The first season was good, story a little slow. However, the second is... Wow. I thoroughly enjoyed it, but the reason I give 8 stars is due to it being very much a Nolanesque treatment of the hero/antihero Frank Castle. The villain is equally Jokeresque, less the mania. On saying this, the pace is great, the action superb and hints of John Wick permeated through nicely. The journey of each character is well captured and the story is right up there with current script writing skills of Marvel, which in 2020/2021 are truly exceptional- watch WandaVision for evidence. I mean, the depth of research is phenomenal and the script in WandaVision is blow your mind brilliant. I'm truly into spiritual and philosophical things and the research they made into these areas is top notch. Combine this with the Nolanesque ideas and The Punisher has become Marvel's own Batman; human, flawed, seeking redemption and a dark Knight seeking the light once found in the dark night of the soul. Excellent series, rated low due to the 10 due to the Batman themes.