminal underworld until he dies. He doesn't doubt himself nor does he feel suicidal (unless he kills an innocent).
Frank isn't some pill popping and alcohol drinking schizo that cuts himself. Hes definitely not going to his family's grave yelling at the top of his lungs, having a ptsd breakdown, and pointing a gun at his head. Thats not frank castle. The graveyard where his family is buried is supposed to be the place where frank can find peace and mourn in silence. Not act out in rage.
Ma gnucci felt very flat as a villain and not as threatening as her comic counterpart. Like, come on, that was ma gnucci?! That woman should have a army of henchmen working for her, why the hell would she contract the whole neighborhood to kill punisher? And why would she visit frank to tell him about the bounty she put on him? Her character would never do that, its too dangerous for her since she a major target by frank himself. Very dumb writing on bernthals part.
Now let's talk about Barracuda. I'm excited its confirmed that was him, but I'm incredibly disappointed he was reduced to being a henchman. Like are you fucking kidding me, a henchman?! Barracuda said in punisher max that he only does business and has no loyalty to anyone. Barracuda is supposed to be a wise cracking ex green baret turned mercenary. The man loves to kill people for money, and he's reduced to being a henchman with no lines, not even an evil grin to show the "fuck you" gold teeth he has. Such a waste of a great character.
Honestly the presentation could've been ma gnucci contracting barracuda to kill frank instead. It would've been cool to see frank and barracuda have a brutal fight throughout the presentation, destroying the apartment in the process, while barracuda tries to break frank down mentally. You can even have a part where frank cuts barracuda's fingers off and stabs his right eye out, like how it happened in the comics. I would've loved to have seen that.
And of course he only wears the skull at the end of the special for a couple of seconds smh. He should've had the damn skull on while fighting those guys in the apartment building. I thought I saw him wear it in the trailer fighting those crazy guys, but I was wrong.
The presentation proved that bernthal lied about reading any punisher comics.
If there's one positive I can give this is that the fights were cool and brutal, but that's it.
Ray stevenson still holds the crown as the most comic accurate punisher.