‘The Punisher: One Last Kill.’ Plus, MCU Characters Who Deserve Their Own Specials.

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🗓️ 14 May 2026

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Mal and Jo discuss the ‘Punisher: One Last Kill’ special. They break down what worked, what didn’t work, and what it means for the character going forward. Then, they go through the list of characters they think deserve their own specials.(00:00) Intro(07:48) Opening Snapshot(28:15) ‘The Punisher: One Last Kill’(48:23) MCU characters who deserve their own specials Explore the exclusive collection at Target.com Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory RubinProducers: Carlos Chiriboga and Scott Lee Studio Production: Jacob CornettSocial: Jomi AdeniranAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, welcome to a very normal episode of HowSmar.
0:09.3	I'm Joanna Robinson.
0:10.4	Joining me today, the luminous, the ever-present, Malia Rubin.
0:16.4	I'm the one who's doing the punishing now.
0:20.5	I've always thought that you and Frank Castle have a lot in common.
0:23.7	Oh, man.
0:24.8	I think that we should do the entire podcast as Frank Castle and Manucci.
0:30.5	Why not?
0:31.4	Okay, but I get to be dibs on Manucci.
0:33.5	Dibs on Frank Castle.
0:34.9	Great.
0:35.6	This really fits our profile.
0:36.8	Okay, we are here ostensibly to talk about Punisher, One Last Kill, the Marvel special presentation that dropped this week.
0:44.3	But also we're here to collaboratively come up with the 10 MCU characters that we would like to see get their very own special presentation.
0:54.6	That's right.
0:55.2	That's right.
0:55.6	You know, who else can kill an untold number of people?
0:58.9	Who else can chew prescription pills like it's no problem?
1:03.2	Who else can do bloody palmed pull-ups?
1:06.3	I'm excited to talk through the exercise regimen, see what you think I could personally handle.
1:11.7	Let's break it down.
1:13.1	Uh-huh.
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