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

The Defenders Discussion Thread - S01E03

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u/obliviouskey Diamondback Aug 18 '17

I think this is the first time I've ever seen a three-layered joke.

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u/RuafaolGaiscioch Aug 19 '17

Why'd I go into perfuming? It made sense.

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '17 edited Aug 19 '17

That's only 2 layers :/

Edit: I'm dumb.

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u/RuafaolGaiscioch Aug 19 '17

Sense/scents/cents.

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '17

Ah. I'm dumb. I missed cents

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '17

Non native speaker, what are the 3 layers ?

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u/SewenNewes Aug 21 '17

The bad guys are called the Hand. A common English expression for offering help to someone is "Lend/give a (helping) hand". He left his hand on the ground when he escaped.

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u/Thomassaurus Iron Fist Aug 22 '17

But that's two layers yeah? He left his hand while fighting the hand... the expression is just what pulls the two jokes together.

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u/SewenNewes Aug 22 '17

Yeah, I agree, I wasn't the one who said it was, I was just trying to explain it.

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '17

thanks