@grizzlo84 said:

Regarding the OP'S post.. "the FLAC Iron Fist got"... Are you saying people out there are hating on the mighty Iron Fist..?!

Yup. It got 15% on rotten tomatoes. That's probably the lowest score I've ever seen on that site. But there are a fair amount of people who like it too.

I've already talked about this in another thread so I won't go into it again here, but here is the link if your interested:

https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/62127-marvel-s-iron-fist/discuss/58ef89a9925141420700e4db

It was largely panned by critics and fans, grizz. You may be in the minority, liking it as much as you did.

And, yes, they announced a second season, but no release date, yet.

@nolesjs17 said:

The fans got their wish after Iron Fist. They were complaining the seasons are too long and convoluted so the defenders has been confirmed to be 8 episodes long. Watch the fans later complain that it will be too short and end on on a cliffhanger ending.

Ummm ... No season seems too long if it is good. And that wasn't the primary complaint anyhow. You're like one of those people who claim that what people didn't like about the DC movies was that they were "too dark." The complaint is about quality, not quantity. I'd take 24 episodes a season if they were as good as DD.

Fair comment.

Having finally finished The Defenders I can honestly say I was disappointed. I didn't think it was bad, it was fairly amusing but nowhere near as good as it should have been.

My problems with it were similar to the reasons I always thought The Avengers was overrated. Long, drawn out scenes of empty exposition attempting to mask the lack of story or depth. But The Avengers did a better job with the banter and general character bonding.

With regards to my OP, I confess I was kind of wrong. The public reaction to The Defenders doesn't seem to be one of hate but more of indifference. I don't really hear many people talk about it that much and reviews seemed to be passable rather than terrible. Which is odd because I'd say there was more to criticize here than in Iron Fist.

Netflix and Marvel didn't even seem to make a big deal of it's release either. I expected there to be adverts everywhere considering this is supposed to be their big, built up event. The whole end product and surrounding lack of cultural impact seemed like they'd lost interest in their own endeavor.

@Horus Mazinga said:

A thimble full of urine can ruin a whole bowl of soup.

Ruin?...Or make better?

@Moonglum9 said:

@Horus Mazinga said:

A thimble full of urine can ruin a whole bowl of soup.

Ruin?...Or make better?

In the case of Iron Fist, a whole cup of urine would have been welcome.