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A lead-in to "The Defenders," Marvel's "Iron Fist" is the newest addition to the Marvel Netflix universe. The first episode will be released on Friday, Mar. 17. The story revolves around Danny Rand, a "presumed dead" billionaire, who returns to New York City after 15 years to get back the company owned by his family but is also torn to do his duties as Iron Fist.

Not-So-Good Reviews

However, the first wave of reviews for "Iron Fist" have been pretty much cold as steel. Reviews for the most part are unanimous in saying that the lead character is "dumb" and that the show is a bit dragging compared to "Daredevil" and other Marvel Netflix shows released in the past.

The reviews also noticed that the show is more focused on dialogues rather than action; if there is a bit action left, then that action is "short and bland," according to Den of Geek. Metacritic gave it a 33% rating, while it garnered 6.5 out of 10 from IGN.

"Despite a very good cast and a great origin story, Iron Fist is predictable, a little hammy, and has no real sense of how to tell a cohesive story," according to Collider. "As such, it has a few moments that are great and many that are not."

Uproxx is not sold either with its too-much talk scenes. "The fact that both Danny (Finn Jones) and Colleen (Jessica Henwick) aren't good at talking should be no sin for the genre," the review said. "The problem is that Iron Fist is virtually all talk - most of it painfully dull - and the fighting is both brief and unconvincing."

The First Disappointing Marvel Series?

With all the not-so-good reviews, will "Iron Fist" become the first disappointing TV series by Marvel? Fans may still be hoping, but the TV series may have a long way to go to change the reviewer's mind.