‘Iron Fist': 14 References to Other Marvel Netflix Shows (Photos)
“Iron Fist” is part the Marvel Cinematic Universe alongside the other Marvel Netflix shows, and that means they all regularly reference each other and even share some characters. Let’s take a look at all the ways “Iron Fist” calls back to “Luke Cage,” “Jessica Jones” and “Daredevil.” Some spoilers here, obviously.
Jeri Hogarth (Carrie-Anne Moss) is one of the main characters in “Jessica Jones,” and she appears in “Iron Fist” as Danny Rand’s legal counsel.
Madame Gao (Wai Ching Ho) is one of the behind-the-scenes villains of “Daredevil” as leader of the Hand — which constantly does battle with the Devil himself. The Hand is also a major player in “Iron Fist,” and Gao herself is pulling the strings behind some of Rand Enterprises’ illicit ventures.
Claire Temple (Rosario Dawson) is the main thread between all the Marvel Netflix shows, appearing in a substantial role in all of them.
The Hand has been using Rand resources to produce some awesome new kind of heroin, and one of the corporate heroin reps mentions that they’re the Dogs of Hell is distributing. You’ll probably remember that biker gang from “Daredevil” Season 2, when the Punisher slaughtered a whole bunch of them.
When Danny (Finn Jones) first climbed up to Howard Meachum’s (David Wenham) secret lair, Ward (Tom Pelphrey) almost killed him by shoving him off a ledge. Later, Ward would berate Danny for climbing around “like godd— Daredevil.”
The New York Bulletin has played a major part in both seasons of “Daredevil,” and it also figured into “Iron Fist” in a small but important way. The first instance came at Danny’s press conference declaring his return — a reporter named Jennifer Many from the Bulletin asked the first question.
Later, when everybody’s mad at Danny for accidentally admitting fault in a corporate lawsuit, he leaks info to Karen Page at the Bulletin as leverage. Karen, of course, is one of the main characters in “Daredevil.” She quit Matt Murdock’s law firm to work as a journalist in Season 2.
During Colleen’s (Jessica Henwick) second cage fight, she fought a man named Jimmy Pierce, played by stuntman Jay Hieron. Hieron also appeared in “Jessica Jones” as one of the Kilgrave’s thugs. His “Jessica Jones” character was unnamed, but it’s not hard to imagine that Killgrave’s muscle, freed from his influence, would end up in cage fights.
When Claire and Colleen decide to take the injured Radovan (Olek Krupa) to a hospital, they go to the one where Claire works, Metro-General. That hospital has previously been the scene of important parts of “Daredevil” and “Jessica Jones.”
As Claire and Colleen run around the hospital trying to find the kidnapped Radovan, Claire mutters “Sweet Christmas,” an expletive she definitely got from hanging around with Luke Cage so much.
Gao mentions “the devil of Hell’s Kitchen” and “the man with unbreakable skin,” as she sanctimoniously preaches at Danny in episode 7.
Claire is seen reading a letter marked “uncensored inmate mail” — which would be from Luke Cage, who was locked up at the end of his show’s first season.
Joy (Jessica Stroup) hired a private investigator to blackmail the Rand board. “She was worth every penny when she was sober,” Joy said, a pretty obvious reference to Jessica Jones and her love of hard liquor.
BONUS: Rand’s corporate counsel tells Joy and Ward that the video of Danny admitting fault in the previously mentioned suit has “more YouTube views than that incredible green guy.” He’s talking, of course, about the Incredible Hulk from the movies — the only mention in “Iron Fist” of the films that these shows share a universe with.
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