Matt Murdock representing Jessica Jones, as she’s being interrogated by Misty Knight. Iron Fist going one-on-one with Luke Cage and almost breaking his jaw with a glowing punch.
Here we go… well, not quite.
These are exciting scenes, especially for fans of the source material – the show leaning into scenes and dynamics well-established in the comics – but unfortunately they’re far too brief and buried at the end of what is another largely pedestrian episode that feels like a false start. Again.
But at least Mean Right Hook begins with all four of its Defenders in the same city, though they still don’t have a common cause to rally behind. As a consequence, the pace of the show suffers since it feels obligated to give each hero a similar amount of screen time, even though they’re equally capable of driving forward the plot.
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Here we go… well, not quite.
These are exciting scenes, especially for fans of the source material – the show leaning into scenes and dynamics well-established in the comics – but unfortunately they’re far too brief and buried at the end of what is another largely pedestrian episode that feels like a false start. Again.
But at least Mean Right Hook begins with all four of its Defenders in the same city, though they still don’t have a common cause to rally behind. As a consequence, the pace of the show suffers since it feels obligated to give each hero a similar amount of screen time, even though they’re equally capable of driving forward the plot.
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