TV Review: Marvel’s The Punisher S2E4 Scar Tissue

Rachel recalls the night everything changed and lets Frank in on the truth about her name. Russo sits down with a face from his childhood.
Well, at least the fourth episode breaks the flow of the episode we saw in the past three? We learn a bit more about Rachel and what she’s running from as the episode is really about Russo who’s on the loose.
What’s odd about the episode is that there was an attack on a police station and Homeland Security is more focused on Russo? They don’t want to talk to Frank or Rachel and figure out who’s behind it all? It’s just a general weird drop of the plot where both things should be running at the same time. There’s too little time spent on the main plotline.
This is all about Russo whose memory is messed up and he’s visiting old friends. He’s out for revenge and not totally sure where to start and who to go after. It’s an interesting exploration of Russo but the episode feels like it doesn’t tell us anything really new about him, instead the point is to emphasize that he’s messed up. Something that has already been established.
The episode is a bridge to get past the set up of the previous three but even with that, it’s an episode where most of what’s presented could have been done elsewhere. This is the prime example of bloat of a series that could cut the fat and improve the flow.
Overall Rating: 6.5
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