Despite his injury, Danny is still determined to regain the power of the Iron Fist, stop Davos, and reclaim his title as both Iron Fist and defender of the city.
Oddly, the episode tries to paint Danny as being in the wrong. Colleen says that he's obsessed with getting the fist back, but Danny's statement that Davos needs to be stopped is accurate. Even if he did want the power back, is that a bad thing? He was helping people with it. It's only natural.
In any event, before this, the two do actually have some good scenes together. Colleen does a good job of lifting Danny's spirits when he's at emotional low points.
Despite her reservations, she does ultimately agree to train Danny. It's painted as some big deal and the way Colleen talks, it's supposed to be some big game changer that alters their romantic arrangement. It's a little forced. You'd think that it would be a good couple bonding experience. I mean, Goku spars with people all the time and he manages to keep an element of fun to it, why can't they?
Admittedly, Danny does seem to be enjoying it, or at the very least, he's happy to see his fighting spirit come back as the two spar. Sure, Colleen knocks him down a bit, but he does improve with every round, so it makes for a great uplifting moment.
Speaking of uplifting, Davos recruits the gang of street kids to be his proteges to aid in his war on crime. Like Mariah before him, he does a pretty good job of delivering a rousing speech about how he's going to change things for the better. No joke, there were times where it seemed like Davos was channeling Nick Fury the way he was talking.
It just made the lack of superhero references a little bizarre. You'd think the kids would make reference to either the street level heroes or the Avengers themselves, but nothing. The kids do agree to join, though judging by the look the two kids gave, they may have some ulterior motive? I guess we'll have to wait and see.
Luke does get a mention when Misty tries to get the cops to help deal with Davos. Unfortunately, they're OK with him dealing with the gangs the way he is, so they are on their own. Oddly enough, when Danny says that he needs help to confront Davos, Luke's name still doesn't come up. I know, I've brought this up before, but it's still weird.
The episode does devote a lot of time to the bowl that was used in the ritual. It is apparently a key component, but the search does allow seemingly forgotten elements from earlier episodes to spring back into relevance, which was a nice touch.
All in all, this episode was solid. It managed to give each character some progression and juggle several sub-plots without feeling overcrowded. There's only three episodes left in both the season and the series. While there's still a lot to cover, there is still a good chunk of time left, so we'll see how things play out.
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