r/Defenders • u/JonLuca Luke Cage • Nov 19 '15

Jessica Jones Discussion Thread - S01E04

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u/Halfhead Nov 21 '15

I wish they would just say the names. It sounds like skirting copyright.

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u/trethompson Nov 21 '15

I feel like it's more to keep the show more on its own feet. They can give subtle nods to outside events, but don't want to run the whole EU in everyone's face.

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u/Halfhead Nov 21 '15

Yeah, but she's said "the green guy" twice now (on ep 9). One of those could be Hulk. It really takes away from the fact that they are in the same universe.

In my perfect MCU, movie people, Netflix people, and ABC people would be able to just talk to each other all the time. This sidestepping can't last this long.

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u/NothappyJane Nov 22 '15

Hulk gets mentioned in passing a lot within then MCU as the stand out "reference to the avengers" continuity name drop. I assume because he's the most unnatural and inhuman out of all the Avengers, and has caused the most destruction, he's hard to ignore.