Marvel's The Defenders Season 1 8

Matt said something before he told us to leave. He said, "Protect my city."

-- Iron Fist (Danny Rand)

Appearing in "The Defenders"

Featured Characters:

Defenders (Disbands)
- Luke Cage (Leaves team)
- Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (Leaves team)
- Jessica Jones (Leaves team)
- Iron Fist (Danny Rand) (Leaves team)

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

The Hand (Disbands)
- Elektra Natchios (Apparent death)
- Madame Gao (Apparent death)
- Bakuto (Death)
- Murakami (Death)
- Unidentified ninjas and henchmen (Deaths)
- Alexandra (Mentioned)

Other Characters:

Cole Miller (Mentioned)
John Raymond (Mentioned)
WNEX New York
NYPD
- Captain Strieber
Jerry (Mentioned)
Shou-Lao (Mentioned)
Elders of K'un-Lun (Mentioned)
Heather Rand (Mentioned)
L. Carter (Named only)
Doctor E. Wirtham (Named only)
Sister Maggie (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

Humans

Locations:

Earth-199999
- Earth
  - United States of America
    - New York
      - New York City
        Manhattan
        Hell's Kitchen
        Midland Circle Financial Building (Destruction)
        
        Josie's Bar
        
        Alias Investigations Office
        
        Rand Hospital
        
        Harlem
        Soledad Temple's Apartment
        
        29th Precinct Police Station
        
        Chinatown
        Chikara Dojo
  - K'un-Lun (Mentioned)

Items:

Synopsis for "The Defenders"

With the aid of Claire and Misty, Colleen plants the explosives in the weak points of the building's infrastructure and decapitates Bakuto in the process. Matt, Luke, and Jessica make their way underground and get involved in an uphill battle with Elektra's men and Murakami. Once reunited with Danny, Matt orders the group to leave the underground tunnels without him in an attempt to save Elektra. The ensuing explosion leads the group to believe that Matt is dead, while the details of their heroics are covered up in order to maintain stability. While Danny, Luke, and Jessica piece their respective lives back together, Matt is revealed to have been saved by a local church elsewhere and is regaining consciousness.

Notes

A teaser for Marvel's The Punisher serves as the post-credits scene for this episode.

Trivia

Jessica jokingly refers to Iron Fist as "Ironclad." Ironclad happens to be the alias of an actual character from the comics, Michael Steel of the U-Foes.
In the vein of Marvel's Luke Cage, a Wu-Tang Clan songs plays as the heroes fight the Hand. The song is "Protect Ya Neck", which contains a direct mention of Spider-Man.
The whiteboard in Misty Knight's hospital room shows that an L. Carter is the attending nurse to Misty. This is a reference to Linda Carter, who is known as the Night Nurse in the comics. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the characters of Claire Temple and Christine Palmer are loosely based off her character.
Similarly, the whiteboard notes that the attending doctor is a Doctor E. Wirtham. This is a reference to Elias Wirtham, a villain named Cardiac.
The final shot of the series mirrors a scene from Daredevil #230.

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
Bakuto	Ramón Rodríguez
Trish Walker	Rachael Taylor
Karen Page	Deborah Ann Woll
Elektra Natchios	Elodie Yung
Claire Temple	Rosario Dawson
Madame Gao	Wai Ching Ho
Murakami	Yutaka Takeuchi
Captain Strieber	Ron Simons
Cop #1	Brandon Morris
Nun	Zenzi Williams

Recommended Media

None.