THE FANDOM ZONE 350: "One Last Kill" Is Up!

 
"You made your bed, now rot in it. And when that final moment comes, know it was the Gnuccis who did it. You didn't finish anything, Frank. I'm the one who's doing the punishing now."
-- Ma Gnucci to Frank Castle, The Punisher: One Last Kill

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we celebrate our 350th episode and discuss The Punisher: One Last Kill, the Marvel Special Presentation TV Special, featuring Jon Bernthal as The Punisher/Frank Castle, Judith Light as Ma Gnucci, Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page, and Jason R. Moore as Curtis Hoyle!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like my getting to meet Twin Peaks actor Michael Horse, Nik hoping his Montreal Canadiens will advance to the next round of the NHL playoffs, One Last Kill feeling hollow and more like a first-person shooter videogame, the Punisher as John Wick, Jon Bernthal needing to stick to acting instead of writing, the purpose of this TV special, wondering if the TV special was intended as a pilot for a new Punisher TV series, One Last Kill putting any doubts about Disney+ watering down the Punisher to rest, some comics background on Ma Gnucci, Frank killing Tony Gnucci in the series premiere of The Punisher (2017), Jon Bernthal's real-life daughter Addie playing Frank's dead daughter Lisa Castle, Jon Bernthal being really good at grunting and rubbing his scalp, Mickey the punk's dick move to kill Johnny the Old Veteran's dog, Frank trying to put the Punisher behind him, Frank being checked out and tuning out the violence around him, the ghosts of Frank's family still wanting Frank to continue as the Punisher, Judith Light as Angela Bower on Who's the Boss?, Ma Gnucci's trauma about her family mirroring Frank's trauma about his family, Maria's ghost speaking to Frank through a hallucination of Karen Page, the Punisher teaming up with John McClane from Die Hard, Jon Bernthal's fire stunt, the great use of Louis Armstrong's version of "La Vie En Rose", One Last Kill being the most metal Marvel production ever, Frank rescuing Dre and his family, Frank's decision to continue being the Punisher, Mickey the punk being the Punisher's last kill, wondering if we'll see Ma Gnucci again, Frank being the defender of Little Sicily, our favorite quotes of the episode, new Fandom Zone Fan Mail from Aaron Case, our upcoming discussions of the Prime Video series Spider-Noir, and more! 

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Be sure to come back in two weeks when DJ Nik and I discuss "Step Into My Office", the first episode of the Marvel series Spider-Noir, introducing Nicolas Cage as The Spider/Ben Reilly, Brendan Gleeson as Silvermane/Finn Byrne, Li Jun Li as Cat Hardy, and Jack Huston as Sandman/Flint Marko!