Season 1, Episodes 9-13 – The Punisher is the most well-written, excellently paced entry in the MCU imbuing its mystery plot structure with compassion and hard questions.

Season 1, Episodes 5-8 – The middle four episodes of Punisher continue the series’ excellent pacing while perfectly balancing action and ideology.

Season 1, Episodes 1-4 – Punisher is self-aware enough to avoid obvious political and cultural traps while simultaneously delivering a nuance exploration of trauma and violence.