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fannishlissI finally finished watching Iron Fist last night, and I liked it a lot.
That's not to say it didn't have its problems, it did... but it's a more complicated show than critics originally realized when they were given the first six episodes. The full series is 13 eps, and it has a lot of developments and twists.
Here is a very good article that evaluates the show, taking into account the problem of cultural appropriation, and still giving it a B, so that is pretty good.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2017/03/20/iron-fist-is-weakest-marvel-netflix-series-but-offers-b-grade-action-fun/#343a05ad7acf
I appreciate this critic for having a good handle on the cultural appropriation topic, which I think is slippery and difficult. He takes the criticism seriously and works with it at face value without trying to make excuses, which is important.
If you read the whole article, it does a very good job laying out the problems and how the show treats them -- not based on the first six eps, but based on the full show, which comes to conclusions you may not expect.
The characters of Colleen Wing and Claire Temple are standouts in this show, and worth watching. There are some inconsistencies, but they are handled well overall. Claire is definitely the main glue which will eventually bind the Defenders together with her no-nonsense code.
I didn't like Ward much, but I liked Joy, and Harold was fun to hate, with his crazy energy. Really liked Bakuto a lot. Watch for his capoeira style!!
I'd be glad to hear what others thought. If you were turned off by the bad reviews, I'd say, it is worth watching. If you were turned off by the idea of Danny as a white savior, the show makes clear that he is a typical Marvel character -- messed up, confused, conflicted, and not nearly so infallible as he would like to be. In his heart he is a ten year old boy, regardless of his fighting skills. Just like Matt and Jessica, he is an orphan, and not a very emotionally mature one. (Luke is by far the most emotionally mature, and of course Claire takes the trophy.)
That's not to say it didn't have its problems, it did... but it's a more complicated show than critics originally realized when they were given the first six episodes. The full series is 13 eps, and it has a lot of developments and twists.
Here is a very good article that evaluates the show, taking into account the problem of cultural appropriation, and still giving it a B, so that is pretty good.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2017/03/20/iron-fist-is-weakest-marvel-netflix-series-but-offers-b-grade-action-fun/#343a05ad7acf
I appreciate this critic for having a good handle on the cultural appropriation topic, which I think is slippery and difficult. He takes the criticism seriously and works with it at face value without trying to make excuses, which is important.
If you read the whole article, it does a very good job laying out the problems and how the show treats them -- not based on the first six eps, but based on the full show, which comes to conclusions you may not expect.
The characters of Colleen Wing and Claire Temple are standouts in this show, and worth watching. There are some inconsistencies, but they are handled well overall. Claire is definitely the main glue which will eventually bind the Defenders together with her no-nonsense code.
I didn't like Ward much, but I liked Joy, and Harold was fun to hate, with his crazy energy. Really liked Bakuto a lot. Watch for his capoeira style!!
I'd be glad to hear what others thought. If you were turned off by the bad reviews, I'd say, it is worth watching. If you were turned off by the idea of Danny as a white savior, the show makes clear that he is a typical Marvel character -- messed up, confused, conflicted, and not nearly so infallible as he would like to be. In his heart he is a ten year old boy, regardless of his fighting skills. Just like Matt and Jessica, he is an orphan, and not a very emotionally mature one. (Luke is by far the most emotionally mature, and of course Claire takes the trophy.)
