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I think Iron Fist doesn't deserve the hate it got. The writing wasn't really that bad, it was actually more weighed down by mediocre actors.
The writing was terrible. Danny's story lacked focus, the characters were inconsistent, motivations and competence changed based on the plot requirements, and none of the threads ever came to a satisfying conclusion.
I understand that most of the blame rests with the actor(s), but it was a total failure without redeeming qualities. Krysten Ritter and Rachel Taylor were the weakest parts of Jessica Jones, but the show played to their strengths and made excellent use of David Tennant. The show was good because of good writing.
Danny's confrontation with the corporate board was so naive and poorly written that I assumed it was a forced script change to make anyone advocating for reasonable pharmaceutical prices look foolish.
Honestly I'd believe any explanation for how bad any part of Iron Fist was. That's as plausible to me as "We wrote this scene and thought it was good enough."