Marvel's The Punisher: 31 Easter Eggs & References You Need To See

4. Rambo

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The fifth episode was where the show really started to crank things up, and again, it's framed around a post-war cultural reference point, just as Lewis Wilson's parallel of Travis Bickle is.

The episode is crowned by a battle in the Appalachian woods between Agent Orange's Anvil strike team and Gunner and Frank (Micro's there too obviously). It feels very much like one big homage to First Blood, as Frank takes the John Rambo approach to taking down the soldiers looking for him and Gunner.

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