That's how I took his little "they're supposed to be my FRIENDS" rant to Hogarth, at least, but the show makes a point of showing that more later.

Near as I can tell, that's it entirely. Because the Warrior Monks of Lei-Kung the Thunderer isn't COOL enough, apparently. Although it'd certainly make Steel Phoenix a little easier this way… :)

Yet, anyway.

Yes, this. Definitely this. The fact of the matter is that Danny has no Earthly idea what he wants, and yet has ended up with two enormously powerful positions. It isn't until someone flat out tells him that he needs to live up to what that entails that he realizes how BAD he's doing at it.

Comics-Danny has had similar problems. The show has already lampshaded this a bit by pointing out what he really came back for was to have the sense of belonging with his friends the Meachums rather than the business.

Keeping in mind that Danny's teacher/father figure trained a secret all-female army in his style for the inevitable day when he would overthrow the government of K'un-Lun, that might legitimately be true. (Above in the comics, by the way… Who knows with the show?)

This actually being a plot point makes it a bit more interesting…

Colleen is the best part of this show, bar none, in the early going, and every bit as important to it as Danny even at the end.

I checked it against the original Iron Fist run, and it holds about even with it, honestly. For a lesser-skilled early Danny, this is about spot-on. It was almost a decade in comics before Danny could use his powers more than three times in a fight before collapsing.

Gao is the most interesting person on this show. Also, the most honest. I'm still disappointed she apparently ISN'T the Crane Mother here, though, since the Monks who found Danny were of that order…

Mockingbird makes Ms. Marvel look like an issue of Seanbaby's Man Comics in that regard.

The problem with Shang, unfortunately, is that his entire supporting cast is part of a different IP and couldn't be in a film adaptation. That said, I'd have killed to have seen Razorfist, for instance, in this series. (Although, in retrospect, there's a guy who may BE Zaran the Weapons Master…)

Yes… which, considering the Foot originated as a parody of the Hand, is amusing on many levels.

I'm still trying to figure that out now that we know he wasn't the only representative of the Hand hanging out with Wilson Fisk.

Very much so. I'd say that at least one of them has better characterization than the Hand has EVER gotten.

It's increasingly obvious by the end of the series that this is a narrative choice, albeit an off-putting one.

They are clearly going with the version of Lei Kung who is essentially a less-sexist Chuin from the Destroyer series and Remo Williams: the Adventure Begins.

In fairness, they weren't HIS pupils. :) Even comics-Danny, who is MUCH more together than this version at any point in his career, has alienated his pupils in the rare occasion he has any.

Pretty much. She's also probably the first MCU villain that's totally and completely sane.

Big fan of that character, and they were amusingly done here.