IRON FIST - Season Two (2018)

[slik]

Iron Fist's second season trailer looks dramatically better than the first season

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Trained together. Fought together. Brothers. Enemies. Living weapons. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IronFist?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IronFist</a> <a href="https://t.co/NbcjvC7IcM">pic.twitter.com/NbcjvC7IcM</a></p>&mdash; Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) <a href="https://twitter.com/Marvel/status/1030091915117641728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 16, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Lock Jaw]

Feel like I was one of the only ones who liked the first season, so I am looking forward to this.

[Destor]

Feel like I was one of the only ones who liked the first season, so I am looking forward to this.

FU LJAW...I loved S1....

[Lock Jaw]

Good!

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

I only kept watching Iron First because of the cute lass that plays Colleen, but I'll give it another go.

[alvarado52]

Liked the first season, but really hated the fight scenes (too many angle cuts to compensate for shitty fight choreography).

[Swiss Ultimate]

I thought the season was pretty okay.

Of course, I ended up really only giving a shit about The Punisher.

I like to imagine that The Punisher is a real guy and his super hero friends are all delusional psychotics.

God, that'd make a great comic book.

[Kalyx triaD]

Can tell you right now this murders last season. Not DD or JJ season 1 levels, but much better.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Season 2 was significantly better that the first. I think it also benefits from having 10 episodes, rather than 13; less flab.

[Innovator]

3 episodes left, worlds better than season 1

[Destor]

Finally finished Ozark so ive started this. Def shows that the criticism was heard loud and clear. Season should be very good.

[Kalyx triaD]

My only issue now is while the action choreography is improved, I'm not so sure going the Old Boy direction was right. We already got that with DD and Iron Fist is explicitly a kung fu situation. While I'm not saying it should go full wu xia, some grounding of flashier kung foolery would fit better. I wanted the direction of season 1 simply paced and filmed better (essentially the China episode... all the time).

But it's cool, I guess I can live with this.

[Tom Guycott]

I'm only two episodes in thus far. Eh. I'm feeling it more than season 1, at least... although that is a very, very low bar. That's a plus side about having low expectations; it can only (theoretically) go up from here.

[Destor]

202.

Colleen remains compelling and super cute

[Destor]

202
addition of the mask allows for much better fights

[Kalyx triaD]

Like season 1 Colleen steals this show.

[Destor]

202
a man being sexual exploited by someone in power is a bold move in 2018. Though the nefarious subplot undermines it its still appreciated to take hellcats arc in JJS2 and out a fresh spin on it.

[Destor]

2 in. REALLY liking it so far. Cage s2 and IF s2 both seem to have made big strides. JJ is the only one with a sophmore slump it would seem.

[Kalyx triaD]

The one that went out of its way to be written and directed by all women. Hmm.

[Destor]

The season, for whatever reason, was uninspired and melodramatic to the point of exhaustion.

It wasnt BAD but it was flawed and a huge step back. Both for the sake of the drama of the show and its characters

[Destor]

The lack of a villain in the league of purple man was a big factor

[Destor]

But the JJ herself felt so sardonic that she sucked the soul out of every scene she was in. Wasnt the case in s1

[Destor]

Anyways IF S2 is good so far. Really excited for tomorrows ep.

[Lock Jaw]

I still haven't watched the last two episodes of Jessica Jones S2, or any of Luke Cage S2.......

I will get to them all eventually.......

[Destor]

203

I have a strong desire to touch colleens butt

[Destor]

203

Borther is more compelling in 3 eps than he was all last season

[Destor]

203

Excellent interpersonal drama

[Destor]

204

Really good oner with davos in the shipyard warehouse

[Destor]

204

The family dynamics are good this season. Really think it clicks very well. Engaging arcs all around.

[Destor]

The biggest improvement on season 2 is danny doesnt feel like a lost child anymore. It bogged the show down a bit.

[Destor]

204

STEEL FUCKING SERPENT HYPE

[Destor]

Theres so much in this season for long time Iron Fist fans. Im not sure what this show would be like without the filter of knowing the cannon going in but if you come as a long time fan this is excellent stuff

[Destor]

205

ep was setting the table. Nothing to write home about. Typhoid Mary is very good

[Destor]

206

im really into this steel serpent arc. Action is good this season as well.

[Tom Guycott]

Finished up a couple of days ago. Season 2 did an excellent job of taking me from "Eh... shit, I guess I have to watch it..." to actively wondering where season 3 is going to go.

I even tried to go back and watch season 1 with insight and context... and even with those, it was still ass.

My only problem with S2 is Mary. I don't even dislike the character. My issue with her has more to do with a nitpick with something that has become a trope of all the the shows in the Netflix MCU:

Shoehorned mental instabilities.

Again, it makes for an interesting character. Especially if they are going where it looks like they're going with her and it isn't some sort of Mandarin-like red herring. In her case it works for what's going on... Done well, it made Kingpin more than just generic rich crimeboss... but just about everyone has to have some detrimental mental illness or addiction or both. Punisher couldn't just have a psychotic break after his life was ripped away, no, it has to be PTSD specifically. To me, it feel like they're trying to run the gammut of "what disorder will our next person have?" before they whip out the medical journal to find some flaw for the next Daredevil baddie. Almost everyone is addicted to something... either metaporically or an actual chemical dependency, and that is sometimes on top of the mental disorder du juor.

It may not be intentional, but to me, it is starting to feel kinda cheap. Cheap under the guise of being "deep" or "insightful", but taking away from anything special.

That aside, this has really turned the tempo, the character, and the show as a whole around for me. The choreography and camerawork still isn't on par with the highest of high bars put in place by Daredevil, but it wasn't utter dogshit like season 1.

[Tom Guycott]

The season, for whatever reason, was uninspired and melodramatic to the point of exhaustion.

It wasnt BAD but it was flawed and a huge step back. Both for the sake of the drama of the show and its characters

I think I may have stated elsewhere, but I feel it was the "luck" of it.

It was an issue I had with both Jessica Jonse S2 and Punisher; the truckloads of happenstance from different ends of the same spectrum.

For Jessica, there was a lot of stars lining up to shit on her with critical failure after critical failure. It was like, as kT put it, "trauma porn". Punisher, on the other hand, had far too many instances where unlikely strokes of good luck got Frank out of a jam more than any of his badass military training or ruthless instincts. He did all that he did in the first few minutes of the first episode to establish what he was doing with calculated precision, but then he goes on to be sloppy and reckless but okay because apparently he has a horsehoe up his ass.

[Destor]

207

Danny and Colleen are easily my fav MCU couple.

[Destor]

207

the development of both typhoid mary and the steel serpent have been some of the best character development of any of tv mcu. This is top shelf work.

[Destor]

Anyone who sleeps on s2 due to their impressions of s1 does themselves a disservice.

[Destor]

Show is great.

[Destor]

208

not sure if coleens family sword talk is forshadowing or fan service

[Destor]

208

the irony of the steel serpent starting his own foot clan should not go unnoticed. Shredder would be pleased.

[Destor]

208

Cult reveal was real good

[Destor]

feel like the conflict between danny and Colleen is a bit forced. Couple must fight each season. Reasons feel arbitrary. Prob my only complaint this season.

[Tom Guycott]

Anyone who sleeps on s2 due to their impressions of s1 does themselves a disservice.

It has definitely humbled me, and I am inclined to agree with you. Season 2 feels like it is a reward for suffering through season 1.

[Tom Guycott]

208

not sure if coleens family sword talk is forshadowing or fan service

Why not both?

208

the irony of the steel serpent starting his own foot clan should not go unnoticed. Shredder would be pleased.

Noticeable lack of arcade machine product placement, though.

[Destor]

209

Who's dick do i have to suck to get Heroes for Hire a season?

Cage, Fist, Jones, Colleen and Misty. Proper. Lets do it.

[Destor]

Why not .

By nature either its one or the other. Either its an easter egg going nowhere or its future plot development

[Destor]

210

not interedted in Colleen and her fist, Colleen has her own power set that they should be focusing on she doesnt need the fist. Feels forced.

[Destor]

210

closing scene was real dumb. Gung fu has never been interesting and it wont suddenly be now.

[Destor]

SEASON 2

loved the season. Uninspired by the climax.

[Tom Guycott]

Opposite. I loved the end, and considering the outcome, it also means SS is still a threat.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

So it looks like we won't be getting a season 3 of Iron Fist, at least on Netflix:

https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/marvel-iron-fist-ends-season-3-netflix-1202979361/

I thought the second season was a vast improvement on the first.

[Kalyx triaD]

Crazy.

[Lock Jaw]

Just binge watched season 2 over the past 2 days...... I really enjoyed it, and am now really disappointed in not getting a season 3.

I liked how Colleen felt like a "co-star" this season rather than a "member of the supporting cast".

Watching the last episode was pretty weird, considering they wrapped up the main conflict pretty early and then spent 30 minutes setting things up for the next season, which I knew watching it that it isn't happening.

[Destor]

Nothing about S3 looked any good other than Colleen being BOSS BITCH. Love me some Coleen...really want her Misty, Luke and Danny to do Heroes for Hire on Disney+

[Lock Jaw]

Yeah, I dunno how you reconcile where Danny and Luke's stories are at right now, but a team up show would be best. Misty and Colleen were great in this.

[Destor]

Yeah, I dunno how you reconcile where Danny and Luke's stories are at right now, but a team up show would be best. Misty and Colleen were great in this.

1st season arc could have Colleen and Misty going after Luke. Luke trying to change the enemy from within but becoming the enemy in process. Colleen with he fist can hurt Luke now. Danny comes in late season and bring luke to his senses in time to face a real greater threat.

Season 2 you have Heroes for Hire ready to rock and roll out of the gate.

[Destor]

BOOM

[Lock Jaw]

BOOK IT