Down: Sometimes it’s draggy
The Punisher ended on a high (and violent) note. Unfortunately, it dragged a bit on the way. The story didn’t require thirteen episodes, and the early part of the season was pretty slow-moving.
The show introduced some unnecessary side-plots, although Lewis Wilson’s story was a highlight. Was it necessary to present an actual debate about gun control? It wasn’t, but there it was.
Did we really want to know how high the Agent Orange conspiracy went? Was it necessary to introduce CIA Deputy Director Marion James, especially since it turned out that her connection with Agent Orange was meaningless?
But this is a fairly common fault among the Marvel/Netflix projects. And we’re betting that a shorter season would mean much better stories for the characters.
