MCU: Every Netflix Marvel Season Ranked Worst To Best

When it was released in 2017, the first season of Iron Fist proved to be far and away the worst-received debut for any of the Netflix heroes, to the point that it will certainly ruffle a few feathers even seeing it not at number thirteen on this list. At its very core, the premise was loaded with wild promise, one jam-packed with mysticism and martial arts, and yet the end result was something that felt far too tame.

From shying away from its comic book roots, like hyping up Shou-Lao only to never even show him, to making The Hand far less threatening than Daredevil had made them out to be, season one's interest in the corporate world Danny was coming back to and not the mystical one he'd left behind sucked a lot of the character the series could've - and should've - had right out of the gate. And that's not even to mention that the fight sequences, which should've been the highlight of the series, paled in comparison to stuff we'd seen by that point in Daredevil.

But - and there is a but - it should be noted that the season did get better along the way, with characters like Ward Meachum, Madame Gao, and Colleen Wing really stepping up to be the season's real saving grace. Even if it failed to meet expectations as a whole, there were enough good pieces sprinkled throughout to at least keep it salvageable, lively, and upbeat, which is why it edges out its spot on the list over the depressing experience of season two of Jessica Jones.