Note: this is a spoiler-free advance review of the first episode of The Punisher: Season 2. The new season will debut on Netflix on Friday, January 18. Here we are with what we're probably all assuming is the last season premiere we're ever going to get out of The Punisher. The knowledge that the show is almost certainly due for the chopping block in a week or two puts a real damper on the new season, but at least the show comes back strong.