The Defenders trailer dropped yesterday much to the excitement of Marvel fans everywhere.
After one day on YouTube, and The Defenders trailer has amassed over four million views and hundreds of people trying to discover the clues that went unnoticed after a first viewing. So, let’s dive in and find out which 5 things we learned from The Defenders trailer.
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1. Daredevil’s mentor, Stick, seems to be the one to train The Defenders.
Scott Glenn has knocked it out of the park as a compelling yet flawed character who’s acted as a guiding force in Matt Murdock’s life. He was a huge factor in Elektra’s death last season and he may be trying to atone for his sins by gathering The Defenders together in hopes of saving her as well as New York City.
Then again, Stick’s life mission has been to take The Hand down so his main motive will most likely be to force the four heroes to work together for the greater good. Considering he has a huge chunk of narration in this trailer as well as the only voice over in the Comic Con teaser, it’s safe to say he’ll be a guide for this group of misfits.
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2. Stick is the trainer but Claire Temple will be the one to unite them.
Since the Netflix Marvel series debuted, Claire Temple has been the one person every show has in common. She’s seen briefly trying to ease the tension between Luke Cage, who appears to be her boyfriend (sorry Jessica!), and Danny Rand once the two clash during a misunderstanding.
Sadly she doesn’t get any scenes with Jessica in the trailer, but after mentioning her “lawyer-friend” as an adversary to all of The Defenders, she is undoubtedly the one who sends Matt Murdock over to Harlem to defend the P.I. Hopefully, we will see plenty of Rosario Dawson as Claire Temple when The Defenders premieres.
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3. Jessica Jones finds herself in hot water for a friend.
Fans of this sarcastic detective know that she will only put herself in a bad situation if someone close to her is involved. During the opening scene of the trailer, Jessica is getting interrogated by Harlem’s Misty Knight after being accused of interfering with a crime scene.
Looking at the folders dropped in front of her, the bottom one has the name Malcolm on it. Seem familiar? Malcolm is Jessica’s assistant, neighbor, and friend who she begrudgingly began to care for in her stand-alone show.
Considering Misty says that her top witness is dead and Jessica mumbles that she was only trying to help him, does that mean Malcolm will be the first of the supporting characters to bite the dust?
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4. Luke Cage’s and Danny Rand’s friendship may be iconic, but Jessica Jones and Daredevil are the real snarky partnership.
Before The Defenders trailer dropped, Mike Colter had revealed that his character’s relationship with Iron Fist would be more of a mentor or big brother compared to their comic book friendship. Their scenes make that perfectly clear, with the two finding themselves on opposing sides at first until Claire Temple arrives.
Meanwhile, Matt Murdock is the one to show up as Jessica’s defense attorney, undoubtedly also sent by Claire, as well as trade playful insults with her over a scarf. Comic fans will rejoice that Daredevil’s and Jessica Jones’ meeting will be roughly the same off-screen as it is on at least. Who will be the best BFF’s of The Defenders? I guess we’ll have to wait to find out.
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5. The main villain will be targeting The Defenders’ loved ones.
Alexandra, a new villain played by Sigourney Weaver, gets to make her first onscreen debut and seems to have complete confidence in her evil plan. She happily mentions in the trailer that she will use their relationships as a way to tear them apart and considering the four heroes all have valuable friendships, it seems likely that someone will be biting the dust.
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Considering Jessica’s scene with Misty, Malcolm seems like he will be the first to bite the dust. Although Trish Walker doesn’t make an appearance in the trailer, it would seem weird for Marvel to kill off such an iconic character before exploring her Hellcat alter ego. Who else is expendable from the cast? Colleen Wing, who also makes a brief appearance, seems unlikely as well considering she was the one saving grace for Iron Fist, so could one of the Meachum siblings get killed off?
Now that Stick will be taking on the group as a leader, he could be a likely candidate as well however the most morbid thought is that it will be Claire Temple dying to finally force The Defenders into action. It would be heart-breaking to lose Rosario Dawson but would be a good motivation for all the heroes since she’s touched all of their lives.
Not to mention the confirmation that she will not be appearing in The Punisher series makes it even more likely that everyone’s favorite nurse may not make it past the miniseries.
The Defenders will hit Netflix on August 18 and is sure to be another hit for the streaming network. Check out the trailer above or hit the comments below and tell us your predictions for The Defenders.