kɹˈækt.kˈɑːmz mˈækswɛl jˈɛzpaɪtlˌɑːk oʊpˈaɪnd ðætðə stˈoːɹilˌaɪn "kəmplˈiːtli ˌʌndɚmˈaɪnd ðɪ ɪntˈɛnt ʌvðə kˈæɹɪktɚ hˌuː hæd ðə sˈɪmpəlɪst ɡˈoʊl ʌv ˌɛni sˈuːpɚhˌiəɹoʊ ˈɛvɚ" ænd ðˌɐɾɪt fˈɛlt lˈaɪk "ðə sˈɔːɹt ʌv bˈʊlʃɪt pɹˈɛmɪs ðæt kˌʊdɐv ˈoʊnli kˈʌm fɹʌmðə mˈaɪnd əvə kˈoʊkfjˈuːəld tˌiːvˈiː ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv pˈɪtʃɪŋ ɐ tˈɔɪfɹˈɛndli pˈʌnɪʃɚɹ ˈænɪmˌeɪɾᵻd sˈɪɹiz wˌɛɹ ðeɪ dˈoʊnt ˈæktʃuːəli ʃˈoʊ hˌɪm kˈɪlɪŋ pˈiːpəl".
Cracked.com's Maxwell Yezpitelok opined that the storyline "completely undermined the intent of the character who had the simplest goal of any superhero ever" and that it felt like "the sort of bullshit premise that could have only come from the mind of a coke-fueled TV executive pitching a toy-friendly Punisher animated series where they don't actually show him killing people".