The interrogation itself was very strange. At no point does Frank actually try to get any information. I get that he'd be skeptical of what Micro is yammering about, but it seems counter-productive. Jack Bauer roughed people up, but he also made it clear what he wanted. While both are pretty savage in their methods, the latter still seems like the more logical approach.
Where Micro acted as the antagonist in the previous episode, here he tries to present himself as an ally. Suffice it to say, Frank's skeptical. Judging by what we see, it's quite possible, but at the same time, he could be playing a longer game.
We see that Micro is pretty clever in his own right, using patience, preparation, and deception to eventually turn the tables on his captor. It was a pretty great moment both for the character and the episode overall.
The episode also gives us a more in depth look into his back story. We knew the jist, but seeing it unfold resonated a lot more than being fed plot points in dialogue.
The same goes for Frank. This episode gives us the biggest look at Frank's time as a marine to date and it is definitely to the episode's benefit. Not only do we get to see a happier and more easygoing Frank bantering with his fellow soldiers and gushing over the fact that his wife got him Springsteen tickets, but its made clear that Frank's rage predates the death of his family. That certainly didn't help, but his experience oversees seems to be the bigger factor in regards to his turn into "the punisher".
On the flip side, we also see Frank at his most brutal in his own take on the now trademark "hallway fight". Preceding scenes usually did it in one long shot, but this one jumps around. It makes it a bit more disorienting. A part of me kind of wishes they had stuck to "the oner", but I can see how this approach fits. It also helps the scene stand out after so many similar scenes of the main character taking on dozens of mooks in rapid succession.
It was nice to see Clancy Brown reprise his role as Schoonover. He's always solid and it helps connect to what was established on "Daredevil". Just like Micro's flashbacks flesh out what was established in dialogue, so too do Frank's scenes depict what Schoonover talked about when he was brought to the stand during the trial.
It was good to get back into this show and the episode ends with the plot moving into its next phase. Frank now has a new list of people to target and he's not going to stop until they're all dead. It might be tougher than taking out the crime bosses he had targeted previously, but Frank himself is not one to be underestimated.
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