MCU: What The Netflix Shows MUST Do If Resurrected
There's plenty of room for mistakes. Let's try to narrow it.
It was a true shame when Netflix pulled the plug on their Marvel shows last year. Iron Fist was just getting good, Luke Cage had just set up some interesting stuff for season three, Punisher had returned to punishing criminals, Daredevil remained sublime and Jessica Jones... finished in a pretty good spot, actually.
Think what you will about Defenders and the wild fluctuations in quality between the shows, all of the characterizations seen in these shows (yes, even Iron Fist), were excellent, and have therefore had fans clamouring for their return on Hulu or FX, two platforms that Disney now own. Out of all of them, Daredevil in particular has amassed a passionate fan-following determined to bring the show back, with fans rallying behind the "#SaveDaredevil" hashtag in a bid to get Disney's attention.
If the fans do get what they want, there are certain factors that must be considered by those at Marvel Studios when it comes to continuing these stories, as there is little point in bringing them back if they do not meet the high expectations that have already been set.
As such, the following entries aim to set some guidelines on what must be done if there is to be a second coming of the Marvel Netflix shows, based on what worked - and didn't - during their four year run.
8. Let The Punisher Interact With The Other Characters
Daredevil season two received an ever so slightly less positive reception than its first, yet an element that most agree was fantastic was Jon Bernthal's portrayal of the Punisher, and in particular his interactions with Charlie Cox's Daredevil.
Despite this, Bernthal and Cox's characters have not interacted since, with the third and second seasons of Daredevil and Punisher acting as tight character stories that had little space for a comic book team-up. It was originally assumed that the two would meet again... but then both shows were cancelled.
Marvel have an opportunity to remedy this if they bring them back. But they shouldn't stop there.
Marvel should also allow the Punisher to interact with the other Defenders, plus the rest of the House of Ideas' cavalcade of heroes too. When written well, these interactions are some of the best moments in the comics, so why overlook that on-screen?