Shaun Munro reviews the ninth episode of Iron Fist… We now enter the “final act” of Iron Fist‘s first season, and honestly, this could be the episode that kills the show for a lot of people. It opens with a shockingly silly event that might be one step too goofy for some, and honestly feels […]

Shaun Munro reviews the eighth episode of Iron Fist… At one point in Iron Fist‘s eighth episode, Ward comically laments to Joy, “It’s cliche! It’s pathetic!”, which ironically feels like a frequently apt descriptor for the show’s writing, especially in this tremendously disappointing follow-up to two rather solid entries. “The Blessing of Many Fractures” hits the […]

Shaun Munro reviews the seventh episode of Iron Fist… We’ve now reached the mid-way point in Iron Fist‘s run, bringing to an end the batch of episodes that were screened to critics ahead of release day. Will the latter seven episodes indicate an upswing in quality for what has been a rather underwhelming Netflix Original so […]

Shaun Munro reviews the sixth episode of Iron Fist… Iron Fist‘s sixth episode is directed by Wu-Tang Clan leader and martial arts aficionado RZA (who, in a probably-not-too-coincidental turn, directed 2012’s entertaining martial arts flick The Man with the Iron Fists), and what a difference it makes to have a clear fan of the genre putting his all […]

Shaun Munro reviews the fifth episode of Iron Fist… An unexpected sojourn into New York’s grim heroin trade presents a disturbing, propulsive start for Iron Fist‘s fifth episode, bringing a welcome grit to the table that’s been largely missing from the series so far. Character development has been a real bugbear up to this point, but […]