tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post1340141861135659138..comments2024-03-28T23:03:57.917-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: The Punisher: Front Toward Enemy Billie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-12546551854145752752017-12-28T20:18:00.866-05:002017-12-28T20:18:00.866-05:00I personally saw this episode as very carefully tr...<i>I personally saw this episode as very carefully trying to strike a middle ground without coming down on one side or another.</i><br /><br />Yes, totally agree with you, Fangirl. I love the middle ground, but I was annoyed that this episode couldn't make up its mind. The writers built this entire arc around Lewis, and it seemed like they wanted to raise awareness of gun control, but then backpedaled by shoving into this episode a dumb anti-gun Senator. Maybe they figured the show would have lots of viewers who are Republican and decided they didn't want to alienate them? Geez, the Senator couldn't even come up with decent arguments.<br /><br />Otherwise, this was a terrific episode. I don't feel like Madani is part of a different show, but I agree that it's taken her long enough to learn something relevant, and I wish she had had more of an agency, instead of Micro handing the intel to her. I'm very curious to see what happens next, though. This episode did a marvelous job of mixing the different sides of the story and setting up the final episodes. I'm excited.Lamounierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00225447169375363236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-47678509947480629252017-12-08T12:45:46.145-05:002017-12-08T12:45:46.145-05:00Loved this review. Felt like you were reading my m...Loved this review. Felt like you were reading my mind. I also had to look away from the screen. JRShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485752215710916988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-57655005357075417252017-12-05T13:12:34.585-05:002017-12-05T13:12:34.585-05:00I sometimes have thought that Karen's decision...I sometimes have thought that Karen's decision to provoke Lewis by calling him a coward and writing that op-ed was about seeking an adrenaline high to keep her mind off the pain of losing Matt during The Defenders.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13949343956991976009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-17094897560456259082017-12-05T09:21:54.288-05:002017-12-05T09:21:54.288-05:00I think Billie mostly came to Madani to grill her ...I think Billie mostly came to Madani to grill her about her knowledge. Did Sam tell her who killed him before he died or not. After she yelled at him: "You weren't there" I think I saw a sign of relief on his face. But that's my interpretation.Patrykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662838711958747484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-63596632745211080992017-12-05T08:12:18.529-05:002017-12-05T08:12:18.529-05:00Good point about how they made the anti-gun guy su...Good point about how they made the anti-gun guy such a wuss. That irritated me, too. Although it's sort of understandable when you consider which anti-hero this series is about. Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-80598211483880212192017-12-05T01:46:36.413-05:002017-12-05T01:46:36.413-05:00It's hard, because on an issue like gun contro...It's hard, because on an issue like gun control there is very little in the way of middle ground. The United States has more mass shootings than every other civilized country in the world *combined*, and the number keeps going up. And it's not because we simply have more mentally ill people here (sarcasm intended).<br /><br />This isn't a diss on you as a reviewer, please understand, I love your Lucifer coverage. I'm just saying that a show like this, with all it represents and portrays, shouldn't be allowed to take the easy way out by striking a middle ground. All it does is send all the wrong messages to the wrong kind of people. I felt the same way when Arrow chickened out of making a firm anti-gun stance in their mass shooting-centric episode last season. I just wish someone would actually have the guts to say what needed to be said and not worry about alienating 'certain demographics'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-86452218414661271612017-12-05T00:23:33.065-05:002017-12-05T00:23:33.065-05:00Anonymous, I kept thinking about the Vegas shootin...Anonymous, I kept thinking about the Vegas shooting as I was watching this episode. I was debating about whether or not I wanted to discuss it in the actual review, but ultimately decided against it. I'll be the first to admit that I'm not all that well educated about gun control laws, so I can't really speak with any authority here about specifics. <br /><br />However, I'm not sure if the episode was firmly anti-gun control. Senator Ori was portrayed as a bit of a buffoon, yes. (And next episode doesn't do him any favors either.) However, as the radio host pointed out, Lewis wasn't about guns. He was using bombs to perpetuate his violence. I personally saw this episode as very carefully trying to strike a middle ground without coming down on one side or another. Whether or not they succeeded and by what metric we want to mark that success may be a different discussion. <br /><br />I hope any of what I said above made sense. An Honest Fangirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15093676731627861429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-45516273669673884362017-12-04T23:30:09.992-05:002017-12-04T23:30:09.992-05:00Does it concern anyone else that this episode seem...Does it concern anyone else that this episode seemed to have a pretty firmly anti gun control stance? When they announced they were postponing Punisher's release because of the Vegas shooting I felt that was a stupid move, because it's not like Punisher is in favor of gun violence. When told well, Frank Castle is a cautionary tale about gun violence. This episode didn't do them any favors though and it just left an extremely bad taste in my mouth. Senators who are in favor of gun laws shouldn't be demonized like here. All this episode did was make me hate Karen a little bit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-58663001311033237032017-12-04T19:33:38.678-05:002017-12-04T19:33:38.678-05:00Enjoyed your review, Fangirl, and I agree.
This s...Enjoyed your review, Fangirl, and I agree.<br /><br />This series has really surprised me by taking on the bigger questions, particularly about vigilantism. What is the difference between what Frank did and what Lewis did? There really is a difference, too. And I liked that David is coming over to Frank's side of this whole thing. I also liked that at this point in the story, David's approval means something to Frank. And that Frank won by being nonviolent this time. He refused to leave Curtis and managed to free him by talking Lewis down. <br /><br />Curtis is an extremely likable character that you can tell has a target painted on his back. I was totally bummed, thinking he was going to get killed, but then relieved.<br /><br />It took me awhile to like Madani. I like her now, because she's hating herself. Madani is absolutely devastated and understandably so. Nothing can bring Sam back or erase this mistake.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.com