Netflix's Iron Fist - Review

Star Rating: ✮✮✮✰✰

I've been avoiding writing my review about Iron Fist, as I'm still not quite sure how I feel about the series, even though I finished watching it over a week ago.

Storytime, Danny Rand (Finn Jones) has returned from the dead to reclaim his inheritance, his father's company. However, he has no proof of his identity and the current heads and childhood companions, Joy (Jessica Stroup) and Ward (Tom Pelphrey) Meachum, are skeptical of the intentions of this stranger.

With no where to go he convinces Colleen Wing (Jessica Henwick) to let him stay with her in her dojo, at least until he has reclaimed his company. Eventually evidence is found to prove Danny's identity and he claims a controlling interest in the company. With his lack of knowledge in how business is run, Danny attempts to change the company's morale direction through force. The board does not take this well.

There are also mysterious forces, known as The Hand, influencing Ward through his thought to be dead father, Harold Meachum (David  Wenham).

To be honest, it was hard to understand Danny's motivation to get his company back, as he constantly insists it is not for money. They were also a little vague as to how The Iron Fist works, as sometimes it worked when Danny was injured or when he cleared his ci.

It was the same kind of mess that caused me to have some many issues with Jessica Jones, the only thing that kept it interesting were the various Kung-Fu fight scenes through each episode. The story seemed to be scattered, they knew where they had to go but weren't quite sure how to get there, so they just threw a bunch of shit together and hoped it worked.

I think Daredevil was such a success, is because it focused on Matthew's origin as The Daredevil, rather than as a piece of The Defenders, which is where they lost me with Iron Fist. As I am not familiar with the character or their origins, it was a little hard to chew.

There is a promise of another season, as Danny and Colleen travel to K'un-Lun and it has disappeared, but that probably won't happen until after The Defenders and they have confused watchers further. The only reason I'm actually going to watch The Defenders is because I've already put in 5 season worth of viewing time into the Netflix's MCU. Got to commit to things, right?

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