Daredevil: 11 Most Fan-Pleasing Moments From Season 2
7. The Punisher's Entrance
Everything about Frank Castle's entrance into the Marvel Cinematic Universe was wonderful. Indeed, in many respects Jon Bernthal may have even stolen the show. I'm not as big a fan of The Punisher as others are, but, just as I was elated with Charlie Cox's debut as Matt Murdock last year, I'm positive Frank Castle's many admirers will have reacted with the same joyous chatter as Bernthal uttered his first line in combat with Hell's Kitchen's foremost vigilante: "Bang." The Walking Dead alumni tackles the role with a level of ferocity no other portrayals of Castle have dared enter. As he mercilessly shoots, stabs and beats his way to his targets, you really get a feel that this is a man unhinged from any sense of belonging. This Punisher is neither calm nor collected, but this only speaks volumes for his humanity - again, something intentionally juxtaposed with his sheer violent disposition to great emotional effect as the series progresses. Castle and Murdock's ideological and physical confrontation evolves over the course of 13 meticulously crafted episodes. The introduction to that conflict is flawless, and sets a fantastic precedent for subsequent screen-time featuring the two characters in the future. With that in mind, a Punisher TV spin-off certainly wouldn't go amiss. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN59PQvvWQE
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
