#(oscar wilde’s works are undeniably gay and frank chooses to quote him to billy who he calls pretty later on)

[bunisher]

i just…. still cannot believe that they had frank quote oscar wilde and wear purple and have a whole arc surrounding closeted gay men and expected me not to notice!!!

#frank castle #the punisher #the punisher s2 #(like i understand that billy reading the picture of dorian gray was bc ben barnes plays him in the movie) #(and the themes of beauty + morality + social class that r within it) #(but they could have used stardust just as easily for love + loyalty and a fourth wall break for BB and charlie cox!) #(i just think it’s an interesting choice considering how these r not the only instances of queercoding but the biggest that come to mind) #(oscar wilde’s works are undeniably gay and frank chooses to quote him to billy who he calls pretty later on) #(and the purple shirt specifically with micro is another choice because of how their relationship is portrayed in the comics) #(and comics!frank has such gay behavior it makes u wonder if he ((not ncmu)) was in a lavender marriage) #(i really cannot understate the amount of queercoding and subtext surrounding frank and his clear attraction to men) #(there is very much a deliberate choice with the storylines frank has involving gay men and punisher 2004 did it too) #(and i understand why people assume homophobia based on his character at a quick glance but the source material is soooo gay) #(anyways rant over) #subtext #comics inspired #punisher 2017 #punisher 2004