Looks like it, mate.

Yeah, like when codeine Cupid, sugar daddy Santa, and boyfriend Jesus all made cameos.

I got the impression they were going for the Princess Bride sword fight dynamic
("They're calling out techniques!
He's so mysterious!
They're gonna be best friends!"),
except Inigo doesn't want to fight and the Man in Black looks down on him and is a smug showy asshole.

I honestly think most everyone could have lived with sticking to the original races and story, if they had just tackled the white privilege and racial ties head on.

Started recommending friends dive into this episode as a starting point, and I think I envy them.
If the show had started out THIS fun and to-the-point, I could almost overlook Danny's stilted performance. Those first two episodes are largely forgettable.

It would be like Thor Ragnarok; take the two weakest solo properties and mash em together!

I think the show could have started a lot faster and with more purpose if his reason for returning was to stop The Hand after their actions in DD Season 2!
Have the reconnecting with family take a back seat— hell, if I knew his mission was to purge New York, I'd care whether or not he got out of the mental ward.