How Netflix Failed The Punisher The Punisher should challenge audiences. Frank Castle (Jon Bernthal) seems like he should have been a much better fit on the Netflix streaming shows than in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films. After all, the first seasons of Daredevil and Jessica Jones had demonstrated that Netflix could commit to a level of violence and a moral ambiguity befitting the complicated and controversial comic book character. Unfortunately, the character’s appearances in Daredevil and The Punisher demonstrated a curious lack of commitment. The Punisher has a complicated legacy. American military and police units unironically appropriate his iconography. This is unsettling as those organizations