‘Iron Fist’ Episodes 1-4 Reviews: A Sluggish Start

As you are no doubt aware, Iron Fist is here! How’s your watch going, fellow bingers? Whether you’re one episode in or have already consumed the whole 13-episode meal, these reviews are for you, a space to talk about what just happened as we go on the journey of Danny Rand aka the Immortal Iron Fist. There’s been a lot to talk about the show leading up to release, from the reviews to the character’s function in modern pop culture.

Also read: Iron Fist Will Help ‘The Defenders’ See The Bigger Picture

The first six episodes, which I was lucky to preview, were a very, very slow start. Nevertheless, there are some interesting ideas at work in Iron Fist and they’re worth excavating, ideas like what’s after death and a nascent critique of unbridled capitalism. For all its flaws, the show can offer a deeper exploration of the nitty-gritty of streaming television, comic book adaptations, and old-fashioned storytelling (the good and the bad). Let’s dig in, shall we?

Also read: ‘Iron Fist’ Showrunner & Cast Respond To The White Savior Backlash

The reviews will be separated into “pods,” this first containing episodes 1-4, and the three more containing three episodes each. Click Next to start or click which episode review you’d like to read first:

• 1.1: “Snow Gives Way”
• 1.2: “Shadow Hawk Gives Flight”
• 1.3: “Rolling Thunder Cannon Punch”
• 1.4: “Eight Diagram Dragon Palm”

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‘Legion’: ‘Chapter 6’ Review

 Back in the mad house! I thought last week’s episode of Legion was the best yet, and the ending really solidified that. As you know, David, and all the other Summerville mutants (plus The Eye and Lenny) were transported back to the hospital that the first episode took pace in parts of.

Obviously, if you saw the last episode, you will know that the hospital this time is not real at all. In fact, David and his friends are all in the astral plane. David and Sydney went to their “beach house” once The Eye started shooting at them in David’s house, but he inadvertently trapped everyone with him once The Devil with Yellow Eyes almost captured Syd.

Immediately, we see a “sane” Lenny talking to each of the Summerville mutants individually as if they were normal people with significant mental issues. She brings up Mrs. Bird’s inability to move past her husband’s “death,” Cary and Kerry’s unusually close relationship, and Walter’s (The Eye) insecurity with himself. It’s a great set up for the rest of the episode, even though it’s clear that this chapter is somewhat of a filler.

Anyway, I picked out a few of the most important parts of this episode of Legion to analyze. Click next or pick one of the topics below!

#5 Sydney the Schizophrenic

#4 Kerry and Cary

#3 The Walls Have Eyes

#2 Lenny and David Have a Chat

#1 Final Thoughts and Verdict

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‘Arrow’: ‘Checkmate’ Review

Arrow opens up this week with Oliver in snowy mountains as he is there to speak with Talia about Prometheus. She reveals to Oliver that she trained the villainous archer because both of them had lost their fathers at the hands of Oliver. Talia drops the big bomb that she is the daughter of Ra’s Al Ghul. Because Oliver killed her father, Talia wants to see him suffer in every way possible, but she reveals the identity of Prometheus: Adrian Chase.

Oliver returns to Star City to confront Adrian, but the district attorney reveals that Susan has been kidnapped and that she will die if Adrian gets taken down. Oliver stands down as Adrian takes off. Back at the bunker, Oliver informs the team that Adrian is Prometheus and everyone gives their respective reactions. Dinah and Curtis try to find Susan, but walk into a trap as they witness Susan being tortured by her kidnapper through live-footage. As Oliver tries to find Susan, he runs into Adrian’s wife and tries to convince her that Adrian is dangerous, but the ACU arrives in their apartment to try and arrest Green Arrow, but luckily Oliver manages to get away.

Back at the bunker, Felicity finally arrives and while she won’t tell Oliver about her Helix involvement, she reveals to Oliver that Adrian Chase is just an alias of Prometheus and not his birth name. At City Hall, Oliver announces that the Green Arrow has 24 hours to turn himself in before Oliver instructs the ACU to shoot the Emerald Archer. He then goes to the SCPD captain and tells him that Adrian isn’t who he is and that he is actually the Star-Shooting Killer. Oliver reveals that Adrian’s real name is Simon Morrison. When Pike leaves the station, he is stabbed by a mysterious person and this puts him in a coma. Oliver goes to visit him at the hospital, but Pike already has an unexpected visitor: Simon who reminds him that if Oliver tries to kill him, Susan will die too.

Oliver returns to the bunker with anger and hatred in his heart as he trashes the place while going through his emotions. When Diggle arrives, they have a heart to heart as Oliver questions whether or not letting people like Dinah, Curtis, Rene, Diggle, Felicity and so on into his life is the reason why he is in this mess to begin with. Felicity calls Oliver and informs him where Susan is being kept at and Oliver comes up with a plan on how to strike Simon mentally.

The team head to the location where Susan is being kept at and rescues her. Meanwhile, Oliver confronts Simon who reminds him that he is always ten steps ahead of the Green Arrow. Unfortunately for him, Oliver and Diggle have a surprise of their own as Doris Chase enters the room as she has now accepted the truth about her husband. Doris begs Simon to turn himself in, but he refuses as he stabs his own wife who later on passes away.

As Oliver gets ready to kill Simon, he gets attacked from the behind and it’s none other than Talia Al Ghul who together with Prometheus kidnaps the Green Arrow. The episode ends with Oliver held in restraints inside a prison cell as Simon reveals that he wants to help Oliver discover who he really is. Hit the next button below and let’s go through some of the highlights and important moments of the Arrow Season 5 episode: “Checkmate”

#5: Russian Flashbacks

#4: Oliver Learns About Prometheus’ Identity

#3: The Adrian Chase = Simon Morrison Situation

#2: Felicity’s “Darkness” Saga Continues

#1: Episode Ending = The Dark Knight Rises-Ish

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‘Legends Of Tomorrow’ Review: ‘Moonshot’

Houston, we have a problem in this week’s Legends of Tomorrow, entitled “Moonshot.”

Now that Rip Hunter (Arthur Darvill) is finally feeling like himself once again, the Legends’ next move is to track down Commander Steel, aka Henry Heywood (Matthew MacCaull), who has been charged with protecting the final fragment of the Spear of Destiny. Their hunt leads them to NASA Headquarters in 1970, where Henry is working on the Apollo 13 mission, but as we know from the closing moments of last week’s episode, Eobard Thawne (Matt Letscher) has already beaten them there. In order to get their hands on the shard before Thawne can, the Legends must interject themselves into the space race (well, several years after it happened, but you get where I’m going with this).

There’s a lot to talk about in this week’s episode, so hit the next button below to follow along as we break down the highlights and critical moments of “Moonshot.”

5. Dark Side of the Moon

4. One Small Step for Ray

3. Keeping up with the Heywoods

2. Clash of the Captains

1. Final Thoughts

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‘The Flash’: ‘Into The Speed Force’ Review

The Flash follows up with the tragic events of last week’s episode when Wally West a.k.a. Kid Flash got sucked into the Speed Force as Savitar tricked him in order to escape his prison. Barry is determined to get Wally out no matter what. Before he takes off into the Speed Force, Cisco and H.R. come up with a way to pull Barry back into their world from the Speed Force, in case things got rough. Cisco helps Barry vibe him into the Speed Force and when Barry arrives, he finds himself in an abandoned version of CCPD, where only one person is waiting for him: Eddie Thawne.

But it’s not actually Eddie as the Speed Force is appearing in front of Barry in the shape of people that he has lost before. The Speed Force explains that Barry won’t get Wally back because It is angry about Barry’s decision to cause Flashpoint. “It” is disappointed that Barry, despite getting his powers back by getting over his mother’s death, went back in time and created Flashpoint. Despite Barry’s efforts, the Speed Force says that Wally now has to live with his choice and stay here. “Eddie” eventually lets Barry go and find Wally if he can outrun a Time Wraith that suddenly appears out of nowhere. He manages to outrun it and gets into the elevator that will take him to Wally.

He is suddenly in a creepy version of Star Labs where Barry fins Caitlin singing to a crying baby that is supposedly her child. The Speed Force appears again, but this time as Ronnie Raymond, the first Firestorm. It confronts Barry saying that all these people have sacrificed Barry over and over, which is why the Speed Force won’t let Wally leave so that Barry can take his place. Despite of that, Barry isn’t giving up and “Ronnie” says that he warned him before Hunter Zolomon who is now the Black Flash shows up and starts fighting Barry. Barry has no choice, but to use the weapon that Cisco created for him as a tracker to destroy the Black Flash.

Team Flash has now lost connection with Barry and don’t know if they can get him or Wally back. Barry then wakes up in a hospital where he finds Wally behind a locked door, but the Speed Force shows up again, this time as Captain Cold. “Cold” explains that Wally is re-living his worst moment over and over again which was when his mother passed away. Barry begs the Speed Force to let him take Wally’s place, but “Cold” isn’t having it. “Cold” goes on to start freezing Barry, but is stopped as Jay Garrick makes a surprise appearance after Cisco went to Earth-3 to ask for his help. Together they get Wally out of the room, but Jay then reveals to both of them that he has to stay behind, before assuring them that they will see each other again soon. Together Wally and Barry return to Earth-1.

While all of that was going on in the Speed Force, the team was busy analyzing the piece of metal that Barry managed to cut off of Savitar. Despite being told to stand down till Barry and Wally got back, Jesse decides to go after Savitar and she manages to run into him. Savitar demands to get the metal piece back while H.R. tips Jesse off about armors having weaknesses and that she should find Savitar’s. Before she manages to stab him, Savitar warns Jesse that he have “plans” for her in the future as he gets stabbed and takes off.

Once Wally is back, Jesse explains to him that she now has travel to Earth-3 to be the Flash of that world while Jay is trapped in the Speed Force. The two share a kiss before she leaves Earth-1. H.R. tells the other members that Savitar is no God of Speed, but a man who just like Barry, can feel pain. The episode ends with Barry and Iris having a big discussion about their relationship, the engagement as Barry tells her that the best thing for the two of them right now, is some space. A lot went down in tonight’s big episode that we want to discuss. So hit the NEXT button below and let’s go through some of the important moments and highlights of The Flash Season 3 episode: “Into the Speed Force”.

#5: Trip Into The Speed Force

#4: Jesse Quick In Action

#3: Speedsters Vs Speed Force

#2: The Break (Or Breakup?)

#1: Verdict & Other Thoughts

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‘The Walking Dead’ Recap: “Bury Me Here”

Last week on The Walking Dead, it was the Rick and Michonne sex-cation.  The two went looking for supplies for the Garbage people, and managed to have some good R&R.  The two managed to find a cache of both weapons and supplies.  Even though it was plentiful, it still wasn’t enough for their new best friends.  While they were salvaging the supplies, Rick almost fell victim to a zombie attack, which helped confirm Michonne’s love for him.  As a result, the two are closer than ever.  Elsewhere, Rosita still has been in a rut and continued to obsess over finding a way to get revenge against Negan.  Lucky for her, she manages to find a gun, and Sasha (eager for some revenge as well) wants to work with her to assassinate Negan.  What’s the worst that could happen?

We’ll have to wait until next week for that as this week focused on the members of The Kingdom.  Carol is a little worried as she knows that there’s a problem with Daryl’s story concerning The Saviors.  She asks Morgan for the truth, in which he tells her to speak directly with Daryl.  He kept her secret, and he’ll keep Daryl’s secret as well.

Things aren’t going so well for The Kingdom.  After a failure to produce 12 pieces of fruit for The Saviors, The Savior enact their own Savior justice, which sets in motion all sorts of problems going forward.  With the death of one of their own, Morgan starts remembering all the turmoil he has had throughout the show.  Morgan confronts Richard (the culprit in The Kingdom who wanted to sacrifice himself to finally start a war with The Saviors) and we learn a little bit of his backstory and why he wanted to make a change.  Morgan is left with a dilemma as to what to do next.

At the makeup drop to The Saviors, things take a turn for the worse as Morgan enacts Richard’s plan on capitulation to Richard’s surprise.  Morgan is now off the leash, as he is not only back to before his Zen days, but he also finally tells Carol the truth about what happened to Glenn and Abraham at the hands of Negan.  With that news, Carol moves away from her home on the road and settle in The Kingdom as she tells Ezekiel that they have to prepare for the upcoming fight, which Ezekiel agrees.

Before we can get to that next week, here are a few of the top moments of the episode. Click next to continue (Spoilers obviously) …

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DCTV’s Arrowverse Episode Roundup: Coming Back From Hurt

Welcome back to the DCTV Arrowverse episode roundup! There were a lot of fantastic character moments and plot developments on this week’s CW shows.

You can check out all of my previous DCTV Arrowverse episode roundups here!

Supergirl dealt with the aftermath of Jeremiah’s betrayal while trying to prevent Cadmus from kidnapping aliens; The Flash had to deal with the wrath of Savitar and one of the characters betrayed the team by holding onto a Savitar keepsake; DC’s Legends of Tomorrow went back to the Cretaceous period and also battled inside Rip Hunter’s mind.

The interweaving theme this week is that of trying to come back from actions taken against loved ones and friends.

Each episode roundup recaps the show’s main plot points, with a section for commentary.

Let’s get started! Click through the gallery to read through each episode!

Up next: Supergirl

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