The Defenders
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
The street level Avengers teamup that proved less is more, and this was less. Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist unite against the Hand’s plan involving a dragon skeleton under Manhattan. The good: Charlie Cox and Krysten Ritter’s reluctant chemistry (Matt and Jessica sniping at each other is the show’s best asset), Sigourney Weaver’s Alexandria, an immortal executive with a grandmother’s smile and a corpse’s agenda, and the Midland Circle building as corporate evil you can punch.
The bad: Iron Fist drags the average down hard, the Hand’s mythology is a soggy mess, and the show spends four episodes getting the team together for a finale that’s over in a blink. Eight episodes was the right length for a teamup with the weirdness sanded off.
Verdict: Watch it for Matt and Jessica. For the full street level experience, Daredevil seasons 1-3 is the real deal, this is the postscript.
