Im happy to report that I was right, but just barely.
The arrival of Jeri Hogarth allows the show to tackle the issue of money.
Is money the only thing that matters?
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If not, what could possibly be more important?
Can you actually afford to not think about money?
These questions are present in almost every plot in tonights episode.
While these are inherently interesting avenues of exploration, they only barely begin to address the shows blandness problem.
Naturally, Danny ignores said rules, because hes Danny Rand, the Immortal Iron Fist Goddammit!
But hes very much mistaken.
Its not about the money.
I thought you understood that!
says an insulted Danny.
She responds, I have to live in the real world, Danny.
This is how it works.
So, this latest disappointment sets Danny down a path that leads him to Jeri Hogarths doorstep.
After that meeting with Patel, Ward asks Joy if she has ever considered walking away from it all.
She says no, because they would lose everything if they did.
Danny goes to St. Lukes Hospital (shout out to Morningside Heights!)
Were coming for you.
You cant deny whats mine, what my father meant for me to have, says Danny.
Like Danny, Colleen Wing also finds herself forced to think about money in this episode, too.
Theres more at stake here than just your bills.
And it just so happens that Ward is going to visit his father Harold.
Unable to follow Ward past a certain point, Danny decides to scale the building.
