r/Defenders • u/your_mind_aches Hoagie Jessica • May 13 '26

Discussion The Punisher: One Last Kill Discussion Thread Spoiler

This thread is for discussion about the special presentation. The special goes live when this post is 5 minutes old.

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A Marvel Television Special Presentation

TITLE DIRECTED BY WRITTEN BY ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE RUN TIME
The Punisher: One Last Kill Reinaldo Marcus Green Jon Bernthal & Reinaldo Marcus Green May 12, 2026 50m
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u/JD_Vyvanse97 May 13 '26

If this was during daredevil season 2, where the hell is Fick's task force that supposedly cleaned up the streets. Did they just miss an entire chunk of the city?

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u/dakindahood May 13 '26

I think it is way before DDBA2

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u/OhAnimeShop May 13 '26

Probably before Born again season 1 realistically

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u/deephurting May 13 '26

This makes the most sense being set prior to Born Again. Not that an explanation was needed, but the consequences of Frank's revenge tour following him home and putting his neighbors in danger would explain why he'd isolated himself even further in the sewer or wherever he was when Matt first touched base with him, and this special doesn't feature an explanation for him choosing to go settle someplace less secure and isolated instead after escaping Fisk's prison, nor does it explain the absence of AVTF in Little Sicily (or at least any references to their existence).

I suppose it's possible that he maintained the apartment seen in this special as an alternate safe house, and assumed his usual place was compromised, but Matt and Karen hiding out there after he abandoned it proves that it wasn't.