#Netflix iron fist

[giveamadeuschohisownmovie]

If you weren’t following the Netflix Marvel shows when they were first being released, here’s my best attempt at summarizing how the audience/fandom reacted to them:

Daredevil S1: “OMG, best Marvel show ever! I love this darker side of the MCU!”

Jessica Jones S1: “OMG, best Marvel show ever! I love this darker side of the MCU! Marvel does female representation right!”

Daredevil S2: “Punisher was amazing! Elektra and the Hand…eh.”

Luke Cage S1: (first half) “OMG, best Marvel show ever! I love this darker side of the MCU! Marvel does black representation right!” / (second half) “This show is corny and terrible. They did Mahershala Ali dirty.”

Iron Fist S1: “Wtf is this shit?”

The Defenders: “That was certainly a crossover. They did cross over. And things happened.”

The Punisher S1: “This is fine, but it’s tone deaf for Marvel to make this show when we need gun control now.”

Jessica Jones S2: “The story is all over the place. What’s even the focus here? What the heck is happening?”

Luke Cage S2: “I guess this is better than S1 but I still hate that Mahershala Ali got killed off so soon.”

Iron Fist S2: “Better than S1, but that’s not saying much. Also, I welcome our new Iron Fist, Colleen Wing.”

Daredevil S3: “They redeemed the Netflix Marvel shows! Hallelujah!”

The Punisher S2: “This feels rushed. Like there’s two seasons worth of story here.”

Jessica Jones S3: “Wait, this exists? I literally saw no ads for this.”

[lands-of-fantasy]

Modern Marvel Television

(Nearly all) Live-action series from 2000-present (2024)

ABC SERIES

MCU-Complementary: These series expand the MCU narrative.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013-20)

Agent Carter (2015-16)

Other

Inhumans (2017)

NETFLIX/THE DEFENDERS*: These series share continuity.

Daredevil (2015-18)

Jessica Jones (2015-19)

Luke Cage (2016–18)

Iron Fist (2017–18)

The Defenders (2017) | The series is important for both Daredevil and Iron Fist storylines, and also deals with a Luke Cage plotpoint.

The Punisher (2017–19) | Protagonist Frank Castle made his debut in Daredevil Season 2, but he is not featured in The Defenders.

MUTANTS: Independent X-Men-related series.

Legion (2017–19)

The Gifted (2017–19)

YOUNG ADULT SERIES*: Mostly separate but Cloak and Dagger make an apparition on Runaways' Season 3.

Runaways (2017–19)

Cloak & Dagger (2018–19) | The series makes direct references to Netflix's Luke Cage.

MARVEL STUDIOS SERIES: Take place in the MCU.

Starring characters previously introduced:

WandaVision (2021)

The Falcon and The Winter Soldier (2021)

Loki (2021-23?)

Hawkeye (2021)

Secret Invasion (2023)

Echo (2024-?) | Protagonist Maya Lopez made her debut in the Hawkeye series.

Agatha All Along (2024-?) | Agatha made her debut in WandaVision.

Starring new characters:

Moon Knight (2022-)

Ms. Marvel (2022-)

She Hulk (2022-)

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*P.S.: The YA series technically take place in the MCU but are as good as independent from it. The same goes for Netflix's shows, though they might still become an effective part of it. This will likely be defined in the upcoming MCU series Daredevil: Born Again.

See also: DCTV

[bookoftheironfist]

Danny recharges his chi. 

This is one of my favorite scenes. After all of the turmoil, Danny gets a moment of peace (this show is great at occasionally giving us those; quiet moments in which the characters can just BE). Here, Danny is finally granted a chance to reconnect with himself and find his footing after being so unsettled and off-balance for so long. I love that, after a moment, he starts going through the steps of the form all on his own. We gets hints here of a healthy, happy, settled Danny, free of the piles of baggage he has been struggling with. It also very effectively presents Bakuto in a positive light, as a wise and caring mentor who is here to help— the exact person Danny needs right now. 

Danny makes an interesting comment to Bakuto shortly after this. He says the compound feels familiar, almost like K’un-Lun. We can look forward to everything we will learn in “The Defenders” about Bakuto’s history in K’un-Lun for a connection, but since that was a different showrunner, etc., that wasn’t necessarily what was in mind here. Something I always think about regarding this comment: does the sense of familiarity and reminder of home make Danny more relaxed than he would be, more likely to let his guard down— or does it just keep all of his K’un-Lun-related stress closer to the surface?

[gwensy]

white boy save me save me white boy save me

[cloudyscribbless]

You wanna know my Roman Empire? It’s the amount of wasted potential that Netflix’s Iron Fist had, and that people blame Finn Jones when he’s a wonderful actor who was done dirty by that racist POS Jeff Loeb

[streets-in-paradise]

People that complained about Danny being white never read a comic

I don't know much about the comics. Would want to read more, but were I live it's a very expensive hobby. I have only a few, mostly Thor comics i bought second hand.

However, a Google search shows me this:

I don't see a difference with him

[muchemovies]

DEFENDERS' SAGA series 5: IRON FIST Series 1 i was so unrealistically excited for this series, as IF had been one of my faves in my childhood in the 80s. but he disappeared. i found his run in the Defenders' series, but he was different, & it had a different line-up. he & they felt like spare-parts slung together to make another line, but their chemistry & the writing didn't work for me. SO Netfux's announcement greatly intrigued & interested & exited me. whoops. more fool me. after DareDevil & jessica Jones & Luke Cage, i was confident this was going to work, and I adored Finn Jones & Jessica Henwick. infortunately, finn was wholey misscast & incapable & unconvincing, while Jessica's Colleen Wing just stole the show out from under everyone she was SOO capable & convincing. changes were made after S1, & for me it improves, but thankfully Danny's appearance as IF in Defenders works tremendously as he wonderfully tousle's with & bounces off Coulter's Luke Cage.

[viz11]

I remember I thought how much of a dixk he was and then I was shocked when I found out joy was the true dixk of the family

Tom Pelphrey as Ward Meachum IRON FIST SEASON 1 (2017), created by Scott Buck

[agentscamander-romanoff]

The defenders were supposed to be family and I will die on that hill.

[giveamadeuschohisownmovie]

The storyline I imagined in my head for this scenario:

Frank Castle got flying stone since he’s a trained sniper/marksman. He was literally trained to be able to make his shots.

Matt Murdock got jegi since he’s the most coordinated with his movements.

Danny Rand got gonggi since he once observed the game being played while he was living in K’un L’un. Also, no one else knows how to play the game.

Between Jessica and Luke, Jessica is given ddakji and Luke gets spinning top. Although both of them could do ddakji due to their super strength, Luke volunteers for spinning top. His reasoning is that a couple of kids that visited the barbershop once showed him how to spin a Beyblade. Jessica then shrugs and says something along the lines of, “good enough for me, now let’s not get killed out there”.

[growingstrong2019]

That time I took a photo of the cast of Iron Fist at London Comic Con in 2017

[bookoftheironfist]

Despite Danny’s apparent serenity and the fact that he finally seems to be getting a dang break, he is still suspicious and alert. He can’t fully enjoy it. As soon as he gets Bakuto to himself, he starts asking some pointed questions.  (At one point he even says “Did Colleen tell you everything about me?” suggesting that he feels a slight sense of betrayal from her. Foreshadowing...). And in the exchange above, he drops an important bit of truth-- which turns out to be completely accurate. Danny has been betrayed too many times already, and he’s sharper than people give him credit for. Something about this is rubbing him the wrong way. Before going into Bakuto’s office, he quietly clocks the building where Gao is probably being kept. He needs her-- he outright tells Bakuto that she murdered his parents, which is striking candidness from him at this stage-- and a little rest and chi-recharging aside, he is still on a mission.  

But Bakuto is also very charming and great at appearing genuine...both to Danny and Colleen, and to the viewer. I’ve always enjoyed the fact that this is even reflected in his physical appearance: his manner of dress and hairstyle actually mimic Danny’s, which imbues him with a subliminal sense of being on the same side as our heroes. And he is about to hit Danny with some major bombshells in order to win his trust. 

[purple--queen]

Claire collecting people with superpowers like they are some pokemons.

[moonys-chocolate28]

Im now watching Jessica Jones, im only on the third episode but wdym my boy david plays the main villain😭 how am i supposed to hate someone that looks like my quirky tiny 10th doctor

[dailypowerfist]

Luke: Danny, what are you doing? Danny *wrapped up in Christmas lights*: Hey, babe. Want some Christmas cheer? Luke: You’re tangled in the lights, aren’t you? Danny: Help.

[malice-kingdom]

If you thought for a second I wasn’t gonna draw Luke and Danny for Valentine’s Day :D