History Fridge / TheDefenders2017

* In "Ashes, Ashes," it at first seems odd why Matt seems to dominate Danny during his fight against him. Now it would be so easy to say that Matt is simply the better fighter and leave it at that. But there's a reason why Matt is able to fight and seemingly defeat Danny without him summoning the Iron Fist: Matt has been out fighting almost every night since he became Daredevil. In addition to Stick's training, Matt also has a great deal of experience in street fighting since average criminals, whether they be Wilson Fisk or street thugs like Rance, aren't trained in that sort of fighting. This means that Matt has a very unorthodox fighting style which makes him unpredictable to someone like Danny who always fights with an orthodox style. Combine that with Matt's super-senses which gives him a faster reaction time and being able to predict movement, it is easy to see why Matt seem to dominating Danny during their fight.

-->'''Karen Page: I really think Daredevil may have made the city a safer place.

** Likewise, the pairs Luke/Matt and Dany/Jessica weren't explored.
* A question many fans had regarding ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'', is why Tony Stark doesnt recruit Daredevil or Luke Cage, instead of Spider-Man, with the reveal that Matt retired after Elektra died and Luke just getting out of jail at the start of this series and with their respective seasons taking place several months before ''Civil War'' and a year before this series, they were unavailable to Tony Stark, so Spider-Man was his best option at the time.

* The opening foreshadows the interaction between the characters between the crossover. There is a long shot with Matt and Jessica symbolizing the two of them gaining intel on the other (Matt already knows about her when he meets her due to reading the files Foggy had given him, and she knows about his past). There is a shorter shot with Luke and Danny symbolizing the two of them bonding. And when Danny's fist glows, Luke is switched with Matt because of their connection with the Hand, but it's short because they don't connect on anything else. Lastly there is Luke and Jessica which is the shortest of the shoots because they already know each other and their interactions are kept short until their last scene is the last episode.

* At the end of ''Daredevil'''s second season, Matt believes that he broke his own no-kill code after he knocked Nobu off the building which is part of the reason he retired his costume besides Elektra's death. Come ''The Defenders'' and he is more ruthless now even willing to blow up a building to stop the Hand once and for all, something his previous self would have resisted doing at any costs. He doesn't know that Nobu didn't die at Stick's hands, and considering [[spoiler:Stick died in this series]], Matt likely will never know that he didn't actually cross the one line. As far as he knows, he's proven Frank Castle was right to say "You're one bad day away from becoming me."

* At the end of ''Daredevil'''s second season, Matt believes that he broke his own no-kill code after he knocked Nobu off the building which is part of the reason he retired his costume besides Elektra's death. Come ''The Defenders'' and he is more ruthless now even willing to blow up a building to stop the Hand once and for all, something his previous self would have resisted doing at any costs. He doesn't know that Nobu didn't die at Stick's hands, and considering [[spoiler:Stick died in this series]], Matt likely will never know that he didn't actually cross the one line.

* A question many fans had regarding ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' is why Tony Stark doesnt recruit Daredevil or Luke Cage, instead of Spider-Man, with the reveal that Matt retired after Elektra died and Luke just getting out of jail at the start of this series and with their respective seasons taking place several months before Civil War and a year before this series, they were unable to Tony Stark, so Spider-Man was his best option at the time.

* Series/IronFist2017 established that every time the Hand resurrects someone from the dead, [[CameBackWrong they lose a piece of their soul and eventually go mad]]. It's even worse for Elektra: she murders the woman who treated her as a daughter to usurp her position as the leader of the Hand and want the same thing as they do.

* The opening foreshadows the interaction between the characters between the crossover. There is a long shot with Matt and Jessica symbolising the two of them gaining intel on the other (Matt alrealdy knows about her when he meets her and she knows his backsorty). There is a shorter shot with Luke and Danny symbolising the two of them bonding and when is fist glows Luke is switched with Matt because of their connection with the Hand but it's short because they don't connect on anything else. Lastly there is Luke and Jessica which is the shortest of the shoots because they already know each other and their interactions are kept short until their last scene is the last episode.

* The opening foreshadow the interaction between the characters between the crossover. There is a long shot with Matt and Jessica symbolising the two of them gaining intel on the other (Matt alrealdy knows about her when he meets her and she knows his backsorty). There is a shorter shot with Luke and Danny symbolising the two of them bonding and when is fist glows Luke is switched with Matt because of their connection with the Hand but it's short because they don't connect on anything else. Lastly there is Luke and Jessica which is the shortest of the shoots because they already know each other and their interactions are kept short until their last scene is the last episode.

* Like in the comics, Shao-Lao the Undying is not simply a boastful title. Each new Iron First has to kill him, but he is reborn afterwards because of the Substance already present in his bones.

* Stick refers to Matt in the trailer as by his first nickname "The Devil of Hell's Kitchen", instead of a snarky descriptor. Probably because Matt is the only member of the Defenders that Stick has any respect for.
** Even though Stick knows what the Iron Fist is supposed to be, he seems dismissive of Danny at best. Then again, he probably doesn't like Kun Lun much, considering that they exiled instead of killing the Hand and haven't done anything to clean up that mess, and thus caused the entire war between them and the Chaste, and he knows Danny abandoned his post at Kun Lun's gates. He's got reasons to be dismissive of him.

* The fact that the Iron Fist can [[spoiler: open and unlock doors created by Kun Lun]] gives greater weight to why the Iron Fist is so important as the guardian of Kun Lun's gates. Without him being on duty, the monks of Kun Lun [[spoiler: may not be able to open or close whatever gates lead into their city, leaving them trapped or vulnerable until the Iron Fist returns.]]

* Series/IronFist2017 established that every time the Hand resurrects someone from the dead, [[CameBackWrong they lose a piece of their soul and eventually go mad]]. It's even worse for Elektra: she murders the woman who treated her as a daughter to usurp her position as the leader of the Hand and want the same thing as they do.

!!FridgeLogic
* Perhaps a bit of a meta example, but in Episode 2, Matt stops a store owner and his son(?) from killing a group of looters fleeing from their store. The audio that Matt hears makes it sound as if the thieves were caught and now only want to leave empty-handed in exchange for their lives, and the owners were going to kill them anyway...but then when Matt jumps down into the alley, the thieves are not only still carrying stolen goods, but the one most prominently shown appears to be a flat-screen TV. Considering that Matt goes on to beat up the two store owners and let the looters go, who thought ''that'' prop was a good idea?

* Series/IronFist2017 established that every time the Hand resurrects someone from the dead, [[CameBackWrong they lose a piece of their soul and eventually go mad]]. It's even worse for Elektra: she murders the woman who treated her as a daughter to usurp her position as the leader of the Hand and want the same thing as they do.

** The restaurant, the Royal Dragon, has a neon sign that features all of the Defenders colors, red, blue, yellow, and green. This represents how this is where the Defenders finally begin to team up and foreshadows them becoming more united as the series goes on.

** Madame Gao spoke her chosen language -Chinese- in Daredevil Season 1 until Wilson Fisk revealed that he understood Chinese. Fisk put himself on a even level with Gao, and so Gao treated Fisk with more respect and switched to English for the rest of the season.
* Jessica notes that she's the only person who doesn't know kung fu. (Luke doesn't know Eastern martial arts either but he has his training as a Marine--specifically as [[ElitesAreMoreGlamorous a Force Recon Marine]]--and his super durability gives him some leeway) This comes to bite her in the ass when she goes up against Murakami and gets handily defeated in a matter of seconds, not even managing to land a punch. However, Matt, who has no physical super strength, held his own. Jessica relies on her super strength as a blunt instrument with no finesse because her enemies in her own series and Luke Cage didn't require anything more since he never had to really exert himself, whereas Matt has decades of training and experience needed to fight supernatural ninjas. Superior strength doesn't mean everything in a fight.

* Series/IronFist2017 established that every time the Hand resurrects someone from the dead, [[CameBackWrong they lose a piece of their soul and eventually go mad]]. Now imagine what that means for Elektra and Bakuto. [[spoiler:Confirmed for Elektra as she murders the woman who treated her as a daughter to usurp her position as the leader of the Hand and want the same thing as they do.]]

* Why is Danny the most enthusiastic about putting together a SuperTeam? Well, he lived in K'un-L'un at the time of [[Film/TheAvengers2012 the Incident]], and therefore A.) the concept of a team of superheroes is still novel to him and B.) he hasn't witnessed the backlash against the Avengers or the fallout from "The Incident".

* Jessica notes that she's the only person who doesn't know kung fu. (Luke doesn't know martial arts either but his super durability gives him some leeway) This comes to bite her in the ass when she goes up against Murakami and gets handily defeated in a matter of seconds, not even managing to land a punch. However, Matt, who has no physical super strength, held his own. Jessica relies on her super strength as a blunt instrument with no finesse because her enemies in her own series and ''Luke Cage'' didn't require anything more, whereas Matt has decades of training and experience needed to fight supernatural ninjas. Superior strength doesn't mean everything in a fight.