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Last Friday, photos from the set of Daredevil: Born Again<\/em> began to circulate featuring Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones, Mike Colter as Luke Cage, and Finn Jones as Danny Rand\/Iron Fist. This means that we\u2019re getting a reunion of all four of Netflix\u2019s Defenders<\/em> stars in Daredevil: Born Again<\/em>\u2019s third season. Since we know that Ritter is returning during this currently ongoing second season, her presence isn\u2019t a big surprise. Even Colter\u2019s return as Luke Cage, while not previously confirmed, has been something fans have been demanding. The biggest shock, no doubt, is Jones\u2019 return, as Netflix\u2019s Iron Fist<\/em> series was widely panned.<\/p>\n Yet I\u2019d argue that Jones\u2019 return is entirely good news and a sign that Marvel Studios is willing to more fully embrace what was established with the various Marvel Netflix shows. This continues a trend that began when Marvel reworked Daredevil: Born Again<\/em> deep into the production of season 1 in order to connect it to the previous Netflix seasons.<\/p>\n Sarah Shatz\/Netflix<\/p>\n Originally, Daredevil: Born Again<\/em> was going to be a very different series. While it was going to continue using Charlie Cox as Daredevil and Vincent D\u2019Onofrio as Kingpin, it was more of a legal procedural than the original Netflix series, with few of the supporting characters returning and presumably little reference to the Netflix continuity. Then late in the production of season 1, the show was overhauled to include the characters and continuity of the Netflix show.<\/p>\n The change was a good one, as Daredevil: Born Again<\/em> has managed to maintain the continuity and tone of the original Netflix series while also finding new things to do with the characters amid the Mayor Kingpin story. I highly doubt the original vision would have been as good.<\/p>\n Putting aside the fact that it would have been less of a superhero show and more of a legal procedural, I\u2019d argue that it’s simply confusing to start over only halfway. While Marvel Studios most likely feared alienating viewers who hadn\u2019t seen the Netflix seasons, to pick and choose what they\u2019re keeping would have vexed loyal viewers, making them constantly guess what is and what isn\u2019t canon.<\/p>\n Take Fox\u2019s X-Men movies as an example. When they started over with the prequel X-Men: First Class<\/em> and later did a continuity-disrupting time travel story in X-Men: Days of Future Past<\/em>, fans spent the entire rest of the film series trying to figure out what did and didn\u2019t take place in the convoluted canon of those films. While it can be complicated to keep track of continuity, if you\u2019re starting over, you really<\/em> have to start over with new actors and a new timeline.<\/p>\n Which is why Finn Jones\u2019 return is cause for celebration \u2014 if only for coherent storytelling. Like everyone else, I found Iron Fist<\/em> to be boring and badly written. I also wasn\u2019t blown away by Finn Jones. While he seemed fine<\/em> for the character of Danny Rand\/Iron Fist, I thought the show was so bad it was pretty impossible to tell how good of a job he was doing.<\/p>\n But by bringing him back, they have a chance to redeem the character and Jones as well. Had they left him out, those who did enjoy the Netflix show \u2014 and even some who didn’t, but care about the overall continuity \u2014 would be wondering where the hell he is and when Marvel was going to explain it. Best for the studio to take in all the continuity of the Netflix shows and just emphasize and de-emphasize what they want to moving forward. Because you can\u2019t take the baby that is Daredevil without at least some<\/em> of the bathwater that is Iron Fist.<\/p>\n Related<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\tThe biggest changes in Iron Fist season 2<\/p>\n<\/h5>\n After a troubled first season, Danny Rand is back for a new and improved Marvel series<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Last Friday, photos from the set of Daredevil: Born Again began to circulate featuring Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones, Mike Colter as Luke Cage, and Finn Jones as Danny Rand\/Iron Fist. This means that we\u2019re getting a reunion of all four of Netflix\u2019s Defenders stars in Daredevil: Born Again\u2019s third season. 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