@jim222001 "I'm Danny Rand and the Iron Fist, I'm both." Where did they get these awful writers, DC/the WB?
@jim222001 Thank you! You put your finger on what was bothering me about the show, but hadn't fully realized yet!
I get that Danny is naive because he left society as a small child, but the way this show is written, his character is just transparent and suffering from a very low intelligence. 9 times out of 10, the actions he takes depart from plausibility, and his script sounds like something from Nickelodeon.
After 2 episodes, Danny should have mastered the basics of modern society, like any half intelligent person would, and then they could have from time to time leaned on his naivety for comic impact or for judicious use in progressing the plot. Instead he comes off just as an insufferably stupid clod.
As it is, i can only give it a "fair" rating.... If the writers bring his IQ up a few notches going forward, the rating would go way up as the rest of the show is pretty enjoyable. I also like the diversity in the cast, that part is well done.
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Doesn't have the best acting or writing of the Marvel shows. However the show definitely isn't bad. Iron Fist is as binge watch worthy as the others. Well, despite not really picking up until episode 4.
If there's a season 2. It needs to be written out, how open Danny is about where he was trained. As well as who trained him. He's not mysterious enough and that's one of the shows goofy weaknesses.
However the show does better avoiding white washing than Doctor Strange. In Doctor Strange, he was trained by a white woman and a black man. Danny was always meant to be white. There is however plenty of Asian characters. Doctor Strange just had one who was only a book keeper.