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Andromicus
09/27/18 3:15:41 PM
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As they came out, should i skip first season of iron fist?
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Mead
09/27/18 3:25:03 PM
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Id go in order of release. Iron Fist has its issues but even season 1 was still very much worth watching imo
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Dikitain
09/27/18 3:28:12 PM
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Depends on what your mainly interested in. Order works, but you can probably skip a bunch of them if you don't care about some stories. If you want to understand the Defenders, then I would say you at least need to watch the first 2 seasons of Daredevil and maybe the first season of Luke Cage. Everything else doesn't really play a part in the plot. Defenders is basically Daredevil season 2.5 with some Luke Cage sprinkled in.

Punisher is kind of on an island by itself, you can watch that whenever you want (even before Daredevil S2 even though the character is introduced then).

Iron Fist is definitely the most skip-able of all of the shows, both in plot significance and quality.
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man101
09/27/18 3:32:35 PM
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Dikitain posted...
Depends on what your mainly interest in. Order works, but you can probably skip a bunch of them if you don't care about some stories. If you want to understand the Defenders, then I would say you at least need to watch the first 2 seasons of Daredevil and maybe the first season of Luke Cage. Everything else doesn't really play a part in the plot. Defenders is basically Daredevil season 2.5 with some Luke Cage sprinkled in.

Punisher is kind of on an island by itself, you can watch that whenever you want (even before Daredevil S2 even though the character is introduced then).

Iron Fist is definitely the most skip-able of all of the shows, both in plot significance and quality.


This is pretty much accurate. Iron Fist and JJ really only function to build their respective characters (JJ is actually good though). Daredevil really serves as the main vehicle for the plot of the entire thing. Punisher doesn't take part in Defenders and so it really doesn't matter when you watch that. And honestly you could probably just read a summary of Iron First season 1 if you want because it moves so slow and the characters don't really get interesting or have much development until season 2.
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Zeus
09/27/18 3:46:59 PM
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Order of release is fine. Just keep in mind that the Defenders is a fucking trainwreck, though.

DD1, DD2, and IF1 lay the groundwork for Defenders so you really need to watch those before it. Alternatively, you could just skip the Defenders if you only care about JJ and LC because Defenders adds nothing to JJ2 and has a minor impact on LC2.

Also DD2 introduces the Punisher (who eats up like half the show) so you'd want to watch that before Punisher season 1.

Andromicus posted...
As they came out, should i skip first season of iron fist?


No, Iron Fist is great.

Dikitain posted...
Depends on what your mainly interested in. Order works, but you can probably skip a bunch of them if you don't care about some stories. If you want to understand the Defenders, then I would say you at least need to watch the first 2 seasons of Daredevil and maybe the first season of Luke Cage. Everything else doesn't really play a part in the plot. Defenders is basically Daredevil season 2.5 with some Luke Cage sprinkled in.


Uh, Defenders heavily references Iron Fist as well. And the only thing you need LC1 for is to introduce Misty Knight. Honestly, if you were *just* going in to watch Defenders, the best options are DD2 and IF1. Although DD1 provides some continuity (and introduces Madame Gao), it's not as important as DD2.

man101 posted...
This is pretty much accurate. Iron Fist and JJ really only function to build their respective characters (JJ is actually good though). Daredevil really serves as the main vehicle for the plot of the entire thing. Punisher doesn't take part in Defenders and so it really doesn't matter when you watch that. And honestly you could probably just read a summary of Iron First season 1 if you want because it moves so slow and the characters don't really get interesting or have much development until season 2.


Again, IF1 is supremely important. IF1 doesn't just build its characters, it also continues the story arc for some characters seen in DD1&2 and provides some of the backstory for The Hand (in addition to giving more details about K'un-Lun).

JJ and LC are always off doing their own real-world thing which has less of a connection to the overarching story.
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Dikitain
09/27/18 3:54:15 PM
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Zeus posted...
Dikitain posted...
Depends on what your mainly interested in. Order works, but you can probably skip a bunch of them if you don't care about some stories. If you want to understand the Defenders, then I would say you at least need to watch the first 2 seasons of Daredevil and maybe the first season of Luke Cage. Everything else doesn't really play a part in the plot. Defenders is basically Daredevil season 2.5 with some Luke Cage sprinkled in.


Uh, Defenders heavily references Iron Fist as well. And the only thing you need LC1 for is to introduce Misty Knight. Honestly, if you were *just* going in to watch Defenders, the best options are DD2 and IF1. Although DD1 provides some continuity (and introduces Madame Gao), it's not as important as DD2.


The ending for LC1 plays heavily into the beginning of Defenders. In fact, I would even say that if you want to understand LC2 you definitely need to watch Defenders given what happens to not only Misty, but also Luke and Claire.

IF1 really only introduces a couple of villains, which for Defenders tend to play more background roles. The main villain(s) are introduced in DD1 and 2.
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Archgoat
09/27/18 4:00:47 PM
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Order of release for Defenders. Iron Fist is the worst, but I think a lot of the plot lines carry over to Defenders. I don't think you will be lost if you don't watch it, but it does introduce a lot about the hand.

If you are just looking for quality I would recommend this order for best to worst:

1. Daredevil Season 1
2. Punisher Season 1
3. Jessica Jones Season 1
4. Daredevil Season 2
5. Defenders
6. Luke Cage Season 2
7. Luke Cage Season 1
8. Jessica Jones Season 2
9. Iron Fist Season 1

I just started Iron Fist season 2 so I can't rank that.
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ernieforss
09/27/18 4:10:05 PM
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Just watch them in order. Daredevil season 1 and 2, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist then Defenders. Then Jessica Jones season 2, Punisher ,iron fist and luke cage season 2.
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Zeus
09/27/18 4:11:43 PM
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Dikitain posted...
The ending for LC1 plays heavily into the beginning of Defenders.


You mean Luke going to jail? Because that's kind of incidental.

Dikitain posted...
In fact, I would even say that if you want to understand LC2 you definitely need to watch Defenders given what happens to not only Misty, but also Luke and Claire.


The only relevant part for Luke is he gets out of prison, which was something that *should* have been covered in LC2 -- but that time he was only going in for a few months anyway.

Dikitain posted...
IF1 really only introduces a couple of villains, which for Defenders tend to play more background roles. The main villain(s) are introduced in DD1 and 2.


The Immortal Iron Fist is the sworn enemy of the Hand (something Danny reminds us of every 5 minutes) so.... suggesting that LC1 (where the Hand isn't even mentioned) is essential while saying IF1 (where the Hand not only appears, but they introduce new villains, explain the Hand's structure, go into parts of the Hand's background, etc) isn't essential is just silly.

The Defenders frequently references K'un-Lun (seen in IF1), uses characters introduced in IF1, has Danny set up as being centrally important (the same is true of DD), and is about the Hand. The Hand are basically the NFI MCU's phase 1. The only shows to directly incorporate them are DD1, DD2, IF1, and Defenders. Therefore IF1 is more essential to Defenders than LC1.

Archgoat posted...
If you are just looking for quality I would recommend this order for best to worst:

1. Daredevil Season 1
2. Punisher Season 1
3. Jessica Jones Season 1
4. Daredevil Season 2
5. Defenders
6. Luke Cage Season 2
7. Luke Cage Season 1
8. Jessica Jones Season 2
9. Iron Fist Season 1


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Fierce_Mudcrap
09/27/18 4:20:10 PM
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man101 posted...
Iron First season 1 if you want because it moves so slow and the characters don't really get interesting or have much development until season 2.


Might as well skip Iron Fist 2. The thing is shit.
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Dikitain
09/27/18 4:23:22 PM
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Zeus posted...
Dikitain posted...
The ending for LC1 plays heavily into the beginning of Defenders.


You mean Luke going to jail? Because that's kind of incidental.


Not really, it is basically how Matt Murdock get introduced to Luke, which Claire says she is going to do at the end of LC. That is basically how Act 1 of the Defenders is setup.

Also how and why Luke and Clare are an item, which plays into the love triangle with Jessica Jones (which thinking about it more ties a little bit into the Jessica Jones story, but not really). Plus don't even get me started on why Misty and Luke would be on good terms.

The only relevant part for Luke is he gets out of prison, which was something that *should* have been covered in LC2 -- but that time he was only going in for a few months anyway.


You mean Misty loosing her arm and becoming friends with Colleen isn't relevant to the plot of LC even though the fallout from it is basically the entirety of Misty's story-line in season 2?

The Defenders frequently references K'un-Lun (seen in IF1), uses characters introduced in IF1, has Danny set up as being centrally important (the same is true of DD), and is about the Hand. The Hand are basically the NFI MCU's phase 1. The only shows to directly incorporate them are DD1, DD2, IF1, and Defenders. Therefore IF1 is more essential to Defenders than LC1.


Again, the main villain in Defenders are Madam Gau and Elektra both of which are introduced in DD. The extended story of the hand isn't even referenced in Defenders, which is why it is kind of pointless to watch Iron Fist. Even the people that Danny fought in IF aren't really in Defenders except Madam Gau and even then she is more of a way to tie Danny into the story.

Iron First honestly just felt like a rush job to introduce a 4th person into the Defenders.
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Mead
09/27/18 4:27:07 PM
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Apparently DDs3 drops October 19th

I had no idea
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wolfy42
09/27/18 5:03:29 PM
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Wow that rocks on DDs3, I can't wait. Hope kingpin is back. I'm so glad i resubbed netflix now!!

I would go in this order personally:

DD s1, DD s2, JJ s1, JJ s2, Defenders.

Should be mentioned I have not gotten that far into IF season 2 yet....just was too boring (had better stuff like Wentworth to watch)....so that might get better.

LC season 1 and 2 were blah for me, I made it through, but yeah....wouldn't have minded skipping them.

IF season 1 was also hard to get through (and obviously Season 2 is as well).

Only got halfway through punisher as well.

But the DD and JJ ones are worth it and while I was disapointed in the defenders, it was still easy to get through and it'll tie in with the main series I like (so is kinda important to watch).

No Stranger Things this october sadly, but at least a new DD YEAH!!
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wolfy42
09/27/18 5:11:36 PM
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Btw, I have seen DD s1 and JJ s1 twice, I will probably rewatch season 2 of both of them some day, although i didn't like season 2 of either show as much as the first.
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Zeus
09/27/18 7:03:02 PM
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Dikitain posted...
Not really, it is basically how Matt Murdock get introduced to Luke, which Claire says she is going to do at the end of LC. That is basically how Act 1 of the Defenders is setup.


Actually no, that's how FOGGY gets introduced to Luke. Matt and Foggy split up in DD2

Dikitain posted...
Also how and why Luke and Clare are an item, which plays into the love triangle with Jessica Jones (which thinking about it more ties a little bit into the Jessica Jones story, but not really). Plus don't even get me started on why Misty and Luke would be on good terms.


Luke and JJ split in JJ1. As for Misty being on good terms with Luke, it's like saying you need to watch IF1 to see why Colleen and Danny are on good terms.

Dikitain posted...
Again, the main villain in Defenders are Madam Gau and Elektra both of which are introduced in DD. The extended story of the hand isn't even referenced in Defenders, which is why it is kind of pointless to watch Iron Fist. Even the people that Danny fought in IF aren't really in Defenders except Madam Gau and even then she is more of a way to tie Danny into the story.


Uh, no. Madame Gao is a supporting character, as Bakuto. The main villain was Sigourney followed by Elektra.

And lol @ the people in IF not appearing in Defenders when fucking Bakuto is one of the five fingers of the Hand. And, out of ALL the MCU shows, *only* DD and IF introduced villains who appeared in Defenders. JJ was completely self-contained and LC had incidental connections.

Dikitain posted...
Iron First honestly just felt like a rush job to introduce a 4th person into the Defenders.


lolwut? The ONLY character besides Matt who has a legit reason to be on the team feels like a rush job?
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ernieforss
09/28/18 3:10:27 PM
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yeah I thought defender was pretty much the conclusion of iron fist season 1. Matt Muddock doesn't even want to be part of the team. it kind of felt like he came in mid season, but I only watch it once so I don't remember what episode he actually shows up.
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