::sigh:: Yeah, it was a glimpse of what could have been.

There is street level pharma. Also, what is perceived to be illegal can be jacked up in price, while avoiding the actual problems of getting caught doing something illegally.

I think they were so worried about the "white savior" vs. upsetting fans who expected the letter of the character (a white rich privileged man) that they went with the one showrunner who came up with a way to cancel the White Savior trope. He was successful, Danny isn't a White Savior! But they were so myopic that…

"I really really like comic book superheroes and feel the need to be able to argue knowledgeably about all their media appearances."

There certain countries that have reciprocal agreements to not need visas for short periods. The idea is that citizens of both countries can go visit for a few weeks without the hassle of visa applications. The US has reciprocal agreements with many countries. Its apparently highly desired to be able to bypass the…

Exactly what I thought. There is this one remark Joy makes—I can't remember when so I'll put it in spoilers—Joy tells Ward how much she admires him because of his brilliant ideas and the strength with which he fought to force the board to his will. And Ward stares at her in horror, because he knows that all those…

You are puzzling me. Danny Rand is supposed to be a ridiculously lean and ripped fighting machine. Other than being blond, Lewis Tan is physically perfect to be him. The only question is whether he can do the acting—and we didn't see Lewis Tan try to emote Danny Rand so we don't know if he could. In this episode…

I certainly did! He was charismatic and cool. Regardless of his acting ability, those traits are marketable. Hope to see him again somewhere.

…I would love to see something like Monty Python's corporate raider scene.

He may have left on the jet before Rand fired him, so didn't have to turn it in til he got home.

If it isn't Claire, they might have Claire pass the claws on to the actual White Tiger lady.

Its referenced in Luke Cage, when Mariah is making a speech about powered people and how one broke a guy's neck "because he was 'mind controlling' her" (sarcastic tone).

I got the feeling watching it that Shao Lao as a dragon was just a metaphor for some kind of mystic space-time..thing. And that might make sense if the Fist power is so powerful mystically, which it sometimes is. But that wouldn't make the battle to kill it make sense. How do you hug a space-time thing to death and…

I'm willing to blame the people behind the camera, at least until we see how Finn Jones does on Defenders.

When I was reading the series Danny consistently offered financial help, and Luke consistently refused. Do you remember what series it was that Joy hired them?

I dunno, they kept showing that watertower in the distance. Jessica's crappy building and her crappy neighbors had a very distinct personality to me. Lots of outdoor shots like her scouting Luke's bar.

Speculation, not explanation.

I was less than impressed by the metaphor idea, too. I'd rather they just never portray it then go "oh it was never there to begin with".

Maybe Jessica is considered corrupted, so she isn't a real threat to the dark powers behind the Hand. Also, she's not really interested in being a hero.

And it was in the news that Jessica broke his neck.