Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist: Where Are They Now?
And this series premiere, slow as its pace may be, largely accomplishes that.
We begin in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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However, this mission wasnt a complete failure.
Its in New York City.
And from there, its time to check in with the other Defenders.
Jessica is still recovering from her traumatic encounter with Kilgrave, so she has no interest in answering those.
Some people may view her as a hero, but she doesnt.
Foggy tells Luke to call him if he needs help starting over, but Luke turns him down.
Im not starting over.
Im moving forward, he says (#RIPPops).
For the moment, moving forward means getting coffee with Claire Temple.
And by coffee, I mean table-flipping sex.
(It definitely wasnt quiet uptown.)
Here, we see Matt win a big case against a pharmaceutical company whose drug paralyzed a young boy.
Clarkson adds more excitement to the courtroom scene by dramatically sweeping around Matt in a vicious cross-examination.)
Matt tells her he thinks the city is better off without Daredevil, which is definitely a lie.
In fact, Matt confirms that he misses being Daredevil when he heads to confession later in the episode.
Unfortunately, Alexandra isnt long for this world.
This terrible prognosis doesnt elicit much of a reaction.
However, Alexandra doesnt plan on going out without a bang.
(FACT: In Marvels conception of New York, every non-corporate building has flickering lights.)
When she enters the apartment he was renting, she finds tons of demolition explosives.
What the hell has Jessica stumbled into?
There isnt much time to dwell on that startling revelation because Manhattan is suddenly hit with an earthquake.
And all of the Defenders including Danny, who just landed in the city via helicopter feel it.
Will the Defenders respond?
Its even more apparent that hes the weakest link of the group when hes up against everyone else.
All in all, Im excited to see whereThe Defendersgoes.
Most Valuable Defender:Jessica Jones, by a mile
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