MCU: 8 Problems Netflix's Marvel Universe Needs To Fix

5. The Weak Action (Outside Of Daredevil)

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Daredevil has some of the finest action sequences seen on a screen of any size. Electrifying, intense, visceral, and bloody, they bring a hell of a lot of excitement to the show and are incredible to watch.

The other shows, not so much.

Jessica Jones, admittedly, isn't as action-focused as the rest of the series, but still doesn't offer too much in this regard. Luke Cage's style is all based around efficiency, which makes sense for the character but results in fight sequences that are slow and clunky, and the choreography in Iron Fist was terrible. The Defenders tried to bring all of these together, but it was notable that only Daredevil managed to stand out at all, and it was surprisingly light on the action too.

The Punisher fared better than most, especially in its lost couple of episodes where things got truly brutal, but the standard across the board needs to be a lot higher if these shows are going to continue having so many action set-pieces.

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