The Legends Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Stargate Pioneer, Agent Haley and Consultant Michelle discuss the ninth Iron Fist episode “The Mistress Of All Agonies” and run down some Marvel news from the week.

THIS TIME ON LEGENDS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.:

• Iron Fist “The Mistress Of All Agonies”
• Marvel News Roundup

IRON FIST “The Mistress Of All Agonies” [4:40]

IRON FIST THE MISTRESS OF ALL AGONIES

Netflix made all 13 episodes of Iron Fist available on Friday March 17th, 2017.

Directed By: Jet Wilkinson

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1288934/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1#director

She Is A Noted Australian Director

9 x All Saints

167 x Neighbors

4 x City Homicide

4 x Crownies

2 x Packed To The Rafters

2 x Mr and Mrs Murder

4 x Wonderland

120 x Home and Away

4 x Wentworth Prison

1 x American Gothic

1 x Code Black

3 x Madam Secretary

1 x Iron Fist

ALSO Producer for Wonderland

Written By: Pat Charles

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1830508/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1#writer

7 Writers Credits going back to 2000

1 x Sons Of Anarchy

42 x Bones

2 x Resurrection

2 x Iron Fist

– The Mistress of All Agonies (2017)

– Dragon Plays with Fire (2017)

ALSO Producers for: Bones, Resurrection, Iron Fist

“THE MISTRESS OF ALL AGONIES”

Meaning of “The Mistress Of All Agonies”

Cold Opening

• Swamp
• Harold Meachum is alive
• Zombie Harold
• Pulls knife out

Dojo

• Gao in the Dojo
• Danny wants to know about his father and the hand

Harold plays in fire hydrant

Joy Meets With Danny

• Losing Rand is Danny’s fault
• Ward has totally disappeared

Harold Is Not Right In The Head

• Smells good
• Throws up…guts
• Much Better

Gao Riles Up Claire

• Threatens Claire’s mother
• Claire does not look well

Danny breaks into drug locker

–

Colleen gets sick

Harold walks back into Rand

• Why isn’t it my name?
• Harold Meachum
• Ward’s Birthday (Code)
• Ward’s Office
• Who is Frank Robbins?
• Poor Kyle – Iron Fist Ice Cream Moment

Harold calls the kid Kyle to pick him up

• Drinks bourbon

Guy hijacks food truck

• Builds throwing star
• Looking to kill Danny

Ward arrives at the loft

• Kyle?
• Harold is there
• Harold apologizes to Ward

Colleen Has The Flu

• Cut something

Drugged Gao

• Goa knew Danny’s mother
• Harold was a better option
• Colleen Is Poisoned

• Gao was interrogated in 17th century
• Sensai can help

Ward and Harold

• Ward can leave

Dojo is attacked

• Iron fist fights back

Ward Looks for way to kill Harold

• Only solution is to run
• Takes drug

Harold has ice cream with Kyle

• Harold kills Kyle
• Shut up and die

Ward’s car “setup”

• Drugs on the seat
• I want a lawyer

Birch Mental Hospital

• Dual diagnosis
• Drug Addict

Joy walks into the building on 57th

• Harold lets her in
• Joy meets Daddy

Danny heals Colleen

• Danny is taken by Bakuto
• Gao
• Colleen

MAIN CAST

Finn Jones – as – Danny Rand / Iron Fist (The Sarah Janes Adventures, Game Of Thrones) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3645691/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• A billionaire Buddhist monk and martial artist proficient in kung-fu, with the ability to call upon the mystical power of the Iron Fist. Jones described the character as “someone struggling to find his identity”, and identified with the character’s loneliness being an orphan like Rand. He noted that “Danny gets really stressed and really pissed off sometimes, and I understand that … [his] optimism and where that comes from.”In preparation for the role, Jones studied kung fu, wushu, and tai chi, along with weight training, Buddhist philosophy, and meditation. Toby Nichols portrays a young Danny Rand.

Jessica Henwick – as – Colleen Wing (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Game of Thrones) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3725055/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• A martial artist ally of Rand who runs her own martial arts dojo called Chikara Dojo in New York City. Henwick felt the most defining word for Wing was “alone”, saying, “She doesn’t want to be anyone’s love interest and open herself up in that way.” Henwick also tried “to pull out that sort of very dry humor that [Wing] has, and that no bullshit New Yorker demeanor” from the comics version in her portrayal.

Tom Pelphrey – as – Ward Meachum (Guiding Light, As the World Turns, Banshee) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1670601/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• The son of Harold and childhood acquaintance of Rand, whose work building up Rand Enterprises with his sister Joy is threatened to be undone with Rand’s return. Ward is a character from the comics, though Pelphrey noted “we’re not necessarily beholden to representing him [in the series] exactly as he appears in the comic book.” Stroup said that Ward would experience some “male angst” on Rand’s return, because “Ward would have been the one who picked on [Rand] when he was little so as pure and innocent and great as Iron Fist is, he comes in and he causes some problems” there. Ilan Eskenazi portrays a teenage Ward Meachum.

Jessica Stroup – as – Joy Meachum (90210, The Following, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1888211/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• The daughter of Harold and childhood acquaintance of Rand, whose work building up Rand Enterprises with her brother Ward is threatened to be undone with Rand’s return. Stroup said that Joy “absolutely loves” Rand, and his return to New York is “like this rebirth of what she once was, and she gets to ask these questions about herself because he’s posing them to her.” Stroup said that Joy would initially be unsure whether Rand is who he says he is. Aimee Laurence portrays a young Joy Meachum.

Ramón Rodríguez – as – Bakuto (The Wire, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Charlie’s Angels TV Series, Need for Speed) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1913125/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t9

• A leader of a faction of The Hand and Colleen Wing’s sensei.

Sacha Dhawan – as – Davos (After Earth, An Adventure in Space and Time, Sherlock) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0223527/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• A skilled martial artist who is the son of Lei Kung and Rand’s former best friend in K’un-Lun, who grew envious when Rand became the Iron Fist. Although Dhawan first appeared in the ninth episode of the first season, Dhawan noted that the majority of Davos’ storyline was intended to be explored in a potential second season.

Rosario Dawson  – as – Claire Temple (Josie and the Pussycats, Men in Black II, The Adventures of Pluto Nash, Sin City, Rent, Clerks II, Robot Chicken, Gemini Division, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, The Defenders) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0206257/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• A former nurse from Hell’s Kitchen who joins Wing’s dojo. Dawson reprises her role from previous Marvel Netflix series.

David Wenham  – as – Harold Meachum (Moulin Rouge!, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, After the Deluge, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Van Helsing, 300, 300: Rise of an Empire, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0920992/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• A ruthless corporate leader and co-founder of Rand Enterprises who was partners with Rand’s parents at the time of their deaths. Regarding Harold’s relationship with his children, Joy and Ward, Wenham said the dynamic between the three of them “is complex, to say the least. It’s multilayered, it’s multidimensional, it’s surprising and it’s forever changing, depending on the circumstances.”

RECURRING CAST

David Furr as Wendell Rand (Bit part actor in a ton. Noted for appearances in 13 Hours, TURN: Washington’s Spies) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2412970/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• Danny’s father and co-founder of Rand Enterprises.

Barrett Doss as Megan http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5495383/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• A secretary to Danny Rand and the Meachums at Rand Enterprises.

Alex Wyse as Kyle http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2537879/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• Harold Meachum’s personal assistant.

Marquis Rodriguez as Darryl http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2532658/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• A student at Wing’s dojo. Rodriguez reprises his role from Luke Cage.

Wai Ching Ho as Gao http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0387395/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• An accomplished woman and former ally of Wilson Fisk with her own heroin trade in Hell’s Kitchen who has connections with The Hand. Ho reprises her role from Daredevil.

Ramon Fernandez as Kevin Singleton http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1771714/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• Harold Meachum’s loyal bodyguard.

Clifton Davis as Lawrence Wilkins http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0204389/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• A member of the Rand Enterprises board of directors.

John Sanders as Donald Hooper http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1854252/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

•  A member of the Rand Enterprises board of directors.

Elise Santora as Maria Rodriguez http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5306108/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

•  A member of the Rand Enterprises board of directors.

NEWS [35:58]

HIGHLIGHT STORY OF THE WEEK

Disney CEO Bob Iger Says Marvel, ‘Star Wars’ Movies Will Be on Streaming Service

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-ceo-bob-iger-says-marvel-star-wars-movies-will-be-streaming-service-1034566

Disney CEO Bob Iger on Thursday said his studio will start its direct-to-consumer streaming service in late 2019, with Marvel and Star Wars movies on the upcoming app. The 2019 launch will allow Disney to pull the Marvel and Star Wars movies from Netflix in two years, allowing them to migrate to the Disney-branded app. The Hollywood studio last month said it will be pulling its movies from Netflix and will launch an ad-free streaming service of its own in 2019.

AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.

AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 5 Will See The Return Of Nick Blood As Lance Hunter – Check Out A BTS Image

https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/marvel/agents_of_shield/agents-of-shield-season-5-will-see-the-return-of-nick-blood-as-lance-hunter-check-out-a-bts-image-a153722

Details on what will bring Hunter back to the fold are being kept under wraps, but we do have a behind-the-scenes shot of Blood reading his script on set.

INHUMANS

This ‘Game Of Thrones’ Trailer For ‘Inhumans’ Is Perfect

http://comicbook.com/2017/09/10/marvels-inhumans-trailer-game-of-thrones-mashup/

Youtuber MarvelGeek101 recently shared “Game of Inhumans”, a video reimagining the Marvel series in a Game of Thrones-esque trailer. It blends footage from Inhumans with Agents of Shield and Game of Thrones.

OUTRO [55:56]

Haley, Lauren and Stargate Pioneer love to hear back from you about your top 5 Marvel character lists, your science of Marvel questions, who would you pick in an all-female Avenger team, or who’s Marvel abs you would like to see. Call the voicemail line at 1-844-THE-BUS1 or 844-843-2871.

Join Legends Of S.H.I.E.L.D. next time as the hosts celebrate their 200th episode and discuss the Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. premiere episode “Pilot” (Season 1 Episode 1) on Thursday September 14th, 2017. You can listen in live when we record Sunday Afternoons at 1:00 PM Eastern time or Thursday Evenings at 9:00 PM ET at Geeks.live (Also streamed live on Spreaker.com). Contact Info: Please see http://www.legendsofshield.com for all of our contact information or call our voicemail line at 1-844-THE-BUS1 or 844-843-2871

Don’t forget to go check out our spin-off podcast, Legends Of S.H.I.E.L.D..: Longbox Edition for your weekly Marvel comic book release run-down with segments by Black Adam on S.H.I.E.L.D. comics, Lauren on Mutant Comics and Anthony with his Spider-Man web down. Legends Of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Longbox Edition is also available on the GonnaGeek.com podcast network.

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This podcast was recorded on Sunday September 10th, 2017.

Standby for your S.H.I.E.L.D. debriefing —

Audio and Video Production by Stargate Pioneer of GonnaGeek.com.

The Legends Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Stargate Pioneer, Agent Haley and Agent 2099 discuss the eighth Iron Fist episode “The Blessing Of Many Fractures” and run down some Marvel news from the week.

THIS TIME ON LEGENDS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.:

• Iron Fist “The Blessing Of Many Fractures”
• Marvel News Roundup

IRON FIST “The Blessing Of Many Fractures” [3:36]

IRON FIST FELLING TREE WITH ROOTS

Netflix made all 13 episodes of Iron Fist available on Friday March 17th, 2017.

Directed By: Kevin Tancharoen

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1160495/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1#director

8 x Dancelife

Fame (2009)

18 x Mortal Kombat: Rebirth

1 x Supergirl

2 x Flash

1 x 12 Monkeys

9 x Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.

2 x Prison Break (2017)

2 x Legends Of Tomorrow

1 x Inhumans

3 x Arrow

1 x Iron Fist

ALSO: Produced Mortal Kombat: Legacy

Written By: Tamara Becher-Wilkinson (a.k.a. Tamara Becher)

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1161500/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1#writer

7 credits since 2008 (and a whole host of story editor and script coordinators to include BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER)

1 x Warehouse 13

6 x Covert Affairs

1 x Runaways

2 x Iron Fist

– The Blessing of Many Fractures (2017)

– Dragon Plays with Fire (2017)

ALSO Producer For: Covert Affairs and Iron Fist

“THE BLESSING OF MANY FRACTURES”

Meaning of “The Blessing Of Many Fractures”

COLD OPENING – Claire’s Mom’s Apartment

• Claire is kidnapped?
• Danny Rand goes to Harold’s loft
• Massive Blood trails
• Claire is saved by Colleen
• Ward comes up to Harold’s loft
• Ward acts shocked
• Ward blames Danny for Harold’s death
• Ward is really there to clean up after the murder

Danny Announces That He Is Going To China

• Have you considered this idea sucks?
• Colleen is going with
• Claire is coming too
• I’ll figure it out before we reach the frontier

Joy and Ward at Rand

• Visitor Badges
• $100M each – same as Danny
• Blood on Ward’s sleeve that wasn’t there
• Both have to sign or no deal
• Joy and Ward talk alone
• Joy wanted to be a horse breeder
• Joy wants to put together a solid strategy

New Corporate Jet

• Flight to Anzhou
• Danny Rand got some
• What if Gao killed your parents?
• Turbulence freak-out

Ward tried to make a deal $30M with Lawrence

• Joy already rejected

Claire talks about her parents

• Mom dies
• Dad sent her off

Joy Figures Out A Strategy Against Lawrence and the board

• JESSICA JONES REFERENCE
• Joy and Ward have heart to heart

Danny, Colleen and Claire Storm The Factory

• Burn it down
• Gao comes in
• Claire honks warning
• Female Ninja sword fight!!!!!
• I’ve almost been killed 3 times this week, so no. I would say I’m not okay

Zhou Cheng fight

• Drink to Sedate the dragon
• Danny killed Zhou

Ward Tried To Bring Joy To Harold’s Place

• Blood running down
• Ward yells at her to drive her away
• Gao used poison on the pilots

• Danny used to fist to destroy the wall

MAIN CAST

Finn Jones – as – Danny Rand / Iron Fist (The Sarah Janes Adventures, Game Of Thrones) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3645691/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• A billionaire Buddhist monk and martial artist proficient in kung-fu, with the ability to call upon the mystical power of the Iron Fist. Jones described the character as “someone struggling to find his identity”, and identified with the character’s loneliness being an orphan like Rand. He noted that “Danny gets really stressed and really pissed off sometimes, and I understand that … [his] optimism and where that comes from.”In preparation for the role, Jones studied kung fu, wushu, and tai chi, along with weight training, Buddhist philosophy, and meditation. Toby Nichols portrays a young Danny Rand.

Jessica Henwick – as – Colleen Wing (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Game of Thrones) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3725055/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• A martial artist ally of Rand who runs her own martial arts dojo called Chikara Dojo in New York City. Henwick felt the most defining word for Wing was “alone”, saying, “She doesn’t want to be anyone’s love interest and open herself up in that way.” Henwick also tried “to pull out that sort of very dry humor that [Wing] has, and that no bullshit New Yorker demeanor” from the comics version in her portrayal.

Tom Pelphrey – as – Ward Meachum (Guiding Light, As the World Turns, Banshee) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1670601/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• The son of Harold and childhood acquaintance of Rand, whose work building up Rand Enterprises with his sister Joy is threatened to be undone with Rand’s return. Ward is a character from the comics, though Pelphrey noted “we’re not necessarily beholden to representing him [in the series] exactly as he appears in the comic book.” Stroup said that Ward would experience some “male angst” on Rand’s return, because “Ward would have been the one who picked on [Rand] when he was little so as pure and innocent and great as Iron Fist is, he comes in and he causes some problems” there. Ilan Eskenazi portrays a teenage Ward Meachum.

Jessica Stroup – as – Joy Meachum (90210, The Following, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1888211/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• The daughter of Harold and childhood acquaintance of Rand, whose work building up Rand Enterprises with her brother Ward is threatened to be undone with Rand’s return. Stroup said that Joy “absolutely loves” Rand, and his return to New York is “like this rebirth of what she once was, and she gets to ask these questions about herself because he’s posing them to her.” Stroup said that Joy would initially be unsure whether Rand is who he says he is. Aimee Laurence portrays a young Joy Meachum.

Ramón Rodríguez – as – Bakuto (The Wire, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Charlie’s Angels TV Series, Need for Speed) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1913125/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t9

• A leader of a faction of The Hand and Colleen Wing’s sensei.

Sacha Dhawan – as – Davos (After Earth, An Adventure in Space and Time, Sherlock) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0223527/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• A skilled martial artist who is the son of Lei Kung and Rand’s former best friend in K’un-Lun, who grew envious when Rand became the Iron Fist. Although Dhawan first appeared in the ninth episode of the first season, Dhawan noted that the majority of Davos’ storyline was intended to be explored in a potential second season.

Rosario Dawson  – as – Claire Temple (Josie and the Pussycats, Men in Black II, The Adventures of Pluto Nash, Sin City, Rent, Clerks II, Robot Chicken, Gemini Division, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, The Defenders) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0206257/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• A former nurse from Hell’s Kitchen who joins Wing’s dojo. Dawson reprises her role from previous Marvel Netflix series.

David Wenham  – as – Harold Meachum (Moulin Rouge!, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, After the Deluge, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Van Helsing, 300, 300: Rise of an Empire, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0920992/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• A ruthless corporate leader and co-founder of Rand Enterprises who was partners with Rand’s parents at the time of their deaths. Regarding Harold’s relationship with his children, Joy and Ward, Wenham said the dynamic between the three of them “is complex, to say the least. It’s multilayered, it’s multidimensional, it’s surprising and it’s forever changing, depending on the circumstances.”

RECURRING CAST

David Furr as Wendell Rand (Bit part actor in a ton. Noted for appearances in 13 Hours, TURN: Washington’s Spies) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2412970/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• Danny’s father and co-founder of Rand Enterprises.

Barrett Doss as Megan http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5495383/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• A secretary to Danny Rand and the Meachums at Rand Enterprises.

Alex Wyse as Kyle http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2537879/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• Harold Meachum’s personal assistant.

Marquis Rodriguez as Darryl http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2532658/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• A student at Wing’s dojo. Rodriguez reprises his role from Luke Cage.

Wai Ching Ho as Gao http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0387395/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• An accomplished woman and former ally of Wilson Fisk with her own heroin trade in Hell’s Kitchen who has connections with The Hand. Ho reprises her role from Daredevil.

Ramon Fernandez as Kevin Singleton http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1771714/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• Harold Meachum’s loyal bodyguard.

Clifton Davis as Lawrence Wilkins http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0204389/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• A member of the Rand Enterprises board of directors.

John Sanders as Donald Hooper http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1854252/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

•  A member of the Rand Enterprises board of directors.

Elise Santora as Maria Rodriguez http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5306108/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

•  A member of the Rand Enterprises board of directors.

NEWS [28:57]

HIGHLIGHT STORY OF THE WEEK

New Warriors – http://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/07/26/marvels-new-warrior-keith-david-ernest-vigman/

OUTRO [37:03]

Haley, Lauren and Stargate Pioneer love to hear back from you about your top 5 Marvel character lists, your science of Marvel questions, who would you pick in an all-female Avenger team, or who’s Marvel abs you would like to see. Call the voicemail line at 1-844-THE-BUS1 or 844-843-2871.

Join Legends Of S.H.I.E.L.D. next time as the hosts discuss the Iron Fist ninth episode “The Mistress Of All Agonies” on Sunday September 10th, 2017. You can listen in live when we record Sunday Afternoons at 1:00 PM Eastern time at Geeks.live (Also streamed live on Spreaker.com). Contact Info: Please see http://www.legendsofshield.com for all of our contact information or call our voicemail line at 1-844-THE-BUS1 or 844-843-2871

Don’t forget to go check out our spin-off podcast, Legends Of S.H.I.E.L.D..: Longbox Edition for your weekly Marvel comic book release run-down with segments by Black Adam on S.H.I.E.L.D. comics, Lauren on Mutant Comics and Anthony with his Spider-Man web down. Legends Of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Longbox Edition is also available on the GonnaGeek.com podcast network.

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This podcast was recorded on Sunday September 3rd, 2017.

Standby for your S.H.I.E.L.D. debriefing —

Audio and Video Production by Stargate Pioneer of GonnaGeek.com.

The Legends Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Stargate Pioneer, Agent Haley and Agent 2099 discuss the seventh Iron Fist episode “Felling Tree With Roots” and run down some Marvel news from the week.

THIS TIME ON LEGENDS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.:

• Iron Fist “Felling Tree With Roots”
• Marvel News Roundup

IRON FIST “Felling Tree With Roots” [4:26]

IRON FIST FELLING TREE WITH ROOTS

Netflix made all 13 episodes of Iron Fist available on Friday March 17th, 2017.

Directed By: Farren Blackburn

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1879225/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1#director

25 Directing Credits spanning back to 2000 that include:

2 x Doctor Who

2 x The Musketeers

2 x Daredevil

1 x The Defenders

1 x Iron Fist

Written By: Ian Stokes

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3470394/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1#writer

3 credits since 2009

10 x Warehouse 13

7 x Teen Wolf

2 x Iron Fist

– Felling Tree with Roots (2017)

– Lead Horse Back to Stable (2017)

ALSO Producer For: Warehouse 13, Teen Wolf, and Iron Fist

“FELLING TREE WITH ROOTS”

Meaning of “Felling Tree With Roots”

Cold Opening – Harold Meachum in his box

• The Hand is displeased
• Danny is The Iron Fist
• I swear I have nothing to do with Danny Rand
• “Harold, we have a problem”
• Using the Iron Fist drain’s Danny’s Chi
• Wendell never told Harold he knew the Hand
• Harold cut off his own finger

Joy and Ward

• Ward cannot tell Joy about his life
• Who is Frank Stein?
• Enjoy your secrets
• Harold needs Ward

Colleen patched up Danny

• Review the contest
• Colleen hates drinking alone
• K’un-lun plume wine
• How’d you get that tattoo?
• Colleen could not protect Radovan
• Colleen asks Danny to stay
• Danny obtains consent

Ward helps Harold

• Just like deer hunting
• Maybe it was your sister
• Ward finds pills in the car
• Ward talks to the corpses
• $25M in the bank

Colleen And Danny

• The morning after

Joy and Danny

• Danny is giving a statement to the board

Gao Comes To Rand

• You wanted to be Danny Rand
• Eat at fancy restaurants with your friends Colleen Wing and Claire Temple
• Danny follows down the elevator shaft
• 13th floor

Joy and Ward

• Ward is trying to get away
• Brighten up this office

Danny gets the password

Colleen and Bakuto

• ???

Danny and Megan

• Wendell’s things – a badge

Danny At The Board

• Plan is the idiotic dream of a child
• Danny already went to the paper
• We’re doing the right thing

Danny confers with Harold

Ward’s card was declined twice

• No money in his account

Colleen and Danny ask to fight The Hand

Joy and Ward Meachum are ousted from Rand

Fight At The Pier

• Colleen and Danny find Radovan
• Radovan told Gao how to make the heroine
• Gao went to Anzhou
• Danny was on his was to Anzhou (China)

Harold and Ward

• Ward is bad at stealing money
• They argue
• Ward stabs Harold
• Ward brings Harold’s body to the same lake / quarry

MAIN CAST

Finn Jones – as – Danny Rand / Iron Fist (The Sarah Janes Adventures, Game Of Thrones) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3645691/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• A billionaire Buddhist monk and martial artist proficient in kung-fu, with the ability to call upon the mystical power of the Iron Fist. Jones described the character as “someone struggling to find his identity”, and identified with the character’s loneliness being an orphan like Rand. He noted that “Danny gets really stressed and really pissed off sometimes, and I understand that … [his] optimism and where that comes from.”In preparation for the role, Jones studied kung fu, wushu, and tai chi, along with weight training, Buddhist philosophy, and meditation. Toby Nichols portrays a young Danny Rand.

Jessica Henwick – as – Colleen Wing (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Game of Thrones) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3725055/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• A martial artist ally of Rand who runs her own martial arts dojo called Chikara Dojo in New York City. Henwick felt the most defining word for Wing was “alone”, saying, “She doesn’t want to be anyone’s love interest and open herself up in that way.” Henwick also tried “to pull out that sort of very dry humor that [Wing] has, and that no bullshit New Yorker demeanor” from the comics version in her portrayal.

Tom Pelphrey – as – Ward Meachum (Guiding Light, As the World Turns, Banshee) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1670601/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• The son of Harold and childhood acquaintance of Rand, whose work building up Rand Enterprises with his sister Joy is threatened to be undone with Rand’s return. Ward is a character from the comics, though Pelphrey noted “we’re not necessarily beholden to representing him [in the series] exactly as he appears in the comic book.” Stroup said that Ward would experience some “male angst” on Rand’s return, because “Ward would have been the one who picked on [Rand] when he was little so as pure and innocent and great as Iron Fist is, he comes in and he causes some problems” there. Ilan Eskenazi portrays a teenage Ward Meachum.

Jessica Stroup – as – Joy Meachum (90210, The Following, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1888211/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• The daughter of Harold and childhood acquaintance of Rand, whose work building up Rand Enterprises with her brother Ward is threatened to be undone with Rand’s return. Stroup said that Joy “absolutely loves” Rand, and his return to New York is “like this rebirth of what she once was, and she gets to ask these questions about herself because he’s posing them to her.” Stroup said that Joy would initially be unsure whether Rand is who he says he is. Aimee Laurence portrays a young Joy Meachum.

Ramón Rodríguez – as – Bakuto (The Wire, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Charlie’s Angels TV Series, Need for Speed) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1913125/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t9

• A leader of a faction of The Hand and Colleen Wing’s sensei.

Sacha Dhawan – as – Davos (After Earth, An Adventure in Space and Time, Sherlock) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0223527/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• A skilled martial artist who is the son of Lei Kung and Rand’s former best friend in K’un-Lun, who grew envious when Rand became the Iron Fist. Although Dhawan first appeared in the ninth episode of the first season, Dhawan noted that the majority of Davos’ storyline was intended to be explored in a potential second season.

Rosario Dawson  – as – Claire Temple (Josie and the Pussycats, Men in Black II, The Adventures of Pluto Nash, Sin City, Rent, Clerks II, Robot Chicken, Gemini Division, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, The Defenders) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0206257/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• A former nurse from Hell’s Kitchen who joins Wing’s dojo. Dawson reprises her role from previous Marvel Netflix series.

David Wenham  – as – Harold Meachum (Moulin Rouge!, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, After the Deluge, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Van Helsing, 300, 300: Rise of an Empire, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0920992/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• A ruthless corporate leader and co-founder of Rand Enterprises who was partners with Rand’s parents at the time of their deaths. Regarding Harold’s relationship with his children, Joy and Ward, Wenham said the dynamic between the three of them “is complex, to say the least. It’s multilayered, it’s multidimensional, it’s surprising and it’s forever changing, depending on the circumstances.”

RECURRING CAST

David Furr as Wendell Rand (Bit part actor in a ton. Noted for appearances in 13 Hours, TURN: Washington’s Spies) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2412970/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• Danny’s father and co-founder of Rand Enterprises.

Barrett Doss as Megan http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5495383/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• A secretary to Danny Rand and the Meachums at Rand Enterprises.

Alex Wyse as Kyle http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2537879/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• Harold Meachum’s personal assistant.

Marquis Rodriguez as Darryl http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2532658/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• A student at Wing’s dojo. Rodriguez reprises his role from Luke Cage.

Wai Ching Ho as Gao http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0387395/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• An accomplished woman and former ally of Wilson Fisk with her own heroin trade in Hell’s Kitchen who has connections with The Hand. Ho reprises her role from Daredevil.

Ramon Fernandez as Kevin Singleton http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1771714/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• Harold Meachum’s loyal bodyguard.

Clifton Davis as Lawrence Wilkins http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0204389/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

• A member of the Rand Enterprises board of directors.

John Sanders as Donald Hooper http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1854252/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

•  A member of the Rand Enterprises board of directors.

Elise Santora as Maria Rodriguez http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5306108/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

•  A member of the Rand Enterprises board of directors.

NEWS [35:52]

NETFLIX SERIES

Misty Knight gets her bionic arm https://www.gamespot.com/articles/marvels-luke-cage-season-2-features-misty-knights-/1100-6452981/

Shohreh Aghdashloo joins the cast of The Punisher. Known from House of Sand and Fog, 24, X-Men The Last Stand, and The Expanse.

http://ew.com/tv/2017/08/25/marvels-the-punisher-shohreh-aghdashloo/

Punisher episode titles revealed

http://www.slashfilm.com/the-punisher-may-feature-another-marvel-hero-episode-titles-revealed/

OUTRO [44:10]

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