If they can get along, that is.
Consider it your superhero training montage only it’s for superhero-watching.
Meet the freewheeling four.
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So who arethese reluctant superheroes?
Matt Murdock, a.k.a.
Lastly, Danny Rand, a.k.a.
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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.
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Hallway fight scenes area Marvel-Netflix stapleat this point, so ofcoursethe heroes have to meet in one.
(And then ride an elevator together in one.)
A street-level crisis arrives in New York.
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But what exactly is Alexandra up to, and whoisshe?
The previous series shed some clues.
The teams bigger than these four.
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There are only four Defenders, but there are more than four heroes to save the day.
Look out for color palettes.
To seamlessly merge the four standalone series' distinct tones, the crewcolor-coded the characters.
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(It was also the thinking behindEW’s cover shoot, which emulated the series' work.)
AndThe Defendersisn’t meant to be the end of the four heroes' stories.
Still, if a second season ofThe Defendershappens,at least we know Ritter’s all in.
The Defendershits Netflix August 18.
