Marvel's Iron Fist: 30 WTF Moments In Netflix's First Failure

12. The Other Hand (Led By Syrio Forel)

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Was anyone else getting distracting Syrio Forel vibes from Bakuto?

It wasn't just the beard and the hair either, he exists as a sort of sage master, teaching wisdom as well as violence and attempting to guide morality as much as fists. Were it not for Finn Jones, this probably wouldn't be as obvious, but he definitely felt like a rip-off.

And then there's the whole Other Hand thing, and the suggestion that the sprawling nefarious criminal cult had several different divergent branches: at least three at last count, since Madaem Gao, Nobu and now Bakuto appear to manage separate organisations. Does this mean that every time we're introduced to a new bad guy, they're just going to be revealed to be just another head of the hydra of The Hand? Call me cynical, but that's awfully convenient.

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