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   Message 134,780 of 136,466   
   Dimensional Traveler to All   
   Re: IRONHEART Set to Become the Most Emb   
   29 Jun 25 08:03:54   
   
   a03d79dd   
   XPost: rec.arts.tv, rec.arts.comics.marvel.universe   
   From: dtravel@sonic.net   
      
   On 6/29/2025 7:08 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:   
   > Blueshirt  wrote:   
   >> anim8rfsk wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Blueshirt  wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Back on-topic; we watched the first episode of "Ironheart" on   
   >>>> Disney+ last night... it's very slow and a little bit dumbed   
   >>>> down. There wasn't a lot of excitement in the first episode   
   >>>> to grip me...   
   >>>   
   >>> I liked her stealing the suit and flying to Chicago, but that   
   >>> was about it   
   >>   
   >> And THAT was about the only exciting thing in the first episode!   
   >>   
   >>>> Mrs Blueshirt was delighted to see Atwater from   
   >>>> Chicago PD in it though, in a very small role. (Chicago PD is   
   >>>> one of her favourite shows.) But overall we both found it a   
   >>>> bit dull and slow paced. We might get to watch the second   
   >>>> episode later tonight...   
   >>>>   
   >>>> "Ironheart" can't be as bad as "The Acolyte" though so we'll   
   >>>> surely manage to get through the first three episodes at some   
   >>>> stage and hopefully it livens up a bit by the time the next   
   >>>> three episodes drop.   
   >>>   
   >>> I’ve fallen asleep during episode two twice now.   
   >>   
   >> Yeah, the pacing in episode two never improved... "Ironheart" is   
   >> fairly dull to watch. We didn't bother with another episode   
   >> after that as the football was on... we might not go back to it   
   >> either, as neither of us are impressed with it. These   
   >> slow-builds are taking the audience for granted, there needs to   
   >> be something to keep you watching... "Ironheart" is not doing   
   >> that for us. They could have made one episode out of the first   
   >> two and had the same content minus the sleepy bits.   
   >>   
   >   
   > Fell asleep for a third time during episode two last night. Maybe I should   
   > just keep this handy as a sleep aid.   
   >   
   Isn't this supposed to be a six episode "limited" series?  At least   
   that's what the ad I saw for it said.   
      
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