After a lacklustre outing from Luke Cage.. I enjoyed the first half of that series but felt it really lost it's way.. and similarly Iron Fist which was slow to start but did actually pick up a bit towards the end. I'm very happy to report that the pacing here in The Defenders is much more even. We have the recap of where everyone is at, the strands of how they have been connected via previous series are pulled to bring them together and the action ensues from there. We get the performances we are familiar with and Danny Rand has been massively improved IMO by Finn Jones since his first outing, credit where it is due. The story is good, the fight scenes are more Daredevil than Iron Fist quality and on the whole everything seems to be back to the heights of where the Marvel franchise on Netflix has previously been. Even the fringe characters have some great scenes, Rosario Dawson of course is a standout but I was more than happy with the supporting cast. All in all a welcome return to form and I am very much looking forward to the Punisher now, after Bernthal's performance previously and the improved script here it promises to be a good one.
Review of The Defenders
