Marvel's The Defenders: 10 Ways It Sets Up Daredevil Season 3

7. Iron Fist And Hell's Kitchen

Before Matt embarked on one final confrontation with Elektra beneath Midland Circle, he whispered in Danny's ear, telling him to "protect this city".

The Defenders very much made the effort to transform Iron Fist from the ground up (and the character emerges the better because of it), and the final lesson imparted upon Danny before the credits rolled was the wake-up call he needed to grow and become the Iron Fist we all know (and rightfully criticise) from the comics.

Indeed, the final shot of Rand perched atop a building, costume donned (sans bandanna, sadly), represented the final step in the character's path to being a fully-fledged hero. Apart from the fact that Danny was located in Hell's Kitchen in that final scene, there's another nod to Daredevil's history that the writers could be playing with here.

During Ed Brubaker's run on the character - where Matt was imprisoned after his identity was exposed - he made Danny don the Daredevil suit in his absence. Partially to deflect suspicion, yes, but also because he's the ideal candidate to pick up where Matt left off. With that in mind, it looks likely that Rand will feature in DD season three, perhaps as the Kitchen's newest protector.