Marvel's The Defenders: Ranking Every Episode From Worst To Best
4. Episode 7: Fish In The Jailhouse
The One Where: With Danny kidnapped by the Hand, Matt, Jessica, Luke - and later Claire and Colleen - track him down to Midland Circle, where they finally form an explosive plan to stop the Hand for good. Meanwhile, Elektra takes control of the Hand.
Verdict: After the major revelations of the previous episode, the show puts on the brakes somewhat by featuring our heroes getting questioned by Misty and the police. While this is probably a necessary pause before the big finale, it does whiff of the writers stalling for time. That said, the threat of Matt being so close to having his secret identity revealed is great drama.
The best thing about this episode, though, is that it lets us spend some time with the three more fleshed-out Defenders. They seem to work much better as a unit when Danny is sidelined into the damsel-in-distress role.
On the other hand, without Weaver's presence, the Hand stuff is starting to spiral out of control, as the reveal of what is hiding at the bottom of their giant hole is supremely silly.