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The Defenders•Season 2•Episode 20

Ordeal

7.6/10 · 15 votesFeb 2, 196360 min

Ranked #8 of 8 in Season 2•−0.8 vs season avg

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Directed byAlex March

Written byDavid Shaw

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Seasons4

Season 2 Episodes34

The Voices of Death

Blood Country

The Indelible Silence

The Seven Ghosts of Simon Gray

The Unwanted

Madman (1)

Madman (2)

The Bigamist

The Avenger

The Invisible Badge

The Hidden Jungle

The Savage Infant

The Apostle

Grandma TNT

Don't Take the Stand

Kill or Be Killed

Man Against Himself

The Poisoned Fruit Doctrine

Poltergeist

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Ordeal

The Hour Before Doomsday

The Traitor

The Eye of Fear

Metamorphosis

The Last Illusion

The Heathen

A Book for Burning

A Taste of Vengeance

The Colossus

Judgment Eve

The Noose

Everybody Else is Dead

The Trial of Twenty-Two

The Brother Killers

Cast2

E.G. Marshall

E.G. Marshall

Lawrence Preston

Robert Reed

Robert Reed

Kenneth Preston

Crew2

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Alex March

Director

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David Shaw

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Ordeal" is episode 20 of The Defenders season 2. It scored 7.6/10 from 15 votes, ranking #8 of 8 episodes this season (season average 8.4). Directed by Alex March and written by David Shaw, it aired on February 2, 1963.

Next: E21 · The Hour Before Doomsday Best of Season 2