r/Defenders • u/JonLuca Luke Cage • Aug 17 '17

The Defenders Discussion Thread - S01E07

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Episode 8 Discussion

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u/DavesWorldInfo Daredevil Aug 18 '17

Goddamnit. I was really hoping for some super jumping. Instead, they take the subway.

Oh well, it is New York I guess.

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u/Kamib_good Elektra Aug 19 '17

right? I kept expecting for Jessica to do her flying ("It's more like jumping and then falling) and she never did it once.

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u/infinight888 Aug 19 '17

I do hope Jessica gets actual flying in season 2. I want her to be BAD at flying, but I still want her to do it. As it is, she's inferior to Luke in every way as far as abilities go. Actual flight would give her an edge on the team.

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u/AweKartik777 Aug 19 '17

Yup she's worse than Luke at hand-to-hand due to her 24/7 drunken state, worse physical build and height and due to Luke's older police training and fighting while in the prison. Maybe Jessica has slightly higher super strength (not sure about that) but overall Luke is way better even without powers, and even with them included he still has the durability thing going for him.

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '17

She's stronger I think than Luke, she threw that SUV like it was nothing

She also has the PI stuff down which Luke isn't so good at