I went away to Lanzarote, and signed up to a free trial of Netflix to catch up on some TV to watch on some downtime. You can download the programmes so don't need an internet connection, so it seemed an ideal time.
So far I've managed to catch up with all of the Defenders related shows, Luke Cage, Iron Fist & the Defenders. I really enjoyed Luke Cage. The characters were great, and particularly Cottonmouth, played by Mahershala Ali, was really a stand out performance.
The Iron Fist series was fun, but the character of Danny Rand was a little two dimensional. He was a little boring at first, and then he was just constantly miserable, the guilt he had of his past and how he has to do everything alone. All the while, the fight scenes, he wasn't really shown off as the master of martial arts than they proclaimed he was. He didn't seem to fight any better than Daredevil.
The Defenders show was great though. After seeing Infinity Wars, it felt like a mini version of that with all 4 characters coming together. Although it doesn't get past the problem of, if this major incident is happening in New York, where are SHIELD or the Avengers? Even little comments saying where they are, or that there's no time to contact them, or they wouldn't believe them, whatever. But it also highlights these characters and questions why they AREN'T in the Avengers in the first place. With their skills, they would make strong team members. Just wish these guys got more credit.
Now I just have to catch up on Punisher, Jessica Jones season 2...oh, and Luke Cage season 2 isn't too far away...
...sheesh...there's just no enough time!
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