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.

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• 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]

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 eighth episode “The Blessings Of Many Fractures” on Sunday September 3rd, 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 Thursday August 31st, 2017.

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The Legends Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Stargate Pioneer and Consultant Michelle discuss the sixth Iron Fist episode “Immortal Emerges from Cave.”

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• Marvel News Roundup

IRON FIST “Immortal Emerges from Cave” [4:24]

IRON FIST IMMORTAL EMERGES FROM CAVE

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

Directed By: RZA

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0753526/?ref_=nv_sr_1#director

3 Directing Credits starting in 2012 that include:

1 x The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)

1 x Iron Fist

ALSO: You might know him as RZA the rapper and actor

Written By: Dwain Worrell

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3742281/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1#writer

2 credits since 2010

1 x Operator

The Wall (2017)

1 x Iron Fist (also Staff Writer for Iron Fist)

“IMMORTAL EMERGES FROM CAVE”

Meaning of “Immortal Emerges from Cave”

Cold Opening

• Restaurant
• “The Time Has Come”
• Department Of Entomology
• “The Time Has Come”
• Karaoke – death by microphone
• “The time has come”
• Doubt Leads To Death

Crisis Intervention Resources

• Wayne Olsen
• Ward brushes off pills
• Joy asks Ward to get Danny to the meeting

Ward and Danny

• Corporate leaders do not admit culpability
• Going to find daughter. In Aston Martin
• Fastest donkey cart in K’un-Lun

Claire needs to get drug maker Radovan to the hospital

• Wait for Danny

4th Warehouse

• Truck trailer
• Severed head
• An invitation – for Danny only. Challenge

Get Sabina Back

• Duel at sundown
• Claire has more experience fighting the Hand than Danny Rand
• I’m the Iron Fist. It means I never lose
• The more you talk, the weirder this gets

Ward freaks out

• Blood on sleeve
• Trash is emptied

Crisis Management meeting

• More youtube views than that green guy
• Greatest thing that happened to Rand was the day Danny walked through the door

Danny Prepares

• Tell me the legends again
• (Thunderer)
• Have yet to face the most cunning opponent

Grand Challenge

• Gao and Danny agree
• Apprentice of Lei Kung
• Must be a double edged sword
• Did you run away?
• You are a living weapon
• First battle is won

Hospital

• What are you doing?

Alessa/Bride of Nine Spiders

• Kiss instead of fight
• Stuck with poison
• Singing spider venom
• Free yourself of the burden
• Drop kick to the head
• Second battle os won

Goa – do you wish to withdraw?

• Not leaving without the girl (Sabine)

Ward is relapsing

• Goes to Urgent Care
• Hurts himself
• Tries to get drugs
• Joy follows

Hospital

• Shirley is not one to give up without a fight
• Radovan is not in OR
• Sub level 3
• Colleen handled it
• “Sweet Christmas”
• Decoy and took him out

Final Battle

• Room full of weapons
• Weapons don’t feel pain
• Who do you serve?
• Iron Fist comes out
• Gao is … pleased?
• What does Gao care for honor?

Why would you choose to leave heaven?

• Gao knew Wendell
• Gao’s Magic force push
• Danny breaks from his master

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 [31:09]

HIGHLIGHT STORY OF THE WEEK

‘Wonder Woman’ Passes ‘Spider-Man’ to Become Highest Grossing Superhero Origin Movie Ever at Domestic Box Office

http://comicbook.com/2017/08/21/wonder-woman-highest-grossing-super-man-origin/

Wonder Woman just broke another glass ceiling. The DC Extended Universe film is officially the highest-grossing superhero original movie in the United States ever, beating out Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man. The original 2002 Spider-Man film, which starred Tobey Maguire as the titular webslinger, held on to the top spot for 15-years with a total domestic take of $403.7. But as of Monday, the top spot belongs to Wonder Woman. Box Office Mojo has the film’s current domestic gross sits at just over $404 million dollars and counting.

You won’t believe what shows lead viewers to watch Netflix’s Marvel series

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2017/08/22/you-wont-believe-what-shows-lead-viewers-watch-netflixs-marvel-series/587947001/

Instead of going chronologically, Netflix found that much of its audience wanted to meet its resident butt-kicking woman first: The most popular viewing order starts with Jessica Jones, then moves to Daredevil, Luke Cage and finally, Iron Fist. (One in eight Marvel watchers is new to comic-based content before diving into their first superhero show, according to Netflix.)

INHUMANS

‘Marvel’s Inhumans’ International Promo Reveals New Footage

http://comicbook.com/2017/08/26/marvels-inhumans-international-promo-new-footage/

The newest promo contains some extra footage, including more of Medusa’s hair

NETFLIX SERIES

‘Marvel’s The Punisher’ Adds Oscar Nominee to Cast

http://comicbook.com/2017/08/26/marvels-the-punisher-adds-oscar-nominee-to-cast/

The upcoming Marvel Netflix series The Punisher has added Academy Award-nominated actress Shohreh Aghdashloo (House of Sand and Fog; The Expanse) as Farah Madani, a successful, Iran-born psychiatrist who has spent most of her life living in the United States. Farah is the mother of Dinah Madani (Amber Rose Revah), a skilled Homeland Security agent tasked with pursuing ultra-violent vigilante Frank Castle (Jon Bernthal), a.k.a. the Punisher.

‘Daredevil’ Season 3 Shooting Dates Revealed

http://comicbook.com/2017/08/23/daredevil-season-3-production-dates/

Production for Daredevil is set to begin October 15 and finish June 30. The turnaround for these shows from wrap to hitting Netflix is generally 3-4 months. Of course that all depends on the Marvel schedule for Netflix.

Finn Jones Is Already Training For ‘Iron Fist’ Season 2

http://comicbook.com/2017/08/23/iron-fist-season-2-finn-jones-training

“Now, just gonna let you know, moving into Season Two of Iron Fist, I’m actually starting my training next week,” Jones revealed. “We’re at least four or five months away from shooting, so this time around, I’m being given a lot more preparation leading up to Season Two, which I think is really gonna have a huge improvement on the quality of the fight scenes in Season Two of Iron Fist.”

THOR: RAGNAROK

New Ragnarok Promo Showcases More of the Hulk-Thor Fight

http://www.cbr.com/hulk-thor-ragnarok-fight-promo/

While we’ve seen bits of the Thor vs Gladiator Hulk in the trailers for the film, as the fight between the two heroes served as the main selling point in the first teaser trailer, the promo video released last night showcased more of the battle between the duo, as well as clips of Tessa Thompson’s Valkyrie fighting, and Cate Blanchett’s Hela wreaking havoc on Asgard.

OUTRO [44:40]

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 seventh episode “Felling Tree with Roots” on Thursday August 24th, 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 August 20th, 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 Lauren and Consultant Michelle discuss the eighth Legion episode “Chapter 8,” the ladies first spoiler-free impressions of the Netflix Defenders series as well as Marvel news and your feedback.

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• Defenders First Impressions (Spoiler-free)
• Legion “Chapter 8”
• Weekly Marvel News
• Listener Feedback

DEFENDERS SPOILER-FREE FIRST IMPRESSIONS [03:52]

LEGION “CHAPTER 8” [08:14]

CHAPTER 5

Chapter 8 aired Wednesday March 29th, 2017 on FX and earned a 0.81 rating. Legion was renewed for a second season two weeks before on March 15th, 2017.

Chapter 1 – 8 Feb 2017: 1.62

Chapter 2 – 15 Feb 2017: 1.13

Chapter 3 – 22 Feb 2017: 1.04

Chapter 4 – 1 Mar 2017: 0.75

Chapter 5 – 8 Mar 2017: 0.80

Chapter 6 – 15 Mar 2017: 0.73

Chapter 7 – 22 Mar 2017: 0.72

Chapter 8 – 29 Mar 2017: 0.81

Directed By: Michael Uppendahl

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0881461/?ref_=tt_ov_dr

20 directing credits starting in 2003

1x Weeds

1x Longmire

1x The Walking Dead

11x Mad Men

9x American Horror Story

1x Daredevil

5x Fargo

3x Legion: Chapter 2, 3, and 8

Lauren:

Written By: Noah Hawley – creator of show / creator of Fargo

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1279638/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr1

7 writing credits starting 2006

“Chapter 8”

Meaning of Chapter 8

Cold Opening

• The Story Of (Hamish Linklater as) Clark
• Clark’s Significant Other is there with him
• Their son
• Clark stays in bed
• Bureau 19 recommends desk duty
• Going to war

Ambush In The Woods

• Soldiers In A Pyramid
• We Need To Talk
• Team A Compromised
• Clark has a camera eye

David Doubts Schizophrenia Diagnosis

• The Power Is Real

Cary And Kerry In Front Of Clark

Melanie And Oliver

• Melanie reminds him of someone
• Figure it out over diner

Melanie And Clark

• Age Of The Dinosaur is over

Clark and David

• You don’t have to be afraid
• Your babies versus our babies
• Look at you – you don’t have to listen to us anymore

Syd and Lenny

• Go in the back door
• You are going to help me
• Syd’s mom’s cancer
• You ever try to unmake soup?
• You’ll figure it out

Syd Tells Clark What’s Going On

• You want to help?

David In The Lab

• Syd asks for the explanation so Clark can hear
• Second set of brainwaves
• The fight for the memories

David at the earliest point

• No
• Lenny?
• What am I without you? We’ve been together for so long
• I’m. Not. Leaving.

Send the Equinox

Musical Bodies

• Syd Kisses David
• Clark and Kerry

David and Kerry

• Oliver remembers Melanie
• David And Kerry collide and explode

Oliver / Shadow King Escape

• If I rule the world

We’re going to need to work together now

Where should we look first? Someplace warm

Mid – Credit scene David is taken my flying probe

Main Cast:

Dan Stevens – as – David Haller (The Tomorrow People, Downton Abbey, Sense & Sensibility)

Rachel Keller- as – Sydney “Syd” Barrett (Mentalist, Supernatural, Fargo)

Aubrey Plaza – as – Lenny Busker (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Troopers, Parks and Recreation, Portlandia, The Legend Of Korra)

Bill Irwin – as – Cary Loudermilk (Popeye [1980], Sesame Street, Lights Out, Sleepy Hollow, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)

Jeremie Harris – as – Ptonomy Wallace (Person Of Interest, The Get Down)

Amber Midthunder – as – Kerry Loudermilk (Banshee, Longmire)

Katie Aselton – as – Amy Haller (The Office, Revolution, The League)

Jean Smart – as – Melanie Bird (Designing Women, Frasier, The District, 24, Kim Possible, Samatha Who, $#*! My Dad Says, Hawaii Five-0 , Fargo)

Recurring Cast

Hamish Linklater as Clark (Gideon’s Crossing, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Battleship, The Newsroom, Fargo)

David Selby as Brubaker (Dark Shadows, The Waltons, Kojak, Raise the Titanic, D3: The Mighty Ducks, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 and Part 2)

Ellie Araiza as Philly

Brad Mann as Rudy (Smallville, Battlestar Galactica, The 4400, Revolution, Almost Human, Supernatural, Fargo)

Quinton Boisclair as the Devil with the Yellow Eyes

Mackenzie Gray as Walter / The Eye (La Femme Nikita, The Outer Limits, Andromeda, Action Man, Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century, Stargate: Infinity, Supernatural, Human Target, Smallville, Iron Man: Armored Adventures, Fringe, Once Upon A Time, Man Of Steel, Fargo, Legends Of Tomorrow, Warcraft: The Beginning, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic)

Scott Lawrence as Henry Poole (Murder She Wrote, Newhart, L.A. Law, Murphy Brown, Quantum Leap, Timecop, Star Trek: Voyager, Touched by an Angel, The West Wing, JAG, Bones, ER, Avatar, The Social Network, Sons of Anarchy, Star Trek Into Darkness, Fear the Walking Dead)

Devyn Dalton as the Angry Boy (STUNTWOMAN, Supernatural, War for the Planet of the Apes)

Jemaine Clement as Oliver Bird (Flight of the Conchords, Despicable Me, Men in Black 3, The LEGO Batman Movie)

NEWS [45:55]

INHUMANS

New Inhumans trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRyEl6wYsW8

NETFLIX SERIES

Punisher teaser

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLDRAmk3BQU

AWWWWWW/COOL STUFF

Watch first episode of Marvel’s Spider-Man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2NWCcL-CTQ

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OUTRO [55:16]

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 episode 6 titled “Immortal Emerges from Cave” on Sunday August 27th, 2017. You can listen in live when we record Sunday afternoon 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 August 20th, 2017.

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The Legends Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Stargate Pioneer, Agent Lauren and Consultant Michelle discuss the fifth Iron Fist episode “Under Leaf Pluck Lotus.”

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

• Iron Fist “Under Leaf Pluck Lotus”
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IRON FIST “Under Leaf Pluck Lotus” [4:13]

IRON FIST UNDER LEAF PLUCK LOTUS

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

Directed By: Uta Briesewitz

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003802/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1#director

20 Directing Credits spanning back to 2010 that include:

3 x Hung

1 x Weeds

1 x Jessica Jones

2 x The 100

1 x Fear The Walking Dead

1 x This Is Us

4 x Orange Is The New Black

1 x The Defenders

1 x Iron Fist

ALSO: Noted Cinematographer for The Wire, Hung, and True Blood

Written By: Cristine Chambers

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2943187/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1#writer

2 credits since 2014

17 x Boardwalk Empire

1 x Iron Fist

ALSO Producer For: Boardwalk Empire and Iron Fist

“UNDER LEAF PLUCK LOTUS”

Meaning of “Under Leaf Pluck Lotus”

Women Walking On Street

• Showing their assets
• New Heroine Product
• Skin patch
• It’s like the first time

Danny Rand

• New drug
• He’s going to take care of it
• Shipped via the new Rand Red Hook Pier

Joy Meachum – Rand Followed The Law

Danny and Ward: The Hatchet Men

• Shao Lao The Undying
• Ward has real business to deal with

Ward and Joy

• Are we on the right side?
• The Plant.

Danny Approached By Cancer Victim

• 4th Grader
• Rand Chemical Plant
• Lawyer tapes it

Claire Trans With Colleen

• Kicks
• Danny meets Claire
• Danny orders Takeout

Ward and Joy

• Danny’s admission video
• Ward pops pills – not many left
• Frank N Stein – Do what Joy says
• Ward gives Dad the finger

Dinner with Danny, Claire and Colleen

• Danny’s Monastery Past
• Why did it take so long?
• Claire leaves
• Rand is used to traffic synthetic heroine
• Danny needs Colleen’s help
• Danny bought Colleen’s building

Board Meeting

• Ward defies Joy
• Joy backs him….? Why?

Dojo

• Weapons
• Danny and Colleen show each other fight moves

Ward pops a pill

• Not enough
• Ward uses the Heroine

Colleen and Danny At The Pier

• Machine Guns
• Supplies? Equipment?
• Boxes
• Danny locked in trailer
• Colleen races to follow
• Radovan the chemist
• The Bodyguard
• Trailer fight
• Chemist stabbed

IRON FIST opens the door

• Danny and chemist escape
• “We know a nurse”

Joy Finds Ward

• Doing it to “him”

Claire

• Credit Card
• The Hand has Sabina – daughter
• Knows about The Hand
• Radovan is the synthetic heroine source
• Special skills
• I can’t escape meeting people like you
• He’s not alone

Gao kills driver

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 [34:36]

INHUMANS

Director believes he was hired for Inhumans because he works “fast and cheap”

http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-director-of-marvels-inhumans-believes-he-was-hired-1797936128

NETFLIX SERIES

David Tennant back for Jessica Jones s2

http://ew.com/tv/2017/08/14/jessica-jones-david-tennant-season-2/

THOR: RAGNAROK

Doctor Strange cameos in Thor Ragnarok Japanese trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZcBnbe1ma8

BLACK PANTHER & PANTHER

Stan Lee gives Chadwick Boseman his seal of approval

https://twitter.com/TheRealStanLee/status/897896661422194689

X-MEN

Deadpool 2 motorcycle death leaves stunt community asking tough questions

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/deadpool-2-motorcycle-death-leaves-stunt-community-asking-tough-questions-1030044

AWWWWWW/COOL STUFF

Disney store adds official Ms. Marvel costume for kids

https://www.themarysue.com/ms-marvel-costume/

BONUS SHOWNOTES: STAR WARS / DISNEY

Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi Movie Confirmed to Be In Development

http://comicbook.com/2017/08/17/star-wars-obi-wan-kenobi-movie-confirmed/

FEEDBACK [46:50]

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I’m finally all caught up on episodes of the @LegendsofSHIELD podcast about all things @Marvel!
Now I need to start my Iron Fist rewatch.

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OUTRO [49:54]

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 sixth episode “Immortal Emerges from Cave” on Sunday August 20th, 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.

Legends Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Is a Proud Member Of The GonnaGeek Network (gonnageek.com).

This podcast was recorded on Thursday August 17th, 2017.

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

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