5 Reasons The Defenders Was A HUGE Disappointment
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Channel: Heavy Spoilers · 2017 · Entertainment
5 Reasons The Defenders Was A HUGE Disappointment After falling in love with the Daredevil (not like that….though they say love is blind), Luke Cage and Jessica Jones (literally), I was over the moon to hear that they would be teaming up in a new show: The Defenders. Marvel clearly know what they’re doing in regards to superhero team-ups and the solo TV series were hits both critically and commercially. What could go wrong? Well, a lot apparently. Being Marvel’s worst-performing Netflix show, The Defenders clearly didn’t live up to the hype. After re-watching the series I’m here to give my opinion on why the show underperformed with fans and critics. I would love to hear your feedback, whether you agree or not. So comment below with what you either loved (or hated) about the show. With that out the way let’s get into my list! Elektra In The DefendersMost interesting character is a mute Elektra is by far the most interesting character in the Defenders Universe. After debuting in Daredevil Season 2, her embodiment of the femme fatale made her a joy to watch. She really shook up the show and was one of the highlights of that season so most fans were excited to see what she would bring to this crossover. As intelligent as she is beautiful, Elektra is the perfect anti-hero. She has travelled the world, been CEO of a billion-dollar corporation, learnt a plethora of martial art styles, done a tonne of cocaine, stared Death in the face and been resurrected. Surely there’s a lot she has to tell us? Well not really. Being mute for the majority of the Defenders, she becomes a lap dog. A henchman who shows up from time to time to fight the team. It gets very repetitive than the lyric ‘Around The World’ from the Daft Punk song ‘Around The World.’ Whilst she does eventually get the redemption that we desperately want for her…it’s a long time coming and the wait isn’t worth it. Elektra should have been silent for, at most, two episodes. The fact that it takes double this before she even begins to emote makes it very difficult to become as invested in the character as we once were. Sure my Grandad thinks that women should be seen and not heard but everyone else wants to hear what Elektra has to say. It’s a massively missed opportunity. Iron Fist Ruined The Defenders Too much Iron Fist Juxtaposing the most interesting character, we have the least interesting one: Iron Fist. I never really got the thinking behind putting him in the lead role. Iron Fist was panned critically and is one of the worst performing Netflix shows…well….ever. So it’s baffling that Marvel decided to put him in a central role where all of the plot elements relied on him being a major part of the team. The character is so bland and boring. The most intriguing thing about him, his fist, gets used about 4 times throughout the entire show and even then it looks like he’s just been eating too many Wotsits. It’s just. So bad The producers possessing neither the budget or charisma to truly present him as a Billionaire, he’s basically just a guy in a suit and I have no idea why he was picked as the lead when there are three far more superior characters to focus on in the same show. Side Characters made The Defenders Bad To Check out my full written review visit: - http://deffinition.co.uk/5-reasons-why-the-defenders-was-a-huge-disappointment/ For more of my comic, game, tv and movie reviews check out :- http://deffinition.co.uk
