Iron Fist Season 2: Is it a Lead-Pipe Must-Watch?

Seemingly, as soon as season 2 of the Iron Fist was released on Netflix, complete recaps and spoilers abound online. This review is meant to discern, in somewhat broad strokes, if this show is binge-worthy, watch-worthy or not-worthy. There will be some spoilers, but they won’t be detailed.

To begin: The Hand has been banished from New York City by the Defenders, but Matt Murdock is presumed dead. With Jones and Cage off battling their own demons, Danny Rand takes it upon himself to take Murdock’s place and protect the city that never sleeps.

As this newest chapter unfolds, familiar faces from season one appear. Danny and Coleen are living together in Wing’s dojo that they’ve converted into an apartment, with Danny working as a furniture mover. Coleen is volunteering at a local outreach center, but can’t help but get involved with local street politics. Joy and Davos have continued their professional relationship teased at the end of season one, both seeking to harm Danny, directly and indirectly. Ward is struggling with Danny’s self-imposed banishment from the company, his own estrangement from Joy and his half-hearted attempts at rehab via NA. Danny also seems to make a new friend in a neurotic young artist named Mary, but it’s apparent from the start that it’s going to get extremely weird. Danny and Ward seek to reconcile with Joy and Davos, but they underestimate the latter’s ire.

Iron Fist’s nocturnal patrols reveal that the absence of The Hand has left a power vacuum, with Chinatown in the midst of it. Two triad gangs are at the fore: the Golden Tigers and The Hatchets. And though Wing is wary of she and Danny becoming weapons once again, their deep involvement is inevitable. Even Joy and Davos unwittingly become involved with the triads. Once again, Danny’s enemies seek to take advantage of his innate kindness and compassion, and I can’t wait to see if he gets out of this season with his ideals intact!