That was a great example of one of the things that drives me nuts with this show. They constantly keep failing at the small moments around the big moments in a way that robs the emotional resonance from those big moments. When Danny stood up after the meditation and we saw Colleen asleep behind him, I audible groaned.

Was it the guard back in China? Because if that was the case, then this plot made absolutely no sense as they were clearly set up to kidnap Danny there, which wouldn't make sense if it was an accident.

To focus on the positive, I am still absolutely loving everything Ward is doing and Pelphrey's choices, but now I also think the writing is finally helpign him out a bit more. The way they followed his touching scenes with Joy last week where they established how much those two care about each other, despite their…

I actually really liked the brooding guy looking for Danny and I'm guessing he's the friend from K'un-lun Danny has name dropped a couple of times. In a weird way, it also made me think once again on casting as he, for me, had this physical presence that automatically made him feel like a threat.

So if I understood it correctly, Colleen poisoned herself in order to draw Danny using his Iron Fist to heal her while in the process becoming so weak that they could easily kidnap him? I actually like that level of plotting, but I would kind of love it even more if her whole purpose from the get-go had been to get…

You know, I've talked trash about Rand Enterprises, I admit that, but I now feel pretty bad about it as that is clearly a company utterly dedicated to complete transparency as I can't think of many other major multi-billion dollar companies that would feel this indifferent in maintaining a security force. I mean,…

Three small things on Joy in this episode and I want to stress that I really liked her and her arc in this episode.

I absolutely loved the Joy/Ward scenes and during this episode I moved beyond thinking of Ward as this show's saving grace to feeling that this show didn't deserve those two. They should be in another show where they could get some award buzz instead of busting ass to elevate everything here. They did such a beautiful…

Yeah, where Iron Fist is just horridly written, DD season 2 was just thematically so wretched that I hated it on a much deeper level than I do IF. Although in a weird way that is also an issue with IF with me as I just find difficult to care about anything.

I absolutely loved Tan in this episode and rushed online to see if he would be coming back. It is difficult to state my disappointment in finding out that this guy, who just outshines Finn Jones in every conceivable way in their scene, could have been Iron Fist instead. In addition his thoughts on the potential…

This is more Raw related, but Sam Roberts, with Jim Norton unfortunately there as well, had a really great interview with Charlotte where they don't just talk about her journey, but also about all the crazy stuff that goes with performing in general.

That tag match was amazing and it felt like SDL finally just let the Usos and AA go and show why they are among the best tag teams in the world, it even got me really psyched up for the Mania. I also thought the title switch was a really smart move as it allows the tag division to reset a bit while setting up the…

There were so, so many golden moments in the Total Bellas spoof. Pop the Question. Tie the knot. The House Rules. The cue card with 'I love you'. Brie Mode. 'You can never ask me to help your career on camera.' I could just continue on and on with them.

Completely agreed that Edge was Cena's greatest rival, but I also think that at this point we don't always necessarily understand how crucial he was for Cena's ascension. The difficulty with Cena at that time was that he wasn't really a good worker, especially in traditional matches, with there being some really…

The fight choreography is really weird because that is something the Marvel Netflix shows have not only succeeded on, but been able to use to convey key aspects of the characters. Daredevil was an adrenaline junkie that relished the heat of the battle, Jessica Jones was disinterested combatant who just pushed things…

This is something that also kind of weirds me out with their relationship. Danny's lack of boundaries is at times baffling, but at least it is a consistent character trait and something that gives him some depth. Yet having Colleen basically being won over by Danny essentially ignoring her constant demands for…

I need to check something about the Madame Gao reveal, even having known it was her from the previous episode. Didn't they make it really clear during DD's first season that Gao represented something separate from the Hand and even alluded her from being from 'somewhere else'? I love the actress and the character, but…

Something I think is hindering the fight scenes is that I still don't quite grasp how good of a fighter Danny is supposed to be. I realize that within the mythology he is supposed to be this superior hand-to-hand combatant who surpasses even Matt, but within the show he either takes on huge numbers without any…

I have to give credit to Ward's actor, and also to Joy's actress, as in the first episode I was almost scoffing at how much Ward felt like a caricature, but now I am completely on Team Ward. I still don't think the script has done him any favors as he feels like two different characters forced in to one, but the actor…

They kind of had to do it to show that there were no issues with Xavier. I thought they handled the best they could and understood not to trot them out there in front of the audience.