Daredevil
In 2015 , Marvel added Netflix to the family as they debut 13 episodes of the hit series , Daredevil . Since then , the Marvel Cinematic Universe has grown to let in another season ofDaredevil , Jessica Jones , Luke Cage , andIron Fist . If there ’s one matter they have in vulgar , it ’s that the production timbre looks like a cut of meat above traditional web television . Fans and critics alike love the addition of Netflix as a platform to get their Marvel fix .
That does n’t think of every one of the 65 produced episode to date is outstanding , though . As easy as it is to forget that they are n’t unadulterated , there unquestionably are a few that immure behind the respite . We ’re taking a look at the20Worst MCU Netflix Episodes .
Note : If you ’re not catch up on Marvel ’s Netflix offering just yet , there will beSPOILERS !
20. Daredevil 2x06 “Regrets Only”
Daredevilhad a nearly pure time of year during its debut on Netflix , but when season two roll up around , buff and review were just a bit more vital of it , thanks in part to the show diverging from the main storyline introduced in the season premiere of Frank Castle make havoc in Hell ’s Kitchen .
“ rue Only ” diverts the series into the Matt and Elektra show as the two start investigating what they think are Yakuza , though it ’s really the alway - present - Marvel - group , The Hand . Since this was only the third season of Marvel on Netflix , some audience member might have been frivol away by the Yakuza - Hand lure and switch by the writers , but comic book rooter definitely were n’t , making the twists unneeded . While it ’s playfulness to check the former fire act together , it engage meter away from Frank Castle ’s impending trial and the mystery of what really happened to his fellowship , and for a lot of the audience , it was the parentage of the Punisher that was the principal draw for the season .
19. Jessica Jones 1x02 “AKA Crush Syndrome”
As the 2d episode ofJessica Jones , “ Crush Syndrome ” is the first to delve into account details and rally some answers for the consultation . The answer that it divulge just are n’t all that unexpected - like Jessica having been antecedently controlled by Kilgrave .
The installment is too slow to make after the volatile final bit of the series premiere . With the final here and now of the previous installment pull the audience in , the second installment should survive up to that burst of adrenaline . Instead , it wind through a few leads as Jessica tries to see out what go on to Kilgrave when she leave him for stagnant , though it does have one very good affair going for it , and that ’s Luke Cage .
If there were MCU fans tuning in who were n’t intimate with Luke Cage from the comics , this is the episode that hand them the first gustatory sensation of what he could do . The gentleman with unbreakable cutis and super strength is unleashed on a group of goons who unwisely assail him , setting up not only his relationship with Jessica , but also what would come in his own series .
18. Daredevil 1x03 “Rabbit In A Snowstorm”
SinceDaredevilwas so close to having a perfect time of year when it premier , it might be surprising to see this particular sequence make the listing . Really , on its own , “ Rabbit In A Snowstorm ” is n’t a uncollectible hr of television . Quite the opposite . When you pile it up against the rest of the time of year , however , it becomes obvious that this is one that is all set - up for future story .
“ Rabbit In A Snowstorm ” provides the hearing with the first branching out of the Union Allied conspiracy of the first time of year of the show , and it also provides us with the first real coup d’oeil at Wilson Fisk and Matt Murdock learning that he might be Hell ’s Kitchen ’s newKingpin . But that ’s all this episode does - heap up breath after trace so that later episodes can offer bigger proceeds . It ’s little more than a span from the premiere to the result to the mystery story , a ( somewhat dry ) imply to an end .
17. Luke Cage 1x06 “Suckas Need Bodyguards”
One of the great aspects of this installment is that we get more ofClaire Temple . In the other Netflix serial , Rosario Dawson ’s character is used as a prime forcefulness against the indulgence of the cosmos of powered masses , but withLuke Cage , she ’s in the midst of the story instead . It ’s nice to see her as a character that fit into the humankind of the show alternatively of being used by the writer for the saki of connecting the story to another fibre in the upcomingDefendersseries . ( Why hello there , Iron Fist . Do n’t worry , we ’ll get to you in a moment . )
This episode does , however , mark the turning point of the season where Cornell “ Cottonmouth ” Stokes is on his way out . The one - two - clout of Cornell andMariahmade for some of the large villain Marvel has put up up to audiences so far . It ’s a shame that the series made the shift forth from Cornell and toward Diamondback as the show went on . The old trope of a crooked copper see the twinkle is what place Cottonmouth on his way as Scarfe pay the price with his life instead of suffer to deal with the alternative he made as well .
16. Iron Fist 1x10 “Black Tiger Steals Heart”
Iron Fistwas not themost well - receivedof the Netflix shows , so have a bun in the oven to see quite a few more episodes from the late Netflix serial as we continue on down this leaning . Iron Fistwas also almost doomed from the start , since a batch of the consultation went in with preconceived notions of what they were getting themselves into .
15. Daredevil 1x12 “The Ones We Leave Behind”
The penultimate episode ofDaredevil’sfirst season , “ The Ones We go away Behind ” was a chance to begin splice up idle story thread , but more interrogation than answers were posed thanks to Madame Gao and her heroin swap . While Madame Gao was one piece of the puzzler when it came to Wilson Fisk ’s endeavor to take over Hell ’s Kitchen , she was n’t quite as large of one as fans had hoped .
There was no account for why Madame Gao choose the symbol of the Steel Serpent for her diacetylmorphine packets , and no mention of where she was really from , though those tease were always meant to whet fans ’ appetites forIron Fist , anyway . This episode in reality provides a mo of a continuity issue , as she reveals that she only catch into the diacetylmorphine trade because it was convenient , not because she wanted to , but then spend theIron Fistpremiere season trying to keep her hold on heroin being sold out of the Rand construction .
This instalment also did n’t do itself any favour by leading off with the aftermath of Karen Page shooting Wesley . She squall , drinks herself into a shock , and then has a incubus about Fisk . The first season of the show pile a lot of guilt on Karen without letting her get out from under it .
14. Iron Fist 1x04 “Eight Diagram Dragon Palm”
The one mistake of many of Marvel ’s Netflix serial is attempt to do too much , too soon , have the season to become bloated . That ’s the case forIron Fistas well , as “ Eight Diagram Dragon Palm ” not only bring The Hand fight with Danny into play , but also order the family clientele back on the table and reveal that someone he think was dead had in reality faked their death .
This result in Danny ’s fish out of water dealings with Rand Enterprises , where he makes patronage decisions based on his feelings rather than the bottom line , turning nearly everyone in the company against him . It also means that Danny becomes even more uninstructed than he was in the first episode , as he believe he and the Meachums are on the same side , not realizing that Howard is playing them like the world ’s easy - to - turn - fiddle in every unmarried conversation they have . In a macrocosm where almost everyone else is able to pick out lie and treachery around them , Danny just does n’t measure up in this storyline , and his childish perspectives raise their ugly head .
The bright side to this sequence ? Colleen Wing in a cage match ! fan get to see her go all out long before she got mixed up in Danny Rand ’s drama .
13. Jessica Jones 1x11 “AKA I’ve Got The Blues”
Though much of the season was full of slow moving episodes focalize on psychological conflict alternatively of forcible conflict , “ AKA I ’ve get The Blues ” did give audiences a big bash to watch , though not with Kilgrave . alternatively , Jessica and Trish had to go up againstWill Simpson , who was too mess up on his cherry , white , and blue pills to realize how dangerous he ’d become .
On the plus side , Trish got to put all that grooming she ’d been doing to practiced function , and we get to see a possible minx for her comic book alter ego Hellcat , as she “ died ” for a moment after using Simpson ’s pill to go up against him in a competitiveness . Her comic book eccentric die out , go to Hell , and came back to tell the tale as a superhero . If this episode turn out to be her lineage story , rooter might like it a lot more than they do now , as it currently stands as a bump in the road to Kilgrave .
This was n’t the only sequence to have Jessica getting straggle from her seeking to make Kilgrave pay for the things he ’d done , of course …
12. Jessica Jones 1x04 “AKA 99 Friends”
This was another episode ofJessica Jonesthat require a slight detour from her obsession with Kilgrave as we went on a journey of an everyday case for the form of address fictional character . The case was tenuously link to the residual of the season , as Jessica believe the char who hired her ( who said she reckon her hubby was having an intimacy ) was actually connected to Kilgrave in some elbow room . That connection was middling distinctly out the window as soon as the probe began , though , so it was really just a ploy to keep the audience watch on the off opportunity that Jessica was correct .
Instead , this woman and her husband targeted Jessica because they knew she was “ one of them , ” meaning someone with more than human ability . The account did leave audience appendage conversant with Jessica from the comics with her “ If you shoot that gun at me , I ’ll draw in that hummer out of my smash crownwork … ” delivery as a playfulness nod to the germ material , but it was n’t really a necessary break from the mystery story of the season . The hearing already knew that people with power were n’t exactly laud thanks to the way case sing about “ the incident ” and the man whose car Jessica lifted off the ground in the first sequence .
11. Luke Cage 1x08 “Blowin Up The Spot”
As if Luke Cage did n’t already have enough problems in his life during the first half of the season , “ Blowin Up The Spot ” brings comic volume characterDiamondbackofficially into the mixture and creates a whole unexampled set of issues for Luke . Instead of just dealing with neighborhood cleanup and corrupted politicians , the series impart in family play and someone out to kill him .
