Argue the Toss reviews The Defenders

The Defenders: a disappointment after three solid shows

Drew & Chella Argue the Toss about Marvel Netflix show The Defenders – the team up featuring Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Daredevil and Iron Fist.

It’s finally here – the big crossover we’ve been waiting on forever, ever since the first season of Daredevil dropped way, way back in… 2015? Jesus, was it really only two years ago? They’ve done six series in that time? That can’t be… OK, well, it feels a lot longer, which is the important thing.

This week, Argue The Toss is here to review Marvel’s l- no, sorry, I can’t get over that. That can’t be right. Daredevil came out, like, forever ago. No, it’s fine, I’ll drop it, but… right? I’m not the only one who thinks this?

Anyway, the point is, everyone’s three favourite low-tier New York superheroes and Iron Fist have finally gotten together for a battle royale with the villainous Hand, whom you’ll know all about if you’ve watched all of Daredevil S2 (maybe) and Iron Fist (probably not). After two years of build-up, how could The Defenders not be an explosive, high-octane thrillride? Well, listen and find out, ’cause spoiler alert: we spend this whole episode talking about what a disappointment it is.

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Chella Ramanan
Chella hails from the UK and joined Gameindustry.com around the year 2000. It was so many moons ago, she can't quite remember. Back then, the only women you saw in the games industry were in bikinis and vertiginous heels at trade shows - oh how times have changed, kind of. Chella started as a humble reviewer, but soon became our European Correspondent and keeps us on top of industry happenings across the Pond. She tends to like the weird Japanese games we've never heard of, so that's good for making us look all-encompassing and stuff. Chella does like games, so don't be fooled by the copious amount of columns devoted to bemoaning the lack of variety in the industry. When she's not surfing (the sea, not the internet) or camping up mountains, Chella likes a good action RPG (especially if it's sci-fi), anything with a good narrative and like we said, the weirder the better. She's also a regular in the GiN Lounge, but that's just because we like her accent.