The Past Is the Past

A weak ending for a weak show. Where is the climax? The great reveal. Riri remains a villain in her own story, always on the wrong side of everything.

How can anyone be expected to like this character that has squandered every opportunity at every cross of the road.

6 episoders were also way too short apparently to give this show any satisfactory conclusion as the finale felt like a filler episode.

In the end ironheart remains a gigantic dissapointment but not for the reasons one might have expected going in but soley for poor writing when it comes to the story, its characters and its part in the MCU.

The first few episodes were well enough but then it just went downhill.

I think id rather watch She-Hulk over this because that was fun at least. This was just sad cringe.

I hope going forward that Ironheart gets cancelled and does not reappear anywhere in the MCU.

I'll be honest - I hated most of Ironheart. The pacing was a mess, the tone felt wildly inconsistent, and Riri Williams, while conceptually interesting, just never fully clicked for me through the majority of the series. It felt like Marvel was trying too hard to chase trends instead of letting the character grow naturally. Most of the season was a chore to get through, bogged down by awkward dialogue and underwhelming stakes.

The last episode flipped, breaking expectations in a way that actually worked. Sasha Baron Cohen absolutely stole the show in his role (you know who he is), delivering a performance that was chilling, magnetic, and somehow the perfect balance of gravitas and chaos. He brought a weight that had been missing all season.

Riri's final choice was very unexpected. She didn't take the predictable heroic path. She made the wrong decision - the morally gray, dangerous one - and it finally gave her character the depth I'd been begging for all season. I don't know if I'd recommend the show with its heavy handed ideology and social themes - however - the finale is worth a watch.

This is one of the few Marvel series that was not granted a weekly release schedule. In the case of "Echo," this approach suggested a lack of confidence from the producers, seemingly aimed at minimizing attention and quickly moving on. While the same sense of dismissal may not be as overt here, it is clear that the release strategy was designed to generate minimal buzz. The series was never truly given the opportunity to make a lasting impact-likely due to a variety of behind-the-scenes factors. With its finale, the show demonstrates both its underlying potential and the shortcomings in its execution.

For a series centered on the interplay between magic and technology, it is unsurprising that it occasionally stretches the limits of plausibility. However, in this particular episode, the fusion of these elements begins to blur the boundaries of narrative coherence. Much of this stems from the writing, which here feels anticlimactic and unnecessarily convoluted. While the episode generally succeeds in bringing together the season's narrative threads in a moderately satisfying way, several developments feel rushed or insufficiently established-particularly those introduced abruptly within the episode itself. Riri's journey has been long and complex, yet her ultimate destination, while surprising, comes across as unearned. Her moral decisions and motivations feel either confusing or underdeveloped. While no one has claimed she always makes the right choices, there comes a point where one must question the internal logic of a character touted as a genius. Despite these shortcomings, Dominique Thorne delivers a standout performance, bringing charisma and emotional nuance to the role and grounding the character as best she can. A notable guest star also delivers a compelling performance, albeit one that occasionally veers into tonal inconsistency. On a technical level, the episode is the series' most visually impressive to date, featuring polished and dynamic visual effects that lend the finale a distinctly cinematic quality.

"The Past Is the Past" concludes the series on a notably conflicted note, marked by an anticlimactic ending and several perplexing narrative choices. However, it is worth acknowledging that the episode takes a bold creative risk-one that, while arguably unearned, is nonetheless ambitious. Dominique Thorne's performance adds significant emotional weight and elevates the episode's dramatic stakes.

I love the fact that show is shot in Chicago . I enjoyed it. There are some plot holes but I am hoping for a second season.

I'm assuming the show got low rationing because of what's happening in the US politically .

I encourage people to watch the show and see what you think for yourself.

The fact that Ryan Coogler is behind this makes the story telling captivating. Also a few character introductions to people we've heard about for years. I'm proud of the show, I wish Disney actually marketed it. But it's indeed a good show. I hope they do a second season. Seems as if this plot could go a lot further.

I had an image in my head of how I expected this finale to go... And this wasn't even close to it! And, in all honesty, I'm not arguing with that! They actually managed to do something that I didn't expect, which (in a show that I've been saying has one-dimensional characters and predictable plotpoints) is amazing!

This finale is pretty solid in most areas and surpassed my expectations in pretty much every way. I still don't know whether I'd call it good or not (I still think that the script isn't that great, at all), but it's a semi-decent finale. It does feel, though, like it was written with a second season in mind. I'm going to take a shot in the dark and say that an Ironheart Season 2 is definitely not going to happen (given the awful fan reception to it), but I really hope we see Riri again! I love Dominique Thorne and her portrayal of the character, so I really hope Marvel Studios don't do to her what they've done with the Eternals (which is just pretend they don't exist and never wrap-up the unfinished story)