In The Eye Of The Beholder Episode 15Marvels Iron Fist Episode 1. Well be writing separate more spoiler filled reviews for the additional 1. Iron Fist once it premieres March 1. Iron Fist is the fourth Netflix series based on a Marvel Comics character and the final solo series setting up The Defenders. As such, there is an obligatoriness permeating the show as it soldiers on through yet another origin tale before audiences can eventually get to see these street level Avengers team up in a different series. Ive screened the first six episodes of Marvels Iron Fist, but will avoid real spoilers in this advance review of the shows premiere episode,. He has no ID, no real way to prove he is who he claims, but that doesnt stop Danny played as an adult by Game of Thrones vet Finn Jones from pressing his case, going so far as to rough up Rand security personnel and make his way upstairs to the corporate offices. There, he confronts his childhood friends Ward Tom Pelphrey, who resembles a sinister Fred Armisen and Joy Meachum Jessica Stroup, the offspring of the companys other co founder, Harold Meachum David Wenham. Danny announces hes back and ready to resume his place in the company that his father helped build. Needless to say, the Meachums dont believe this odd stranger. In The Eye Of The Beholder Episode 17' title='In The Eye Of The Beholder Episode 17' />IMDb editors highlight the stories, faces, and trending stars that had us buzzing this week. What caught your eye Check out our picks from the week. Harmon Directed by Hal Sutherland Animated Season 1, Episode 15 Production episode 22016 Original air date January. Directed by Stephan Elliott. With Ewan McGregor, Ashley Judd, Patrick Bergin, Genevive Bujold. A private eye shadows a female serial killer of men all over the U. Watch Silent Night Online Forbes. S. The plight of an heir reclaiming his fortune and empire may be high enough stakes in a soap or a stodgy British costume drama, but in a show called Iron Fist this isnt the most engaging way to spend time getting acquainted with the last Defender. Iron Fist, exec produced by Dexters Scott Buck, is Marvels most generic Netflix series yet. So much of it feels familiar from many other recent superhero tales Batman Begins, Doctor Strange, even a bit of Iron Man and Arrow and the story the series has thus far offered in its first six episodes does little to shake up that well worn formula. The title characters backstory yet another example of the superhero trope of the rich, white guy finding enlightenment in the mysterious Far East has been a much talked about source of controversy since before the first scenes were even shot. The premiere episode only hints at this origin story through flashes of memories so it remains to be seen just how much of Dannys training in the inter dimensional city of Kun Lun will end up being depicted. One high point of the series premiere directed by. Indeed, while Finn Jones is perfectly serviceable as a corporate heir, he simply lacks the physical presence to make you believe Danny could kick anyones butt when his fist isnt glowing. Jones seems too soft for a man who has supposedly endured the elements, combat training, and intense discipline since boyhood. What fights we do see all feel highly choreographed, more like dance sequences than superhero fisticuffs. You believe Daredevil could beat up a bunch of bad guys in a way that Danny Rand has yet to convince. The Meachums are among the more mundane Marvel antagonists. Neither Ward nor Joy are out and out villains, mind you, although Ward is certainly the more corrupt of the two. Still, theyre basically boardroom baddies, with some redeemable qualities by virtue of them being siblings who seem to genuinely love each other and want to do right by their company. Again, its all very prime time soap opera ish. The latter of these first six episodes eventually brings in more comic book y and fun elements, but Iron Fist is thus far the weakest of the Marvel Netflix series. The Verdict. Marvels Iron Fist starts off sluggishly, seeming far more like a soap opera than a superhero series, complete with bland, pretty, rich people sneering and scheming over family fortunes. Designated Survivor recap Season 1, Episode 1. Welcome back, Designated Survivor loversIts been nearly three whole months since we last saw the show. Do you even remember what happened back then Its okay if youve forgotten after all, theres been a lot of actual government drama since then. But perhaps you prefer the fantasy version of a dysfunctional government. Luckily for you, this action packed and, frankly, excellent episode picks up exactly where we last left off, so its fairly easy to slip back into it. Lets begin at the most obvious starting point. The good The bullet went through his body without hitting any vital organs or whatever, so he wont die. The bad He has to undergo surgery to get rid of the shrapnel floating around inside his chest. This means hell be incapacitated for an extended amount time and will have to invoke the 2. Vice President Peter Mac. Leish whom Kirkman and basically everyone with eyeballs suspects is a bad dude the acting president. This makes him none to happy, so he beckons Speaker Kimble Hookstraten into his hospital room and gives her an important assignment to keep an eye on Mac. Leish. She replies with a knowing nod. Speaking of Mac. Leish, he and his wife are hunkering down to review what went wrong. Their plan has failed Kirkman is still alive, which obviously wasnt part of the plan. Vice President.  They soon learn about Kirkmans surgery and consider it an omen. Mac. Leish gives her husband a cheery pep talk Maybe Kirkman will die in surgery And even if he doesnt, theyll have a good amount of time in power, so they should make the most of it. And that they do. When Mac. Leish gets his briefing as acting president APOTUS late at night, hes told that the Asian markets are already plummeting due to all the uncertainty coming out of the United States. Experts in the room recommend that he order the SEC to shut down the markets for the next day to avoid a panic. Someone explicity notes that if the American markets tank, consumers stand to lose billions from their accounts. Mac. Leish hears this advice and decides to ignore it hed rather allow market forces to play out. In frightening Steve Bannon esque fashion, this move sort of hints at what his and his wifes overall strategy is utter and total chaos. Its so worrying that it kind of makes you wonder whether this was a decision Kirkman couldve made himself before his surgery At any rate, after the briefing, Hookstraten barges into the Oval Office to dress Mac. Leish down. Shes on to him, she announces. Yet Hookstraten remains unmoved Absolutely. Sir. NEXT Mac. Leish off the leash.