- "All that moving around, it must get lonely, huh?"
"I had this friend, said that we're all lonely. And all life is, is just trying not to be." - ―Beth Quinn and Frank Castle
Roadhouse Blues is the first episode of the second season of the television series The Punisher.
Synopsis[]
While driving through Michigan, Frank stops for a beer at a roadside bar. But staying out of trouble has never been his strong suit.
Plot[]
Leaving New York City behind, Frank Castle travels across the United States, taking a stop in Michigan. He attends Lola's Roadhouse, where he meets Beth Quinn and has a brief encounter with Amy Bendix. Noticing Johnny harassing Quinn over refusing to drink with him, Castle stands up for her, before Johnnny gets kicked out of the bar. Impressed with Castle's chivalry, Quinn gets to know Castle better, before inviting him to her place after her shift.
Bendix tries to contact Sergei Konchevsky, unaware that he is being interrogated by John Pilgrim over his connections in New York. While Pilgrim was listening, Bendix told Konchevsky that Fiona and the rest of her crew were killed, claiming that someone is aware of what they have done and is hunting for them. Konchevsky said that he can keep Bendix safe but she only wants out of the whole deal, arranging a meeting at Lola's Roadhouse to get money for the photographs. Pilgrim is satisfied with that knowledge, saying that it was God's providence, and then murders Konchevsky on the spot.
At Quinn's place, Castle and Quinn bond with each other and have sex, after which Castle even reveals his true name to her. Even though he tries to move forward and make new connections, the memories of his family's deaths continue to haunt him. He considers leaving in the morning but meets Quinn's son, Rex, and stays to have breakfast with them both. After Quinn invites Castle to see her again at the bar, he briefly bumps into Bendix on his way to the motel, but Bendix abruptly leaves as she was hiding in an unoccupied room.
Castle comes to the bar at night to see Quinn, while Bendix is waiting for Konchevsky. As he does not arrive, she tries to run away through the restroom, but gets caught by Marlena Olin and her mercenaries, who were sent by Pilgrim. Getting suspicious, Castle breaks into the restroom, beating down Olin and her crew, saving Bendix from them. Castle does not believe that an attack of her was coincidence and realizes that she is being hunted, and as Bendix refuses to tell him anything, he goes to leave. Scared that are more mercenaries gunning for her, Bendix manages to convince Castle to help her.
He walks Bendix out of the bar, but gets noticed by other mercenaries, getting into a massive bar brawl with them, during which Quinn gets shot. Castle takes Bendix and the bleeding Quinn into his van, before killing the mercenaries that were following them. He then makes Bendix to find a closest hospital and leaves Quinn there, before driving away with Bendix in tow. Meanwhile, Pilgrim comes to the bar and has Ferrara to cover up what happened, while Olin gives him Bendix's laptop. Watching the footage of Castle fighting the mercenaries, Pilgrim gets impressed by his skills and remarks that a man like him should not be hard to find.
Back in New York, Dinah Madani comes to see Billy Russo in the hospital, while he was comatose and disfigured after what Castle did to him. Madani mocks him and walks away from his room, right before he opens his eyes.
Cast[]
Main Cast:
- Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle/Punisher
- Ben Barnes as Billy Russo/Jigsaw
- Amber Rose Revah as Dinah Madani
- Josh Stewart as John Pilgrim
- Giorgia Whigham as Amy Bendix
Guest Stars:
- Alexa Davalos as Beth Quinn
- Jagger Nelson as Rex Quinn
- Teri Reeves as Marlena Olin
- Michael Pemberton as Lieutenant Ferrara
- Alex Notkin as Sergei Konchevsky
- Avery Mason as Ringo
- Peter Albrink as Johnny
- Adrian Alvarado as Eddie
- Lucas Kane as Drunk
- Daniel Tirado as Paramedic
- Kym Gomes as Maid
- Ian Poake as Tech
- Lenny Thomas as Customer
- Khalil' La'Marr Pickett as Operator
- Kiera O'Connor as Woman in Bar
- Shooter Jennings as Himself
- Theo A. Kamp as Himself
- James Douglass as Himself
- John F. Schreffler, Jr. as Himself
- Aubrey Richmond as Herself
- John Donchak as Bar Patron (uncredited)
- Mark Richard Goldman as Bar Patron (uncredited)
- Jay Kwon as Thug (uncredited)
- Rosemary Howard as Police Officer (uncredited)
- Aline Mayne as Bar Patron (uncredited)
- Monique Ganderton as Mercenary (uncredited)
- Unknown Actor as Officer Olsky (uncredited)
Appearances[]
Locations[]
- Michigan
- Chicago, Illinois
- New York City, New York
- Sacred Saints Hospital
- Central Park (flashback)
- Castle Residence (flashback)
Events[]
- Schultz Conspiracy
- Duel at the Central Park Carousel (flashback)
- Massacre at Central Park (mentioned)
Items[]
Vehicles[]
Organizations[]
- United States Department of Homeland Security
- Marlena Olin's Crew
- Russian Mafia
- New York City Department of Correction
- Fiona's Crew (mentioned)
- United States Marine Corps (mentioned)
- New York Rangers (mentioned)
- Detroit Red Wings (logo)
Mentioned[]
- Fiona
- Maria Castle
- Lisa Castle
- Frank Castle, Jr.
- Paulie
- Karen Page
- Led Zeppelin (t-shirt)
- Sal Paradise
Music[]
| Song title | Artist | Location(s)w |
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| The Outsider | Shooter Jennings, Theo A. Kamp, James Douglass, John F. Schreffler, Jr. and Aubrey Richmond |
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| Outlaw You | Shooter Jennings, Theo A. Kamp, James Douglass, John F. Schreffler, Jr. and Aubrey Richmond |
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| Wild & Lonesome | Shooter Jennings, Theo A. Kamp, James Douglass, John F. Schreffler, Jr. and Aubrey Richmond |
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| The Other Life | Shooter Jennings, Theo A. Kamp, James Douglass, John F. Schreffler, Jr. and Aubrey Richmond |
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| The Real Me | Shooter Jennings, Theo A. Kamp, James Douglass, John F. Schreffler, Jr. and Aubrey Richmond |
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| Me and Bobby McGee (Roger Miller cover) |
Janis Joplin |
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References[]
External Links[]
| Season One | 3 AM • Two Dead Men • Kandahar • Resupply • Gunner • The Judas Goat • Crosshairs • Cold Steel • Front Toward Enemy • Virtue of the Vicious • Danger Close • Home • Memento Mori |
| Season Two | Roadhouse Blues • Fight or Flight • Trouble the Water • Scar Tissue • One-Eyed Jacks • Nakazat • One Bad Day • My Brother's Keeper • Flustercluck • The Dark Hearts of Men • The Abyss • Collision Course • The Whirlwind |