Marvel's The Defenders Season 1 2

"Mean Right Hook"

Marvel's The Defenders Season 1 Episode 2
August 18, 2017

Episode Title

"Mean Right Hook"

Director

S. J. Clarkson

Writers

Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, Marco Ramirez

Producers

[[Evan Perazzo]] [[Category:Evan Perazzo/Producer]]

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Marvel's The Defenders S1E01
(August 18, 2017)

Marvel's The Defenders S1E03
(August 18, 2017)

Matt Murdock	Jessica Jones, stop talking. Hi! This interview is over.
Jessica Jones	Who the hell are you?
Matt Murdock	My name is Matthew Murdock. I'm your attorney.

Appearing in "Mean Right Hook"

Featured Characters:

• Matt Murdock
• Jessica Jones
• Iron Fist (Danny Rand)
• Luke Cage

Supporting Characters:

• Trish Walker
• NYPD
  • Misty Knight
• Colleen Wing
• Claire Temple
• Hogarth, Chao and Benowitz
  • Jeri Hogarth
  • Foggy Nelson
  • Marci Stahl (Cameo)
• Alias Investigations
  • Malcolm Ducasse

Antagonists:

• The Hand
  • Alexandra (Real name first revealed)
  • Madame Gao
  • White Hat (First appearance)
  • Black Sky (Elektra Natchios)

Other Characters:

• WNEX New York
  • Nicole
• Jane (First appearance) (Voice)
• NYPD
  • Captain Strieber (First appearance)
  • Unnamed members
• The Chaste
  • Shaft (Mentioned)
  • Unidentified members (Corpses)
  • Stick
• Pop (Mentioned)
• Sandra (First appearance)
• Elders of K'un Lun (Mentioned)
• Josie
• Karen Page (Mentioned)
• Michelle Raymond (Mentioned)
• Turk Barrett
• Mariah Dillard (Mentioned)
• Shades (Mentioned)
• Cole Miller
• John Raymond (Only appearance; dies)
• FBI

Locations:

• Earth-199999
  • Earth
    • United States of America
      • New York State
        • New York City
          • Manhattan
            • Hell's Kitchen
              • Matt Murdock's Apartment
              • Josie's Bar
              • Alias Investigations Office
            • Chinatown
              • Chikara Dojo
            • Harlem
              • Elmore's Bar (Mentioned)
              • Pair of Dice Bar (First appearance)
            • Central Park (Cameo)
            • Chrysler Building (Cameo)
            • Empire State Building (Cameo)
          • Brooklyn (Mentioned)
          • Hudson River (Mentioned)
    • K'un-Lun (Mentioned)
    • Cambodia (Mentioned)

Items:

• Colleen Wing's Katana
• Daredevil's Suit
• Daredevil's Billy Club

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "Mean Right Hook"

Matt tries to help people after the earthquake. Jessica calls in the cops, including Misty, to investigate the explosives in Raymond's apartment. Misty sees Jessica stealing evidence from the crime scene. Jeri Hogarth warns Jessica not to interfere with the investigation into Raymond; she later asks Foggy Nelson to keep an eye on Jessica in case she gets into trouble. Luke searches for answers on who's recruiting Harlem kids for secret work, and finds a lead to a mysterious man called White Hat. Jessica finds Raymond in her apartment, holding her friend Malcolm hostage; she tries to talk him down, but Elektra breaks in and attacks him. Raymond commits suicide, Elektra escapes, and Jessica is arrested by Misty. Danny and Colleen find a building full of dead bodies, before a gang working for White Hat enter the building to dispose of the evidence. They fight off the gang, but Danny is confronted by Luke; they fight briefly, before the police arrive and force them to flee. Misty interrogates Jessica, but they're interrupted by Matt, who has been appointed as Jessica's lawyer.

Notes

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Trivia

• A distressed citizen on the radio makes reference to "the Incident," which is a call back to the Battle of New York in Marvel's The Avengers.
• The Aeolus Quartet make a guest appearance in this episode.
• In her investigation, Jessica discovers one of the corporations linked to the bomb supply is the Yoshioka Corporation. This is possibly related to Nobu Yoshioka, main antagonist of Marvel's Daredevil season 2 and member of the Hand.
• Luke visits a bar called "Trouble in Pair A' Dice", which was previously mentioned in the Marvel's Daredevil episode "Kinbaku".
• In their investigation into the Hand, Danny and Colleen discover a sword, which Colleen refers to as “a Tsukamoto.” This is a reference to Japanese filmmaker Shinya Tsukamoto, director of the film Tetsuo: The Iron Man.
• In Danny and Luke's first encounter, Danny punches Luke using the power of the Iron Fist. The punch is a recreation of the punch Luke took in the Marvel's Luke Cage episode "Moment of Truth".

Cast

Character	Actor
Daredevil / Matt Murdock	Charlie Cox
Jessica Jones	Krysten Ritter
Luke Cage	Mike Colter
Iron Fist / Danny Rand	Finn Jones
Malcolm Ducasse	Eka Darville
Foggy Nelson	Elden Henson
Colleen Wing	Jessica Henwick
Detective Misty Knight	Simone Missick
Trish Walker	Rachael Taylor
Elektra Natchios	Elodie Yung
Jeri Hogarth	Carrie-Anne Moss
Claire Temple	Rosario Dawson
Stick	Scott Glenn
Alexandra	Sigourney Weaver
Madame Gao	Wai Ching Ho
Turk Barrett	Rob Morgan
Sowande	Babs Olusanmokun
Captain Strieber	Ron Simons
Cole Miller	J. Mallory McCree
Sandra	Emily Dorsch
Marci Stahl	Amy Rutberg

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