Marvel Netflix: Now featuring Loras Tyrell

I also read that he didn't get nearly as much time to do martial arts training as he had hoped, because the filming was a very tight schedule. Basically he buffed up and started training, then they started filming and he barely had the spare time to practice. Which is unfortunate

I think the schedule was tight in this one because it was, iirc, originally planned to come out before Luke Cage. But then the Luke Cage cast and story came together first so Iron Fist got delayed, then there was only a narrow slot where they could fit Iron Fist in. I mean, far as I can tell Marvel Netflix have their schedule set until at least 2019 already (Defenders, Punisher, JJ S2, Daredevil S3). If they stick to their 2 shows per year rule that takes us to the first half of 2019.

I watched episodes six and seven tonight.

It's still just ... okay. It doesn't really get better as it goes on, but it doesn't get worse either, so take that for what it's worth. 

I don't hate it, but I can see that it has many problems. It's just not very engaging, it's too mythical. I think one reason why the other Marvel shows worked so well is they seemed rooted in reality. Despite the fact that the characters had super powers, their problems felt real and relatable. Iron Fist is weird, half of Danny's dialogue consists of him talking about the magical monastery where he grew up. And Danny is such a dull character in general, he and Colleen have zero chemistry. 

I love Joy and Ward, I think they're easily the best part of this show. 

I'm happy to report that the last third of Iron Fist does pick up ... kind of ... a little bit. I just finished Episode 11 and I'm lowkey into it now.

It's still not great. In fact, it's a freaking mess. Sometimes it gets so silly that I'm beginning to doubt if any of it was ever meant to be taken seriously. But even if you won't ever get emotionally invested in the main characters because they're so ... so boring, the storyline itself does get somewhat interesting as it goes on, and you also might get a chuckle or two out of all the cheese.

I'm not a comic book fan, I love shows like Jessica Jones and Daredevil because they don't feel like comic books to me. Iron Fist on the other hand feels exactly like a one-dimensional comic book super hero. There is very little here in terms of substance or character development, it's just a silly comic book show with pretty medicore action scenes. Not awful, but super disappointing.

Joy deserves a better show than this. 

I finished Iron Fist last night.

It remained weird until the very end. At no point did it manage to reach me emotionally or to make me feel invested in the world or the characters ... but it didn't bore me either, it was just terribly mediocre and underwhelming. 

It's weird how Claire has much more screentime in Iron Fist than she does in Daredevil or Jessica Jones, but there is very little depth to her, her dialogue was bad, even the performance was kind of flat, which really surprised me, as Claire has been one of my favourite characters in the Marvel Netflix universe.

Finn Jones is a decent actor, but man, he does not have what it takes to carry a show like this. His performance was so bland, especially compared ot Charlie Cox or Krysten Ritter. I don't think he'll be able to keep up with them in Defenders. 

Anyway, I guess you should watch this at least once to get the most out of Defenders (pls be good, jesus fucking christ   ), but this is not a show I'm going to rewatch ever. It's a 5/10 for me, not good, not bad, just super 'meh' from beginning to end. Don't be afraid to skip scenes if you're bored, by the way ... a lot of them don't lead anywhere. 

haven't seen Luke Cage yet (I didn't like his character in Jessica Jones) but I'm going to before Avengers rolls around

Compared to Jessica Jones and Daredevil, Iron Fist was embarrassing. 

Please no. The sand snakes are beyond redemption


edit: I don't want to belabour the point about casting a white actor as Iron Fist too much. I just had a thought recently, that the timing is particularly unfortunate and maybe that's why it became such an issue. I'm not talking about the political situation in the U.S and elsewhere, I mean recent films. Marvel had Dr. Strange, and the casting of Tilda Swinton there was also the source of quite a bit of criticism and controversy. Not familiar with the source material but I think her role was originally Asian? Anyway, I recall criticism for MCU on that front. And then Iron Fist presents Marvel another opportunity to increase their diversity and it's passed up again. 
Then outside of Marvel you have the criticisms levelled at the likes of LaLa Land (I'm not trying to start that discussion again, just acknowledging the criticism exists) for casting a white lead in what is arguably a role that should go to an African-American. 
And then, much more relevant time-wise, is Ghost in the Shell. Again I'm unfamiliar with the source material, but my understanding is that the lead role, which was given to Scarlet Johansson, was really a role that should have gone to a Japanese actress. Please forgive me if I got the specifics wrong, as I say not familiar with GitS.

Basically the point I'm trying to make is I think the criticism of casting a white lead in is role is so vocal because it comes after a string of other movies that have had similar criticisms made of them. 
I'd also like to stress again that I think Finn Jones was the wrong person to direct the vitriol towards. He wasn't good in the role, and it's fair if he's criticised in reviews for that. But the attacks against him via twitter ought to have been directed to the folks at Marvel not Jones

Jessica Henwick was totally mediocre in this, as was Finn Jones. But maybe the problem is that their characters were just so bland and boring, so both of them didn't have much to work with to begin with.

Perhaps some are and the controversy over the casting and reviews made people want to check it out to see for themselves.

I still have not gotten to episode 2, I do want to watch this one all the way through.   With TWD, Big Little Lies wrapping up, I should have more time to catch up with this one.