10 Problems The MCU Desperately Needs To Fix

5. The Defenders Being Excluded From The Avengers

The Defenders
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Fans of Netflix's MCU heroes Daredevil (Charlie Cox), Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter) and Luke Cage (Mike Colter) have been enthusiastically campaigning for them to join The Avengers, but to date, they've been held firmly at arm's length.

While there are obvious logistical issues involved with combining the TV and movie branches of the MCU, the fact that these heroes are arguably better-developed than many of the frontline Avengers makes their exclusion pretty damn ridiculous.

The main hurdle is clearly the fact that casual audiences have no idea who they are, but considering how many heroes the MCU movies are now juggling, it's not really a fair excuse anymore.

Jessica Jones in particular would be a fantastic addition to The Avengers, and though the Russo brothers did consider giving The Defenders a role in Infinity War, it was quickly nixed.

It's probably never going to happen, sadly, and what a waste of some terrific actors and deep character development it really is.

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