Sep 5 2018SaveTV ReviewsMarvel's Iron Fist9/5/18CTV ReviewsMarvel's Iron Fist9/5/18Iron Fist is still the least interesting part of Iron FistDanette Chavez121SaveIn the battle for New York, Danny Rand, a.k.a Iron Fist (Finn Jones), emerged as the most improved of Marvel’s The…
Mar 29 2017SaveTV ReviewsMarvel's Iron Fist3/29/17C-TV ReviewsMarvel's Iron Fist3/29/17Iron Fist’s finale doesn’t enter the dragon, it trips over the finish lineCaroline Siede693SaveStop me if you’ve heard this one before: In the climatic final battle of a superhero story, a vigilante with parent…
Mar 28 2017SaveTV ReviewsMarvel's Iron Fist3/28/17BTV ReviewsMarvel's Iron Fist3/28/17Let the rain fall down, Iron Fist is coming cleanCaroline Siede483SaveThe weirdest thing about “Bar The Big Boss” is that it hinges on Bakuto and Davos, two people it feels like we…
Mar 27 2017SaveTV ReviewsMarvel's Iron Fist3/27/17CTV ReviewsMarvel's Iron Fist3/27/17Hints of potential can’t save a weak Iron FistCaroline Siede593SaveOn a character and storytelling level, the last eight minutes of this episode (Danny and Davos’ conversation in the…
Mar 26 2017SaveTV ReviewsMarvel's Iron Fist3/26/17B+TV ReviewsMarvel's Iron Fist3/26/17Iron Fist gets better once it admits Danny Rand is the worstCaroline Siede581SaveIt turns out the biggest problem with Iron Fist wasn’t its so-so action, its lack of a central villain, or even its…
Mar 25 2017SaveTV ReviewsMarvel's Iron Fist3/25/17CTV ReviewsMarvel's Iron Fist3/25/17A slow Iron Fist offers hellos and goodbyesCaroline Siede388SaveHalfway through this episode I started planning a jokey intro to this review in which I was going to talk about the…
Mar 24 2017SaveTV ReviewsMarvel's Iron Fist3/24/17BTV ReviewsMarvel's Iron Fist3/24/17Iron Fist gets into medium trouble in actual ChinaCaroline Siede856SavePlenty of superheroes live by a code. Superman fights for truth, justice, and the American way. Spider-Man knows…
Mar 23 2017SaveTV ReviewsMarvel's Iron Fist3/23/17BTV ReviewsMarvel's Iron Fist3/23/17Iron Fist’s characters lose it, in more ways than oneCaroline Siede618SaveCharacters experience a lot of firsts in “Felling Tree With Roots.” The first time you chop off your finger as a…
Mar 22 2017SaveTV ReviewsMarvel's Iron Fist3/22/17C+TV ReviewsMarvel's Iron Fist3/22/17Iron Fist offers extra cheese with its cheesy action showdownCaroline Siede746SaveThe unwritten rule of live-action superhero properties is that the hero must battle a villain who’s on their level…
Mar 21 2017SaveTV ReviewsMarvel's Iron Fist3/21/17B+TV ReviewsMarvel's Iron Fist3/21/17A visit from Claire Temple injects some much-needed life into Iron FistCaroline Siede1.0KSave“We know a nurse.”
Mar 20 2017SaveTV ReviewsMarvel's Iron Fist3/20/17B-TV ReviewsMarvel's Iron Fist3/20/17Iron Fist raises the question, is Danny Rand the Donald Trump of superheroes?Caroline Siede1.0KSaveWe’re only three months into Donald Trump’s presidency and it’s already cliché to frame TV and film criticism within…
Mar 19 2017SaveTV ReviewsMarvel's Iron Fist3/19/17B-TV ReviewsMarvel's Iron Fist3/19/17Iron Fist starts to finds its feet as Danny gains a new allyCaroline Siede734SaveAfter a slow premiere and a largely superfluous second episode, Iron Fist delivers its first solid outing of the…
Mar 18 2017SaveTV ReviewsMarvel's Iron Fist3/18/17C-TV ReviewsMarvel's Iron Fist3/18/17Iron Fist flies over the cuckoo’s nest in a lackluster second episodeCaroline Siede753SaveThere’s a meta moment in “Shadow Hawk Takes Flight” where Harold Meachum sits in front of footage of Danny Rand…
Mar 17 2017SaveTV ReviewsMarvel's Iron Fist3/17/17C-TV ReviewsMarvel's Iron Fist3/17/17Iron Fist’s premiere doesn’t make a convincing case for its own existenceCaroline Siede1.5KSave“Why does this story need to be told?” That’s the question all writers and directors need to (or at least should)…