The Punisher Season 2: 15 Easter Eggs & References Explained

4. The Usual Suspects

The Punisher The Usual Suspects
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Another fleeting but amusing reference abounds as Billy and his men are training for their upcoming heist, at which point one of the men quips, "And like that, we're gone."

Even the most casual filmgoer should appreciate this as a reference to the 1995 heist thriller The Usual Suspects, which of course concludes with Kevin Spacey's Verbal Kint making his shock escape before uttering the closing line in flashback: "And like that, he's gone."

On second thought, maybe this isn't the best time to be quoting (admittedly brilliant) Kevin Spacey movies. Give it a few years perhaps, Marvel?

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