The Defenders Ashes, Ashes (2017) Online

The team...isn't. This is a staple of comics, where the team-ups have to have friction of some sort. This usually lasts for a few arcs, slowly overcoming these obstacles.

So far, this series is following that formula; the only difficulty I have is that what works in comics doesn't necessarily translate well to the screen. This episode highlights the difficulty in translation. The 'sidelining' of Iron Fist is extremely hard to swallow, as it makes no sense in the context of either this series or the characters in their own series.

This series is trying to be less a superhero action romp and more of a character study and holding a mirror up to modern life. This is a tough line to straddle as most superhero fans aren't into deep character studies and those into deep characters aren't into action romps. I suppose it's a lofty goal, but it falls short of the mark. The best episodes...in my opinion...are the more action-oriented ones. The ones trying to be 'more'...like this one...are not as engaging or interesting, and there's little indication whether the 'character development' will carry over to the individual series.

Your mileage may vary, of course...I'm more action-oriented, so keep that in mind.

Well, it took 6 episodes too long, but we are finally free of that horrible villain that was miscast and brought down this show. The chemistry is still not there for the Defenders which is shocking since all of them are good on their own shows.

I am glad this show happened, but so far it is a little bit underwhelming.

Blah blah, and blah blah, and blah blah... Iron fist is even more the whiny kid in this one. Oh and, how come Jess knows about Matt's past suddenly?

Every episode is badly written. The first episode goes very slow and is understandable but every episode is written with one goal in mind - the climax of the episode should be so & so. Same goes with this episode. Instead of using the already strongly built characters who have/ had their own TV shows and were really well-written (except for the Iron Fist), it's a shame that they are not bringing out the characters in a fine way and they are not even working on the story. The entire Defenders team can defeat The Hand in around 2 episodes but the writers wanted to make it thrilling and use really cheap writing. It's such a shame. Every episode the defenders either win by the end depending on that very episode and not the entire story of the series. This episode had something very silly. I just couldn't digest that the climax could have happened the way they have written. Yet people have been blinder than the Daredevil to rate this series on a high note.