A Duel of Iron

Such a shame we'll never get a season 3, cause the things this episode set up we're 🔥🔥🔥

So here-s the thing ,, the show did not come as the strongest on Netflix since it all started last year ,, but the story itself is thrilling and so engaging ,, even with some dull moments here and there ,, Marvel's heroes always tend to do well on the small screen.

In terms of action sequences, this season the fights scenes are much better than the first one ,, the action were always heightened and even the cinematography looked much better .

so the things i didn't digest this season ,, Joy Meachum's playing the villain ::: Joy constantly points out that she wants to make Danny pay for coming back into her and Ward's life and turning everything upside down, she does have him to thank for getting rid of not only her abusive, manipulative father ... it was all confusing at first , then i just decided to move on and play along.

Mary or Walker character didn't really make a massive impact on the show beyond being a formidable fighter. Her story arc isn't overly interesting.

What's good and hopeful though,, is the after credits scene ... just made the ending a bit better ... Danny gets his fist back .. and the Iron fist trademark pistols was a nice scene ,, this opens a lot possibilities next year .. Add tot that the probable spin off "Daughters of the Dragon" which to be honest i'm not that excited about ,, i got a lot TV shows on my plate right now. :D :D

All the shows of Netflix and even some of the others that not in marvel universe have the same template Its all in the same location, they use the most of the production budget on 3 episodes the first one, one in the middle and in the last one (some explosive, car flying wall breaking etc...) The first and last episodes are the only ones that interesting, Netflix dragging all the show on 13-10 episode its fill with bad writing that give the feeling that the writers had to wrote something (or maybe its kind of AI that write all the show under the same template) Regarding locations, its always the same scenery same houses or same streets, and for me it gives me the feeling its low budget series All the dialogs between the characters are the same in all show, the good vs the bad guys, the relationships, the sidekicks Even the characters are the same the (super)hero, friend (sidekick) ,lover ,bad guy (who used to be in his past) All the Netflix shows uses flashbacks all the time And one episode to understand the villain history and motive At the end of every episode they put cliffhanger, to make us want to see the next episode right away and also in the last episode of the season And also in marvel universe the opening theme is very similar in all the shows

Sorry for my bad English , I not used to write in English But had to write what I think about Netflix template that getting on my nerves

Netflix marvel is trash with the exception of the Punisher.

I skipped most of ep 1 and just jumped to the last two eps and enjoyment was absent.

Netflix marvel lacked energy because when I watched Netflix marvel shows I felt so dull. Even thinking about Netflix marvel shows with the exception of the Punisher makes me feel lame.

Verdict.: yes daredevil was lame too. Ben Affleck DD was more entertaining.

For the second series of "Iron Fist", it was pretty much all change. Danny and Colleen are very much an item and she indeed has pledged to give up all ties with her Hand background and any form of martial arts, even her teaching school. She and Danny now live in New York as a couple, although Danny still patrols the streets trying to put down the fires between the warring Triad factions.

As for Ward and Joy Meachum, their life-changes are even more pronounced. She it seems now carries a grudge against both her brother and Danny, for not telling her about her evil dad's return from the dead in the previous series, to the extent that she is willing to assist Davos in his desire to take the Iron Fist from Danny for himself, which will involve a trio of modern Macbeth type sisters who run a tattoo parlour and some key artefacts from K'un Lun in a weird, ritualistic blood transfusion. Ward meantime is fighting his own demon of drug addiction, where he breaks one of the golden rules by getting romantically involved with his mentor, who just happens to be an attractive female about his own age, wouldn't you know. That apart, he's the one to form ties with Danny although his relationship with Joy, despite his best efforts, founders down to her lingering resentment.

A new character who has a major bearing on events is a former ex-soldier, Walker, a trained killer who after being traumatised in a Black Op gone wrong now harbours a multiple personality disorder as she flips back and forth between a ruthless, ninja-trained gun for hire, in Joy's pay, to her kinder self, who after a chance encounter in the Village, is actually well-disposed to Danny. These elements are all stirred together in the pot as the Iron Fist changes hands, no pun intended, not once but twice, and Danny and Colleen, with the assistance of persistent cop Misty, not only try to keep the peace between the warring gangs, but also straighten out a younger teenage group caught in the cross-fire and of course resolve the major threat of Davos, who goes all Judge Dredd with his new-found power, although clearly he's not heard the one about what absolute power does...

With little or no focus on the high finance backdrop of the Rand Enterprises wheeling and dealing from the first series, this slightly shorter series also seemed to up the action quotient. I personally thoroughly enjoyed the ride, my only criticism perhaps being that Danny / Iron Fist too often seemed subsidiary to the main action but with its continued high-production values, strong action set-pieces and some good acting, especially from Tom Pelphrey as the conflicted Ward, it's a shame that Netflix pulled the plug on this iteration of the character continuing further on his journey, especially as it was well set-up for this in the last minutes of this finishing episode.

Never mind, I at least got to see some of these characters again in the Marvel Defenders crossover team-up with Daredevil, Jessica Jones and Luke Cage, which I also appreciated. So I've now watched, if in a kind of back-side forward way the series of all these characters bar Luke Cage's which I'll now seek out with strong anticipation.