Review: Marvel’s The Defenders—Season 1, Episode 8—”The Defenders”
The Defenders’ Season 1 finale is a case of too little too late, with an overly long denouement. Here we are, the final episode of […]
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Review: Marvel’s The Defenders—Season 1, Episode 7—”Fish in the Jailhouse”
The Defenders’ Season 1 penultimate episode—”Fish in the Jailhouse”—tries to play catch-up, but it results in some messy, uneven plotting. So now we’re moving into […]
Review: Marvel’s The Defenders—Season 1, Episode 6—”Ashes, Ashes”
The Defenders’ “Ashes, Ashes” episode moves into cliched territory with the team turning on one of their own. Being the sixth episode, you would expect […]
Review: Marvel’s The Defenders—Season 1, Episode 5—”Take Shelter”
The Defenders’ “Take Shelter” semi-fixes the sins of the last episode in a semi-sloppy manner. “Take Shelter” is a marked improvement over the last episode—“Royal […]
Review: Marvel’s The Defenders—Season 1, Episode 4—”Royal Dragon”
“Royal Dragon,” with its repetitive exposition, has The Defenders sliding back into a slow narrative. I get it, each Defender just met each other. But […]
Review: Marvel’s The Defenders—Season 1, Episode 3—”Worst Behavior”
“Worst Behavior” thrusts The Defenders into some much needed thrills and action. The Defenders finally picks up some much needed momentum with “Worst Behavior.” And […]
Review: Marvel’s The Defenders—Season 1, Episode 2—”Mean Right Hook”
“Mean Right Hook” proves The Defenders just needs more Daredevil. In my review of The Defenders‘ first episode—“The H Word“—I complained about the narrative lacking […]
Review: Marvel’s The Defenders—Season 1, Episode 1—”The H Word”
The first episode of The Defenders lacks the flow that was found in the characters’ solo outings. Marvel’s The Defenders has finally premiered. While the […]