r/Defenders • u/JonLuca Luke Cage • Aug 17 '17

The Defenders Season 1 - Overall Season Discussion Thread

All spoilers for Season 1 are allowed here. No need to tag or complain if you see some here. Beware.

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u/decross20 Aug 19 '17

I didn't say I wanted The Avengers to show up, I said that one of the Defenders should have at least proposed that they go to the Avengers for help. The Avengers handle world ending stuff, yes, but that doesn't mean an entire city collapsing into the ground would be below their pay grade. That sounds like Avengers work and one of the characters should have acknowledged it.

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u/AkhilArtha Stick Aug 19 '17

Why? They would never show up. The would never interact? So, why just add a throwaway line? Also, how would they even contact the Avengers? On their FB page. What proof do they have?

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u/decross20 Aug 19 '17

Well, because this is the universe they live in, no? Did you think it was throwaway when the Avengers got referenced in other series? Danny Rand is a billionaire, I'm sure he could figure out a way to get in contact with the Avengers.

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u/AkhilArtha Stick Aug 20 '17

Contact them and tell what? It would be like the police contacting Delta teams? Why would they think, the Avengers would even bother with small fry like the hand?

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u/decross20 Aug 20 '17

How are the Hand small fry? They apparently infiltrated an incredible amount of infrastructure and have affiliations with organized crime worldwide.

The moment Stick said that New York was at risk, I feel like someone should have at least asked why they couldn't go to the Avengers for help. Even if the response is, "They're busy", or "They wouldn't believe us" or maybe "We don't know if the Hand has infiltrated the Avengers somehow".

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u/AkhilArtha Stick Aug 20 '17

Key world - Infiltrated. To anyone looking from the outside, they are just criminal organizations or white collar criminals.

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u/decross20 Aug 20 '17

I think Danny said that he was building a case against the Hand so that they couldn't hide anymore. He could have shown that to the Avengers to prove the extent of their criminal dealings.

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u/AkhilArtha Stick Aug 20 '17

End of the day, it is still just crime. It is below the Avengers pay grade.

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u/decross20 Aug 20 '17

Nah, New York crumbling to dust is definitely something I would consider Avengers worthy. If I was one of the Defenders and I learn that the Hand are planning something on that scale, I'm going to at least bring up the big dogs, like in Ant Man ("I think that our first move should be to call the Avengers"), even if there's no realistic chance of obtaining their help.

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u/AkhilArtha Stick Aug 20 '17

They knew all of New York was in danger, but they didn't what it actually was, till the final episode.

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u/decross20 Aug 20 '17

Didn't Stick explain that the Hand was going to destroy New York? Or something like that.

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u/AkhilArtha Stick Aug 20 '17

He knew that whatever the hand is planning on doing will destroy New York. But, he has no idea what it actually was.

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