A young man is bestowed with incredible martial arts skills and a mystical force known as the Iron Fist.A young man is bestowed with incredible martial arts skills and a mystical force known as the Iron Fist.A young man is bestowed with incredible martial arts skills and a mystical force known as the Iron Fist.
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- TriviaIn the Marvel comic books, Colleen Wing is the best friend and crime fighting partner of Misty Knight. Knight, portrayed by Simone Missick, is a main character in Luke Cage (2016), The Defenders (2017), and Season 2 of this show.
- GoofsIncorrectly regarded as a goof - "Throughout the series, characters, including Danny walk around the dojo wearing footwear. Japanese dojos observe a strict "no shoes" policy that a student, a Sempai, and especially a Sensei would correct. Its permissible to wear socks when traversing the mats, but training is always conducted barefoot." -- Danny Rand was trained in Kun Lun, wherein they study Chinese Martial Arts (kung Fu) NOT Japanese Martial Arts. In Kung Fu, practitioners wear shoes.
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Harold Meachum: I have no idea what an "iron fist" is. Sounds like a sex toy.
- Crazy creditsEach episode in Season 1 is named after a Kung fu technique.
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Netflix Shows to Binge Watch This Summer (2017)
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Took Some Time To Find Its Identity
Season 1:
The last and by far the least engaging character introduced for Netflix's The Defenders series, Iron Fist is beyond poor when compared with the first introduction, Daredevil. Being the fourth series set within the same world, Iron Fist had the advantage of utilising a number of characters already developed, whether they be good or evil. These characters maintain their form of being interesting, exciting, or relatable.
Everyone new, however, are at the very least poor, and at worst terrible. The titular hero is an arrogant, self-righteous brat who, as pointed out by adversaries in the series, is nothing more than a child. The love interest, Colleen, actually starts out as the best character, before becoming much the same towards the end of the season, a sulking child without any of her previous principles. Harold is by no means bad and plays the sinister character well, but is a little dull. Ward starts as incredibly dislikable before transitioning the opposite way of Colleen, and Joy is a little pointless - supposedly the good-natured one, but just as selfish as all the rest. Bakuto upon introduction is just bad, lacking any kind of flavour or interest.
For a series delving into an Eastern culture, any Eastern actors are either white-washed from the series - bar Gao (who is excellent) - or played by an American/Brit. Whilst this may be true to the comic, it was an opportunity then to do what Shang-Chi did so well years later.
Whilst events can be fun towards the beginning, before characters have had chance to grate the audience, things revolve around the corporate world too much to begin with, as if trying to slip a superhero theme into Suits. Choreography, whilst more complex, isn't as eye-catching as Daredevil. It isn't as realistic as it's predecessor's, nor committed to an Eastern style, so sits in the middle with unnecessary flips and Tai Chi. Iron Fist's ability as a fighter is frustratingly inconsistent too, beyond what is explained in the plot, he is able to take on an army one minute, then barely surviving a scrape with a middle-aged man with no martial arts training the next.
Season 1: 5/10
Season 2:
Vastly superior to the first season, the second starts off strongly before tapering off into something a bit more daft. The major improvement is the presentation of the characters, some having the chance to grow in The Defenders, others doing so off-screen. Danny Rand is a much more likable character, in no small part due to having less irritating facial hair. Less preachy and entitled, his attempts to fit in are stripped back and he is able to focus on the Iron Fist. Ward becomes a more rounded character and is played well, whereas his sister goes in the opposite direction, having a weak reasoning behind her actions. Wing maintains an established personality, before events towards the end of the season means her theatrical approach would be more befitting to early Marvel film attempts, like Affleck's Daredevil.
The introduction of new characters continues to be a tricky addition to the series, the trope of characters with personality disorders having a heavy dose, something that is now used far too frequently in comic book series.
After fairly grounded logic in the opening episodes, things do start to happen too conveniently towards the latter. Broken bones are overcome overnight, drunkenness is shook off in an hour, advanced martial art abilities are developed in beginners within days.
It's actually a shame this series got cancelled, because it would have been interesting to see where on earth they were heading with the absurd arcs implied towards the end.
Season 2: 7/10.
The last and by far the least engaging character introduced for Netflix's The Defenders series, Iron Fist is beyond poor when compared with the first introduction, Daredevil. Being the fourth series set within the same world, Iron Fist had the advantage of utilising a number of characters already developed, whether they be good or evil. These characters maintain their form of being interesting, exciting, or relatable.
Everyone new, however, are at the very least poor, and at worst terrible. The titular hero is an arrogant, self-righteous brat who, as pointed out by adversaries in the series, is nothing more than a child. The love interest, Colleen, actually starts out as the best character, before becoming much the same towards the end of the season, a sulking child without any of her previous principles. Harold is by no means bad and plays the sinister character well, but is a little dull. Ward starts as incredibly dislikable before transitioning the opposite way of Colleen, and Joy is a little pointless - supposedly the good-natured one, but just as selfish as all the rest. Bakuto upon introduction is just bad, lacking any kind of flavour or interest.
For a series delving into an Eastern culture, any Eastern actors are either white-washed from the series - bar Gao (who is excellent) - or played by an American/Brit. Whilst this may be true to the comic, it was an opportunity then to do what Shang-Chi did so well years later.
Whilst events can be fun towards the beginning, before characters have had chance to grate the audience, things revolve around the corporate world too much to begin with, as if trying to slip a superhero theme into Suits. Choreography, whilst more complex, isn't as eye-catching as Daredevil. It isn't as realistic as it's predecessor's, nor committed to an Eastern style, so sits in the middle with unnecessary flips and Tai Chi. Iron Fist's ability as a fighter is frustratingly inconsistent too, beyond what is explained in the plot, he is able to take on an army one minute, then barely surviving a scrape with a middle-aged man with no martial arts training the next.
Season 1: 5/10
Season 2:
Vastly superior to the first season, the second starts off strongly before tapering off into something a bit more daft. The major improvement is the presentation of the characters, some having the chance to grow in The Defenders, others doing so off-screen. Danny Rand is a much more likable character, in no small part due to having less irritating facial hair. Less preachy and entitled, his attempts to fit in are stripped back and he is able to focus on the Iron Fist. Ward becomes a more rounded character and is played well, whereas his sister goes in the opposite direction, having a weak reasoning behind her actions. Wing maintains an established personality, before events towards the end of the season means her theatrical approach would be more befitting to early Marvel film attempts, like Affleck's Daredevil.
The introduction of new characters continues to be a tricky addition to the series, the trope of characters with personality disorders having a heavy dose, something that is now used far too frequently in comic book series.
After fairly grounded logic in the opening episodes, things do start to happen too conveniently towards the latter. Broken bones are overcome overnight, drunkenness is shook off in an hour, advanced martial art abilities are developed in beginners within days.
It's actually a shame this series got cancelled, because it would have been interesting to see where on earth they were heading with the absurd arcs implied towards the end.
Season 2: 7/10.
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