Thread:Marvelous 345678/@comment-26838855-20170701032609/@comment-26838855-20170801210048

So we have some more Defenders evidence, and I thought I'd lay it all out:
 * Charlie Cox: "Well, it's been a few months since the end of Season 2. I think it's been quite a challenging few months for him. He took the death of Elektra very badly - I think he feels responsible for that. One of Matt's big things is trying to protect the people he loves, which is why he keeps his identity hidden, and he's failed. He's left holding the dead body of a loved one, and so I think he's tried to turn a corner."
 * "A few months" can mean anywhere from 2½-5 months. It is unclear if he means a few months since Elektra's death or the end of Season 2 on Christmas Day as well. Therefore, this could be about early February (2½ months since Elektra's death) to late May (5 months since Christmas) 2016. It implies on its own around 3½ months since between Elektra's death and Christmas, early December 2015, so around late March 2016.
 * Jessica Henwick: "By the time we get to [The Defenders, and this is so far ahead now, um, we've gone through, it's, um, it takes place several months after Iron Fist so..."]
 * "Several" implies 3-9 months, so June-December 2016, very roughly about 5¾ months on its own, around late August 2016.
 * Jessica Henwick: "We pick up with Colleen not in New York — which is crazy, as all the shows have been predominantly in New York. We find her a month after we left her."
 * One month would place it around early April 2016.
 * Empire magazine, August 2017 issue, page 91, Finn Jones: "It's about two months after Iron Fist finishes. He's a man on a mission now. He's got the guilt from not being there when K'un Lun was invaded. He's been travelling around the world with Colleen Wing, trying to track down members of The Hand."
 * Two months would place it around early May 2016.
 * Jessica Henwick: "We pick up, I would say a couple months after we left... after we left these two."
 * "A couple months" usually implies "2, maybe 3 months," so anywhere from early May to early June 2016. On its own, it implies about 2⅓ months, around May 2016.
 * Charlie Cox: "At the end of Daredevil Season 2, everyone failed. Matt failed, and the consequences were devastating. Six or so months have passed, and he's had to completely reevaluate everything that he believes, everything that he does."
 * "Six or so months" can imply about 5-7, and could be from Elektra's death or Christmas. Therefore, this implies anywhere from mid-April (5 months after Elektra's death) to late July (7 months after Christmas) 2016, but approximately implies early June 2016.
 * Charlie Cox: "In the 6 months since [Daredevil ended and this show begins, there is so much stuff that I would like to have explored."]
 * 6 months implies anywhere from mid-May (6 months since Elektra's death) to late June 2016 (6 months since Christmas), but approximately implies early June 2016
 * The calendar behind Foggy and Karen does not appear to have a month written on it, but the days to dates are visible. It appears to be a month with Mondays on the 6th/13th/20th/27th. There's a clearer version of the image here.
 * This lines up as June 2016. Other months possible are February 2017, March 2017, and November 2017. March 2016, November 2016, and August 2017 could also just about work, as some work calendars occasionally start on a Sunday instead of a Monday, making them Sundays on the 6th/13th/20th/27th.

And we also have these other pieces of evidence which are less numerical, but still worth noting:
 * Empire magazine, August 2017 issue, page 88, Charlie Cox (in response to "Where is Matt when we meet him in The Defenders?"): "He's been deeply affected by the end of Daredevil Season 2. People died and the place wasn't safer. So he's no longer putting on his suit and fighting crime. Perfect cue moment for a team-up."
 * This implies it hasn't been too long since the end of Daredevil: Season 2.
 * Empire magazine, August 2017 issue, page 89, Krysten Ritter (in response to "Where is Jessica when we meet her in The Defenders?": "She's in a bar. Where else? Jessica is in a dark place because of where we leave her at the end of Season 1 of Jessica Jones. [She's as sardonic and dry and just as much of an asshole as ever."
 * This implies it hasn't been too long since the end of Jessica Jones: Season 1.
 * SFX magazine, September 2017 issue/Issue 290, page 46, Krysten Ritter (in response to "Has Jessica changed from her own series?"): "She hasn't changed much, She's still kind of an asshole. She's still hitting the bottle. She is dealing with popularity and eyes on her - that's not the easiest thing for someone that's reclusive and isolated as she is, and prefers to be. So she's just kind of trying to figure out how to fit in. We're picking up not too long after we see her at the end of [Jessica Jones season one. She's dealing with the aftermath of killing someone, which is not easy. And as someone who already hates herself, the self-loathing is running pretty deep. But she's still funny!"
 * This implies it hasn't been too long since the end of Jessica Jones: Season 1.
 * Mike Colter (in response to "Where will Luke Cage be picking up when he joins the Defenders?"): "Well, the last time you saw me I was in the back of an SUV and they interrupted my, uh, my, uh, little somethin' with Claire, I was, yanno, I was trying to get a little something sweet and uh... dark and, yanno, didn't happen, so anyway uh, we're gonna start off trying to rectify the situation, we're gonna pick right back up where we left off and get Luke, uh, free and clear, that's what we're doing."
 * This implies it hasn't been too long since the end of Luke Cage: Season 1.
 * I imagine it won't have been long since Daredevil: Season 2 in terms of The Hand preparing Elektra's resurrection.
 * This implies it hasn't been too long since the end of Daredevil: Season 2.
 * The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode Watchdogs, set in early April 2016, had an Easter Egg about a gang war in Hell's Kitchen. While this was almost certainly intended as a Daredevil: Season 2 Easter Egg, as it was only a couple of weeks after that season's release, the timelines did not line up, which is fine. However, there is the slight possibility it could line up with The Defenders.
 * This implies it is roughly early April 2016. However, it could refer to a gang war building since Daredevil and in the leadup to The Defenders, or a gang war Frank Castle has been involved in since Daredevil and in the leadup to The Punisher, or simply just any old gang war in Hell's Kitchen, there's always one going on in this universe.

I've been rewatching the first four seasons (I can't be bothered with Iron Fist, it was recent and I didn't like it that much), and checking the timeline notes, as, for example, I did not write/check Daredevil: Season 1 or Jessica Jones: Season 1's specifics, only moved them generally. However, aside from a few specific corrections, it's great. The current timeline of Jan-Feb 2015 Dd1, Mar-Apr 2015, JJ1, Oct-Dec 2015 Dd2, Nov-Dec 2015 LC1, and Feb-Mar 2016 IF1 works out really, really nicely. It's perfect, and I feel very proud - and the overlapping order (shown below) of Dd2 and LC1 also fits together very nicely. I really hope this does all line up, as everything seems to be pointing to around late May/early June (perhaps a time jump for the snowy scenes with your standard "6 months later"?) - the "2 days" it supposedly spans are perhaps May 31st and June 1st? - because it would feel great to have this all vindicated because it all works so well and fits everything perfectly. By the way, this rewatch has made me realize just how great Dd1 and JJ1 were... I really hope The Defenders can recapture some of that glory.

And for anyone interested, going by the time and date of the midpoint of each episode, this is the current watch order of the Netflix stuff:
 * Dd 101-113
 * JJ 101-113
 * Dd 201-207
 * LC 101
 * Dd 208
 * LC 102-103
 * Dd 209
 * LC 104
 * Dd 210-211
 * LC 105
 * Dd 212-213
 * LC 106-113
 * Dd 213 epilogue
 * IF 101-113