A ranking of the five Marvel shows on Netflix including The Defenders

5. Iron Fist

Iron Fist is my least favorite of the Netflix Marvel shows. The main reason is that I simply don’t love the Danny Rand character. I don’t find him believable, empathetic or even particularly likable.

Danny Rand (aka Iron Fist) died at age 10 with his parents in a plane crash over the Himalayas… or so everyone thought. But he was actually rescued and raised by monks who taught him to focus his chi into an all-powerful fist. And now he is the chosen one to defeat The Hand.

Watching Iron Fist feels like watching a cartoon at times. It’s not dark and gritty its contemporaries. Ultimately, it is disjointed and even silly at times. I still don’t feel like I have a solid grasp of what the Iron Fist is after watching the full first season.

After Daredevil, Jessica Jones, and Luke Cage, the “reluctant hero” narrative is getting a little tired to me.

A lot of people had issues with the casting of Finn Jones as Iron Fist, but I don’t have a big problem with the actor. I think he played the character as he was supposed to. I just don’t think people want to see a naive, whiny, often clueless and sometimes annoying superhero.