SERIES REVIEW: The Defenders
Jessica Jones and Daredevil have always made for good television – it’s the Iron Fist I’m worried about. PHOTO| FILE
What you need to know:
- The Defenders draws from four Marvel television shows: Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Daredevil and Iron Fist.
- Verdict: I have a little faith in this series, though I managed to watch an episode without being overwhelmingly underwhelmed.
Depending on how you feel about previous Marvel offerings, you’ll either hate this show right away or love it immediately.
The Defenders draws from four Marvel television shows: Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Daredevil and Iron Fist – as all these players come together in one superhero show to try and save the city they all (mostly) love from a villain they can’t seem to find.
This unlikely collaboration is of course not short of friction carried over from their past lives of crime-fighting and unfinished stories. Will they be able to work as a team eventually?
Verdict: I have a little faith in this series, though I managed to watch an episode without being overwhelmingly underwhelmed.
Jessica Jones and Daredevil have always made for good television – it’s the Iron Fist I’m worried about.
