If you punch links we provide, we may receive compensation. The Devil of Hell’s Kitchen ended his second season in a fittingly hellish place: alone. So what’s a Man Without Fear to do when there’s only fear left? Credit: Finlay Mackay for EW ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: You just shot your first scene with all of the other Defenders. How do you feel? CHARLIE COX:It’s been a long time coming. This is probably the ultimate Easter egg, you know?...

If they can get along, that is. Consider it your superhero training montage only it’s for superhero-watching. Meet the freewheeling four. Sarah Shatz/Netflix So who arethese reluctant superheroes? Matt Murdock, a.k.a. Lastly, Danny Rand, a.k.a. Sarah Shatz/Netflix Worlds make that neighborhoods will collide. But enough about the individual shows. As forhowthey cross paths, well, their first meeting is in surprise, surprise a hallway. Sarah Shatz/Netflix Hallway fight scenes area Marvel-Netflix stapleat this point, so ofcoursethe heroes have to meet in one....

Claire Temple (Rosario Dawson) has been the Nick Fury ofMarvel’s The Defendersfor a while. “That newness makes everybody excited.” But what about Claire’s romantic history with Matt? Credit: Myles Aronowitz/Netflix Colter isn’t concerned, joking that Claire neverreallyhad anything with his fellow Defender. “Ididn’t see it. My story is that she spent the night and then she slept in another bedroom. So I’m sorry, I need some kind of evidence that Claire and Daredevil did it....

Thats a really interesting place to start a television series. We never had any other characters in mind, Loeb says. It got us excited about the possibility of putting them together. Credit: Finlay Mackay for EW Confident in its chosen cast of misfits, Marvel approached Netflix with the mega-pitch in 2013. Netflix really understood what it is we wanted to do. Plus, he says Netflix opened doors to lesser-known creatives and to new forms of storytelling....

So, the mystic warrior became an easy target for Jessica. Still, that wasnt even some of her best stuff. Bullet proof, blind man, whatever it is you are…/ Classy. Credit: Sarah Shatz/Netflix Never say the H word around Jessica. She doesnt claim to be anybodys hero. Theres nowhere to go. Nobody threatens Jessicas friends, not even unhinged architects desperately trying to flee from The Hand. I have a soft spot for hopeless causes....

If you press links we provide, we may receive compensation. Remember all those voicemails and calls Malcolm (Eka Darville) fields after she returns to her battered apartment? Expect many more to come whenMarvels The Defendersbegins. “She’s gloriously the most reluctant hero in the world,” showrunner Marco Ramirez says. But who’s the cat and who’s the mouse? “It switches back and forth, to be honest,” she says. “No one’s best friends in all of the Defenders....

Hes been able to come clean and deal with his past… That weighs on you, that changes who you are as a person. Now that thats out of the way, I think we can give him a different approach to life. Im the guy, the wisdom, Colter says. Credit: Finlay Mackay for EW If you want to ensure something works, run it up the flagpole. Its a description showrunner Marco Ramirez finds fitting....

as skilled as the woman behind Alias Investigations to figure out whats going to happen. Here are the seven biggest loose ends the team-up series will have to tackle. Who is Alexandra? Sarah Shatz/Netflix Sigourney Weavers villain has been dubbed an utter badass by showrunner Marco Ramirez, but what does she want? Who is she looking at in this photo below? Where is she sitting? Marvel/Disney How does she cross paths with the Defenders?...

Come as you are, Defenders. Theres anewenemy in town. Her character is a very powerful force in New York City. Credit: Sarah Shatz/Netflix Shes everything Sigourney is: sophisticated, intellectual, dangerous. I can only say a bunch of adjectives right now. In that case, may we suggest Queenpin as a moniker? Marvels The Defendersarrives summer 2017 on Netflix.

Alexandra should cheer up, honestly. Stick points to Sowandes exact phrasing, that Iron Fist was the key to what the hand desires. Stick explains what we viewers have already figured out: These ninjas dont mean that metaphorically. Credit: Sarah Shatz/Netflix The Hand literally needs the iron fist to open a door. As ever, Stick is nothing but practical. Again, the Defenders process this disagreement in the most Marvel way possible: by getting in a fistfight....

The episode begins with a flashback to Elektra meeting with Stick some time ago. From their conversation, we know its from around the time when Elektra first approached Matt. She tells Stick that itll be impossible to convince Matt to kill, even for the Chaste. Credit: Sarah Shatz/Netflix This is not what Stick wants to hear, because he truly believes they need Matt. Honestly, this flashback is rather unnecessary. All she wants is the Substance....

The next morning, New York residents have more questions than answers about the earthquake. Thats not suspicious at all. What IS suspicious, however, is finding a stash of explosives in an empty apartment. Credit: Sarah Shatz/Netflix Jessica doesnt linger long, but before she leaves Misty spots her take a piece of evidence with her. Now that theyre back in New York, maybe theyll find allies here. Indeed there are some, and theyre busy actually helping people....

Elektra, too, is rattled after her battle. Looking in the mirror, she realizes that her original death wounds are still visible. Alexandra tells her, Your life is new. Credit: Sarah Shatz/Netflix Your body, however, is not. So far, Im pretty intrigued by this dark, almost matriarchal relationship developing between the two. Even so, the Black Sky may not be enough. Having learned just how dangerous the Defenders are, Alexandra goes to ask for help....