Is iron heart worth watching?

Just watch the first episode and decide for yourself if it's worth watching.

For what it's worth, I enjoyed it.

Yes.

I went in expecting to hate it because of how little publicity it had and had a genuinely very good time with it.

I really enjoyed it. It was nice to have a flying suit of armour in the MCU again. It’s not perfect, but certainly not the dumpster fire the internet would have you believe it to be

I liked the show enough. 
Better than Ms. Marvel, Secret Invasion, Echo, and maybe a bit better than Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Maybe. 

I liked it much, much more than I thought I would

This and Echo were my least fav MCU shows by far.

If you’re into the mystical side of the MCU it does expand that quite a bit and also introduces a certain being of unimaginable power to the MCU finally

As far as Marvel shows go, it was decent. You're not missing anything by skipping it though, at least at this stage.

it's really nice, didn't enjoy ms marvels or any other of the bad mcu projects like Secret invasion, but Iron heart was pretty nice TBH...

Yeah, it's a good show. She's not comedic in this. (And she's better in this than she is in the comics.)

Personally, I thought it was very good and fun. I think a lot of the hate for this show has been made in bad faith, and many people went into the show wanting to hate it, so they did. If you enter the show with an open mind, you'll be fine

It's decent but not exactly a "must watch". I appreciate that it's kind of a unique story (at least based on my interpretation of S1). There were some things I didn't like in the first two episodes, then the show justifies them later on. The ending of episode 3 is what got me hooked.

I didn't like her character in WF too. This show has nothing to do with WF.

I really enjoyed it!

To me it didn't feel like a super hero show, more like a (bad) super villain's origin story. (I found her very unlikeable as well, the queen of Wakanda died for her to just act like a rude selfish brat and she wasn't even trying to be a good person) My 2nd least favorite show, Secret Wars only being below it. It had no charm and felt like a complete waste of time.

It's not bad

If nothing else, first and last episodes. The final episode introduces Sacha Baron Cohen's character and is a role that we would expect to see him reprise fairly often.

The long and short of it is that Riri is book-smart and headstrong, which leads her to get into situations way over her head because she thinks she can find some "third door" solution to where she gets everything she wants and doesn't have to sacrifice anything. That personality is exactly the sort of thing that catches the eye of a very powerful player in the MCU and implies future uses for both characters.

I think like a lot of recent series, it starts strong then kind of drops off towards the end, especially the last episode. I think a lot of TV Marvel leaves you thinking that the whole series leads to no real change or consequence, not unlike the Boys in later seasons.

Not perfect but I actually ended up enjoying it a fair bit. I would definitely recommend watching it if you have any interest.

Definitely.

I really enjoyed it; above all, I think Riri Williams is actually a great central protagonist. The big concern prior to Iron Heart (and based on Black Panther 2) was that she'd be some boring perfect, mega-genius hero, but the opposite is true. It's actually really refreshing just how much they let Riri fuck-up and make mistakes. She's a flawed character and constantly makes trouble for herself, and that makes her so much more compelling than I was expecting.

It has some pretty solid action set-pieces, which mostly amount to "what if Iron Man did a heist?" which is a pretty cool concept. A late-in-the-day set piece in a diner with a suitless Riri is a highlight too, recalling some of the better parts of Iron Man 3. The supporting cast are all pretty fun too, especially Riri's best friend Natalie who ends up being a really interesting part of the story.

As with many Marvel TV shows, it does have it's flaws. It doesn't really know how to end, and the conclusion of Parker Robbins' story is a little underwhelming. The action mostly looks great but obviously parts of it are a bit shoddy. Alden Erenreich's does his best to make his character interesting (no spoilers) but that part of the story just never felt that interesting to me.

But yeah - in my opinion it's amongst the better MCU projects from recent years.

I binged it. I’m not a huge fan of the character but the show had its moments and I liked the supporting characters and main villain quite a bit. The finale was top tier. It wasn’t what I expected in a good way. I recommend you watch it if you don’t know the end because without spoilers still it will be fun.

I enjoyed it and felt it was the strongest of the 6 episode format season of any Marvel show

I found it boring and most of the characters are cringe and fake, but hat doesn't mean much.

Yep it's very good

Solid 6.5/7 out of 10 in my book. Thought it was fun.

for me the latter half of the show was better then the first, but i guess i'm a sucker for some cool magic and a fan favorite character ofc Very Nice.

Yes. Watch it and form your own opinion.

Personally I found Riri (as a character) very hard to like and the lack of character development annoyed me
However the supporting characters are fantastic
I wouldn’t say it’s a “must watch” but yeah, give it a go

Maybe just watch it and find out. I swear no one can make a decision for themselves anymore

I liked it a lot. Way better than I expected.

Lyric Ross and Anthony Ramos really stood out to me.

worth watching ONLY IF there is a significant future development to her character later in the MCU.

Dude, just try it maybe? I found Riri more interesting in the series than in BP:WF. There were also some interesting magical bits that I found fun and I wasn't really expecting.

It was pretty good. Im sure you've spent 3 hours of your life doing worse things

No waste of a show

Yes, just started watching and we are 4 episodes in and it's good so far.

It wasn't bad. I just think there could have been more tie in with WF, it's like Wakanda completely forgot about her

It was fine. I think I'm just kind of over the tv show model for all marvel / star wars content. Every single one of those shows except maybe andor and season 1 of Mando have pacing issues.

Im not a fan of her comics but I enjoyed the show more than I thought i would. Worth watching i think

I'd say so yeah

It’s cool. It’s nice to see people doing stuff in mechanical armour again.

Imo no. It was terrible imo and I don’t think she’s a good character. It felt like a super villain origin story (and not a good one) but they are tying to convince you she’s a hero. That being said it’s not going to hurt judging it for yourself.

Overall I enjoyed the show. Better than Secret Invasion. Better than Echo. On par with Hawkeye.

Yes, but not crucial like WandaVision was (although there will hopefully be more developments of the characters later on).

I thought it was one of the better MCU Disney+ shows

Not really. It was a slog for me to get through so unless you’re a MCU fan that wants to see everything, I would skip it. The villains were interesting and seeing a representation of a classic villain was cool. The dumbest part was the bad guy having CEO’s of companies just sign a piece of paper and the company is yours! lol. It felt like the whole show was written by 12 year olds that didn’t know how the world works.

There was a reason they hide this for years and finally release it without any fanfare.

Seems like this whole thing was made during the height of DEI.

No it sucks. The whole thing is dumb. It’s cliche as fuck for a lot of the characters and I feel the main actress over acts like tries to put gravitas in every single second of dialogue it’s sorta exhausting.

It was fine. Not crap, nothing amazing. I'll probably never watch it again, but if there's a season 2 I'll give it a shot for sure

Yeah, sure. Why not?

If you like the MCU, watch it.

If you don’t, then skip it.

I think it's very good. People tend to complain about Riri's decisions throughout the show, but that's the point. She's a dumb teenager despite being brilliant. Her learning and growth is part of the arc

It was really REALLY good.

I thought it was really really bad lol it was made for 6th graders

Straight up: no.

Its sci fi is nonsensical, the protagonist is a pill, it contributes nothing new to the MCU lore, and its action is boring.

I say this as a blatant MCU apologist, who LOVES Iron Man 3, Ms Marvel, and a lot of the weirder ephemera, like Werewolf By Night, and What If.

Also, I love "apprentice superhero" characters. I'd rather read a really good Robin or Batgirl story than a mediocre Batman story.

I really wanted to like Ironheart. I *tried* to like it (that is the worst feeling as an audience member), and it was an all-around disappointment.

I feel sorry for the talented cast. I'm glad they at least got paid, to injure their own careers with this, but it wasn't enough. I promise I'll watch y'all in your next non-Marvel project.

My review of Ironheart:

Not as good as Love and Thunder.

Wall-E is a really good fantasy movie about AI and space. Watch that instead.

Or any of the 1000s of certified classic movies that are available to anyone with an internet connection for free.

Your time is more valuable than this.

I wouldn't bother. Its awful particularly the characters. 

I'm not trying to spoil it but you have to go into it knowing that Riri is not a hero in this story

Sure, she's the "protagonist" but she's not a hero and she doesn't suddenly become one by the end, if anything she starts leaning towards villain

It was fun. Watch it.

I heard it was terrible but had the Disney subscription and figured I'd watch it just because.

The show wasn't terrible and was fairly entertaining. I could have used more fleshing for the story going on but for a short TV show it was okay.

I never liked Sasha Baron Cohen very much and he was in it and played a totally different kind of character and was very good at it.

Hot Take: Build your own opinion and don't rely on others who definitely have a different taste than you.

Edit: Yes, it is.

I really enjoyed the theme of grief it had, I'd give it a strong 6, not terrible, not great. I fucking hated the gang the main character works with tho, so flat and 1 dimensional

If you think you would enjoy watching a college student deal with the trauma in their life by foolishly throwing away privilege and opportunity that others struggle for, and being a self-centered insufferable freight train of "I'll do whatever I want to get whatever I want, whenever I want, no matter who is the cost", and experience zero character development along the way, then you are certain to love it.


They build an ironman suit out of a hot rod too, and it still looks like the hot rod afterwards. It's the cherry on top.


I personally did not enjoy it because they did not depict a character I think I would enjoy having in my life, because they're so selfish.

I liked it, went in without any expectations or reviews. And then i saw the reviews and people complaining. It was a decent show, worth my time.

There's a few great performances and the show does some interesting things. If you've got too much time on your hands, go for it.

There are a lot of takes here, but this is my honest assessment. It's not a good show, but it's an interesting show in the MCU context. What makes it interesting:

* The protagonist is not particularly heroic, and might actually be a future supervillain. This is a big change for the better from the comic version, who is kind of a mary-sue
* It combines science and magic, which might be a preview of something we'll see Doom deploy, too
* It does some world-building in terms of super science and magic
* Really interesting use/creation of AI, I thought
* It's very black, in a good way. Ryan Coogler definitely had some impact on the tone and production.
* A very important mystical supervillain is revealed, and is very fun and well-executed
* Some good side characters who do some interesting things, and almost everyone is solidly acted
* Really solid movie-level effects, especially good for Marvel TV

It's not a good show though, because:

* It's too short, so those good side characters don't get to do much.
* The heists are preposterous and very stupid.
* It's the kind of show where character choices are made inexplicably to advance the plot, rather than organically. Which is a symptom of not enough screen time, or covering for bad writing in post edit
* The central villain, The Hood, is just all wrong, and doesn't take anything from the comics that made him interesting. A serious waste of a solid bad guy, on the caliber of how the Thor movies wasted Malekith and Gorr.

I liked it

I give it a 5/10. it’s not horrible, but not awesome.

It's a one and done. It did so badly they won't be making a second season. Same with Ms. Marvel and She Hulk

No lol. Maybe just the last episode if you want to know the implications that it has on the broader mcu, but otherwise I don’t think it’s very good. This sub seems to disagree with me tho

No. It’s terrible. She complains the whole time and no character development, and painful amount of exposition in dialogues

IMHO, no.

Yeah it’s pretty good. It reminds me of the ms marvel show

Enjoyed the majority of it, hated the ending though.

I cant stand the character but I watched it for one specific character that is shown later on

I ultimately didn’t like the show and I don’t like RiRi as a character.

Loved it

I really liked it. It reminded me of a comic book miniseries.

It introduced a major MCU villain, one that the fanbase has been jumping at shadows over since at least WandaVision.

I really enjoyed it for what it is. It’s not premiere television that should be required viewing but it’s very fun and has an engaging plot

I liked it.

It was a little better than I expected, not my favorite but certainly not as bad as portrayed.

yes. It's worth watching. Last half of the show is the best half. The character is frustrating. Endless bad decisions. But great show.

Eh. It was something to kill time. It was far from great

I really liked it and I also really liked Riri. I know a lot of people didn’t like her but Riri is not the hero and I liked that. I also feel like there is hate for it out there that is there because people just wanted to hate it, I saw complaints that it didn’t explain why Riri just didn’t work for the government (it did), or the Tony stark wouldn’t be iron man without money or whatever it was she said. She didn’t diss him or say he was bad, she likes him and respects him but the point is Tony had money and the materials to make mistakes while most people don’t.

Yes. I loved it. The villains are great

I thought it was a lot of fun and done well throughout including the finale which is a lot of Disney shows issue

The show gets alot of hate - and the hate is (mostly) unjustified. There are problems like most of this genre. Just enjoy it for what it is, and ignore the morons who hate it (they have their own agenda's)

It’s a good show, especially if you thought she was too comedic in WF.

I really like the ending, even if its cliff-hanger. Its refreshing

Yes it was awesome

I personally enjoyed it a lot. Especially the final episode. I do get bothered by her quote about Tony Stark being a billionaire, but the Hood and Mephisto stole the spotlight for me

I didn't like it, but a certain character introduced in the series is going to be relevant in the future, so.....

I enjoyed Anthony Ramos as the villain.

Yes

Me after first episode. or two. "Oh im supposed to feel bad for someone who is consistently making XYZ choices? fuck this character and show."

Me at the end.. "Well i was RIGHT.. but it was on purpose.. what an idiot. Pretty fun not terrible."

I liked it, I have a feeling it'll have some ramifications later on.

It was ok, lost my attention quite a bit throughout but altogether (I did end up watching all the episodes and it was ok, not great, not terrible, just ok)

The first 3 are bad. The last 3 are good.

I think it's the first MCU TV show I haven't even watched an episode. Based on what I got from the character in Black Panther 2, there's nothing even remotely appealing about them to me.

With Iron Man being my fav comic book character ever, I'm just not interested in some cheap knockoff.

My wife and I liked it a lot. All of the actors were great and there was some hefty emotional weight. It was better writing then most Disney+ shows. The action was solid too. Really hoping we get a second season 

I liked it, it doesn't really add anything to the marvel universe imo. Like she wasn't a bad character, but I wasn't impressed with the hood and the story just didnt seem to have "weight "