Since Daredevil: Born Again started with a renewed force, fans don’t stop asking the same question: where is the punisher?

With Jon Bernhal confirmed to ri -Coper the emblematic jacket with the skull, we expected to see him shoot, break the bones and distribute justice to the purest style Punisher. But except for the key appearance in episode 4, the most feared Guardian in New York has shone close to his Mysterious absence. And be careful, his disappearance is not accidental. What looks like a simple minute problem on the screen hides something bigger: A strategic game both inside and outside the Marvel universe.

A short, intense return and enough?

The only scene (so far) that has given us the series between Matt Murdock and Frank Castle It was pure gold. In episode 4, Daredevil goes to Old Frank in search of answers after the murder of White tiger And the rise of Wilson Fisk. Over there, Castle does not cut a hair: Truths loose like the fists, notes the repressed violence of Matt and, as expected, they collide again on the usual dilemma: Justice or revenge?

Frank still does not trust the inks. And Matt, well … soon ends up again in his red dress. Opportunity? Rather consequence.

Even so, after that face for brutal face, Punisher’s Trail cools down. Not a mention. Not a trace. Nothing. And this blew up the alarms between the followers.

Why did Punisher disappear after the 4th episode?

The answer is so much In the script as in the offices. Initially, the character I was not in the initial plans From Daredevil: born again. But after the creative break and the renovation of the project, Marvel Studios have decided to report Bernhal … even if With a very small role.

From a narrative point of view, Frank and Matt are not yet understood. The use of lethal force is the red line that separates its paths. This would explain why, despite a powerful meeting, Everyone decides to follow their war separately.

But that nobody is wrong: More punisher is to see. Marvel has dropped it in trailers and clips that we have not yet seen in the series, including scenes where Frank seems to be his classic haircut and the fight side by side with Daredevil.

Will Punisher return to the final episode?

Everything indicates yes. And it would not be a simple decorative aspect.

Episode 8 on the left An emotional and plotted bomb: Matt Murdock saves Wilson Fush’s life, preventing Bullseye from eliminating him with an accurate shot. This decision could trigger A brutal chaos: All against everyone between Fisk, Poindexter and Murdock. And who better than Frank Castle to balance the balance?

If the result becomes a bloodbath between the king of crime and his enemies, Punisher is the only ally capable of dealing with that violence with even more violence. As he said: “Sometimes, the only way to stop the monsters … is to be larger”.

A spin-off at La Vista

Although it seems that it was crossed, the series left an interesting detail: its improvised headquarters, full of weapons, screens and cuts. Clearly, Is investigating something very fatperhaps correlated to criminal bands or even The corrupt police who used his symbol as a flag to justify his brutality.

This thread could develop in Punisher’s future spin-offwhich has already been announced as a Special presentation by Marvel Studios. The focus? Explore What Frank did during the blipor what he did First, during and after its crossing with Daredevil.

So yes: what has not been said now, He resides for something even more beast.