The Defenders
The Avengersassemble next yr , and theJustice Leagueunites in the fall , but this summer , Marvel ’s The Defenderswill be taking the stage . It ’s the culmination of Netflix ’s longterm investment in Daredevil , Jessica Jones , Luke Cage , and most recently , Iron Fist . More importantly , it ’s the biggest live - action superhero team - up in small sieve history . Because it takes place over just eight episodes ( orone week in the timeline of the show),The Defendersprovides less way for individual fictitious character study while focusing on the intensity of the crime - campaign collective .
Early reviews are very positivefor the show , but a few critics have ragged on its inconsistent tempo ( a theme which has seemingly plagued each of the Defenders ' individual serial ) . This highlights the cock-a-hoop challenge facingThe Defenders : how do you not only bring the four hero together in a believable way , but how do they build trust tight enough to get the caper done ( again , in no more than a week ) ? The reply lies in the strength of the scoundrel moderate the warfare for New York , the deep Alexandra ( Sigourney Weaver ) . It seems that her violence and meddling will trouble audiences from the inner demons each of the Defenders so frequently fight .
Screen Rant spoke with Deborah Ann Woll about Karen Page ’s part in the battle for the Big Apple . Though Woll revealed thatKaren ’s tenuous relationship with Matt Murdockwill be lightly explored in the show , Woll admittedThe Defendersis less about personal development , and more about team spirit :
“ I opine it ’s also good to remember that Defenders , because we ’re bringing everybody together , it ’s a footling bit of a one - off , for lack of a better parole . It ’s die to kind of get along together , lick this one big problem , and then you know we all have to go back to our own show , so we do n’t want to spend too much time of The Defenders kind of figure out on our interpersonal stuff . It ’ll be interesting , and we ’ll definitely address it , but you ’re probably wait for Daredevil Season 3 in rules of order for a really strong resolving power to that stuff . ”
That“one big problem ” is very probable Sigourney Weaver ’s leader behind The Hand . As Marco Ramirez , the co - showrunner forThe Defendersteased , “ The Sojourner Truth is she ’s like the affair in the phantasm who ’s finally walking out . ”Ramirez describes Alexandra ’s presence asthe big unfit behind the enemiesinDaredevilandIron Fist , which features villains that always seemed a rung or two beneath the true power players“who are pulling the strings . ”
Deborah Ann Woll thinksThe Defendersis“going to be really fun,”but it seems the eight - sequence electric arc may be intimately viewed as a fomite for ushering in the 2nd and third season for each member of the team . Charlie Cox offered a similar perspective at San Diego Comic - Con , where he pointed to the next season of Daredevil as the one to bind up loose ending .
With the vulnerable self-importance of Foggy Nelson and Karen Page waiting in the wings of season 3 , it could be a while before audiences get any kind of human relationship solvent in the heat of Hell ’s Kitchen .
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The Defenderspremieres on August 18 on Netflix .
