Why Marvel’s The Defenders Trailer Reveals More Than You Think

By now I hope everyone has seen The Defenders trailer at least 2,175 times — if you haven’t watched it that many times it’s ok, I’ll settle for a solid 2,000. Now if you couldn’t tell, I really love this trailer. Because I love this trailer so much, I took it upon myself to be the one who thinks way too much about it and I have grown to love it even more than before. Basically whoever was responsible for this trailer needs to seek me out so I can thank him or her personally. So let’s get right into it. This trailer is less than a minute long and with the lyrics of the song “Come As You Are” by Nirvana, it creates an extraordinary amount of substance inside such a small time frame. *Warning there will be some minor spoilers for Jessica Jones and Daredevil*

“Come As You Are…”

So first up we have Daredevil serving as the lead-in for the trailer and coincidentally a lead-in to the Defenders themselves. His show was first and he was served with the task of bringing the gritty Marvel streets to life. After season 2 of Daredevil, Matt Murdock has completely gone into his Daredevil persona. Over the course of the show his normal lawyer life was constantly in the way of his true calling to aid in the battle that no one in the city really knew anything about. Although he tried his hardest to balance both of his lives, he ultimately decided to fully embrace his more Devilish side. “Come As You Are” refers to him coming into the Defenders team as he is after season 2: completely fo…