Hey everyone, today begins Lrm's reviews of Marvel and Netflix's The Defenders -- the 8-episode mini-series event that combines characters and events from Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist. We're spreading out our reviews over the next few weeks to give everyone a chance to discuss each episode and debate the good, the bad, and the Danny Rand (just kidding, the more we get to know the Iron Fist, the less we dislike him).
The Setup
We open on a desperate chase and running fight through the sewers of Phenom Penn, Cambodia. Iron Fist (Finn Jones) and Colleen Wing (Jessica Henwick) pursue a lead on The Hand, but encounter a highly-skilled swordfighter instead (hint: It's Elektra). Rand and Elektra battle, and Danny appears to defeat her with a Chi punch, but not before she kills the man they sought. As an aside, it's not clear how Danny summons...
The Setup
We open on a desperate chase and running fight through the sewers of Phenom Penn, Cambodia. Iron Fist (Finn Jones) and Colleen Wing (Jessica Henwick) pursue a lead on The Hand, but encounter a highly-skilled swordfighter instead (hint: It's Elektra). Rand and Elektra battle, and Danny appears to defeat her with a Chi punch, but not before she kills the man they sought. As an aside, it's not clear how Danny summons...
- 8/21/2017
- by David Kozlowski
- LRMonline.com
This year’s The Defenders is set to have a lot of first time meetings. Daredevil will meet Iron Fist, Luke Cage, and Jessica Jones, Jessica will meet Iron Fist and Daredevil, and Iron Fist will meet everybody else. However, while all these meetings are sure to have a certain amount of expectation, one that may have more expectations than others is the one between Iron Fist and Luke Cage. In the comics, the two become good friends and start up Heroes for Hire.
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Speaking at San Diego Comic-Con, actor Finn Jones (who plays Danny Rand, a.k.a. Iron Fist) discussed the pressures of those two meeting for the first time (via Cbr).
“Because it’s so iconic, I don’t think you want to put too much pressure onto it or try to oversell it, you know?...
Related: The Defenders Will Be A "Summer Popcorn Thing," Says Mike Colter
Speaking at San Diego Comic-Con, actor Finn Jones (who plays Danny Rand, a.k.a. Iron Fist) discussed the pressures of those two meeting for the first time (via Cbr).
“Because it’s so iconic, I don’t think you want to put too much pressure onto it or try to oversell it, you know?...
- 7/29/2017
- by Joseph Medina
- LRMonline.com
Thus far, Marvel and Netflix have done a great job at making sure their superheroes feel different from one another in terms of their personalities. Daredevil is a heavy-minded guilt-ridden Catholic, Jessica Jones is an alcoholic smartass with a dark past, and Luke Cage is the epitome of the reluctant hero. However, among the four Defenders, there is one that stood out — and not necessarily in a good way: Iron Fist.
I enjoyed the first season of the show well enough. It may have been the most entertaining to me on a surface level, but it was easy to see that the pillars holding up the plot weren’t nearly as strong as those for the other shows. Plot contrivances were alive and well, and what’s worse, the actual character of Iron Fist (a.k.a. Danny Rand) was easily (to me, at least) the weakest of the group.
I enjoyed the first season of the show well enough. It may have been the most entertaining to me on a surface level, but it was easy to see that the pillars holding up the plot weren’t nearly as strong as those for the other shows. Plot contrivances were alive and well, and what’s worse, the actual character of Iron Fist (a.k.a. Danny Rand) was easily (to me, at least) the weakest of the group.
- 7/3/2017
- by Joseph Medina
- LRMonline.com
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