DD was released first, at a time when less people were aware of the planned Defenders show and the overall quality of the Marvel TV brand had yet to be established. Therefore there were less motivators for people to watch, despite DD being a superior show in every way. That's why time is so important in determining…

I don't think it's what the showrunners were trying to convey, but Danny as villain is certainly an interesting take. It still doesn't make his character interesting enough for me want to rewatch it. My dislike of the show has nothing to do with the gender or ethnicity of the lead. I just didn't enjoy being in the…

Yup, too infrequently for my liking. Perhaps I am overly emotionally demonstrative, but, based on his actions, If I were Danny's friend or acquaintance I would certainly have been calling him a prick on a semi-regular basis.

Thank you kindly!

How long did it take to get good? Is there a particular season I can jump in at or would you recommend toughing it out through the earlier episodes?

The guy playing Iron Fist doesn't know Martial Arts so the show has to awkwardly edit around that during his fight scenes. It spends what feels like 70% of it's time on super unexciting corporate manoeuvering and boardroom takeovers with the Wards, a family who are as bland as they come (apart from the Dad).

The idea of a flawed and human hero learning to grow (and messing things up along the way) is a good one, but I don't see that happening with Danny. The whole tone of the show doesn't support this theory. Characters call Danny out on his shit far too infrequently. When they do, his apologies are halfhearted and…

It seemed like a version of the classic 'I'm bored so I'm going to produce silly mimes to undermine the speaker' skit that has been around since forever. No well balanced person would equate that to sign language or mockery of the deaf.

That's admirable on the face of it, but the scorn is more because she helped break up a marriage, forced Lennon's kid to buy back postcards sent to him from his dad at auction and made terrible, narcissistic art and music for her whole life. So, pretty lame, yeah.

They still don't wish to draw attention to themselves.

Isn't another way to read the violence meted out to Nikki as an explanation in the difference between what happens when a fairly moral person gets annoyed (they offer you a $50,000 payoff to leave town) and what happens when you irk someone without moral boundaries (they beat the absolute living shit outta you)?

Imo from what I've seen so far I'd say he's soul-sick, meaning he doesn't have any love or empathy for anyone beyond (possibly) himself. He consumes more than he needs for the greedy, lusty joy of it all and he dispenses with the nutrition that normally follows.

Varga has a sort of refined odiousness that makes him my fave character so far. Thewlis is clearly having bags of fun playing him.

Spot on assessment of the murder-by-air-conditioner scene. It lacked tension because of the way it set-up the victim as a disposable jerk. Nikki's counting didn't really make much sense given that they were going to wait for visual confirmation anyway before giving the unit a boot. I still enjoyed this episode though.…

Thanks! Having reread the interview with Atwood I can now see the distinction she is making.

The Atwood quote is very real. I remember reading that interview as part of my self-imposed study prep when looking at the novel in college. Loved the book sooo much!

"Obligatory inclusion of this nonsense,
which strikes me as more of a misunderstanding of what feminism is
(from people who are more than old enough to know better) than an actual
assertion that one of the most defiantly feminist novels ever written
isn’t feminist."

That speech Avasarala gives where she threatens Erin by proxy is just.. a thing of wonder. My fave moment thusfar.

"Any time a show suddenly introduces family into the life of a secondary character in a bad spot, there’s trouble ahead." Wise words there.

The King Kuchera post was great.