Iron Fist Roundtable: I Mean, How Bad Are We Talkin?

There was so much chatter about Netflix’s Marvel Iron Fist, the BNP crew discussed the criticism versus the reality of how the show went down. All the spoilers ahead. Omar: I don’t think there’s any point in trying to sugarcoat it. You know why we’re here. Iron Fist dropped on Netflix and this was not the easiest of the Marvel hero franchises to get through. We heard it was going to be bad, was that an understatement tho? Monica: I felt like I needed to hike over to Queens to pray at the nearest mandir to cleanse my fucking soul because this shit was Ben Affleck-Gigli level bad. I would feel sorry for Finn-money but the minute I saw Danny strolling in NYC, with no shoes on, listening to ‘So Fresh, So Clean’ by Outkast, grinning like a Greenpoint, wanderlust asshole, I knew that I wouldn’t be able to stand him. AND I WAS RIGHT.

Oz: After the first few episodes, I was ready to say that it was, in fact, bad but not the irredeemable dumpster fire that critics said it was early on. I mean, I’d heard one episode would be directed by the Rza so I knew THAT would be a dumpster fire on top of a trash barge of dirty diapers sailing to Mordor. But I just expected the series to be the lesser of the Marvel Netflix universe. Eight or nine hours later, I realized that this show was a like a seashell except instead of hearing the ocean when you put it to your ear, you just heard the showrunners saying, “Oh, fuck it.” So, yeah…not exactly award winning stuff afoot here.

Monica: I agree t…