6 things we want to see in Marvel’s The Defenders

NEW YORK, NY – JULY 31: (L-R) Charlie Cox, Krysten Ritter, Finn Jones, and Mike Colter attend the ‘Marvel’s The Defenders’ New York Premiere at Tribeca Performing Arts Center on July 31, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

The season starting strong and ending strong

There’s a recurring theme with all of Marvel’s Netflix series. And it’s not a good one. All of the shows have been consistently good, borderline great (Iron Fist notwithstanding). But they either start strong and end weak or start weak, get really good with a great buildup, and then go nowhere.

Season one of Daredevil? Really good, and then the ending kind of petered out.

Season one of Jessica Jones? Probably the most consistent of the shows (and my personal favorite), but the ending tapered off, the Luke Cage arc didn’t work so well in its ending.

Season one of Luke Cage? I don’t even remember the bad guy, that’s how much of a letdown reveal it was. And him going to jail? Realistic, but not a great ending.

Season two of Daredevil? Started really strong with the Punisher arc and Elektra was a fun addition, but got bogged down in the end by ninjas and a random giant sinkhole that goes for miles that was never discussed again.

Season one of Iron Fist? Let’s not even start (since I covered most of it a few slides back).

Overall, the series have been great, but something always feels lacking. Some of it may have been set-up for future seasons and even for The Defenders.

Maybe combining them all into one show will make this the strongest outing of all. That and the fact that it’s only eight episodes compared to all the others being 12-14 episodes means there’s less room to draw things out.

Sixth time’s a charm?

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The Defenders premieres on Netflix Aug.18. Get ready to binge your heart out!