I just finished Marvel’s Ironheart and then biggest component I can pay it is that when the last episode ended, I literally jumped off my couch and yelled “Nooooooo!!!!!”. I simply did not want it to end. I wanted more. This was exacerbated by the fact that it ended on a cliffhanger that had my wife and I disagreeing about what we thought had happened. IN my opinion, one of the coolest things a writer can do is make two rational people (well at least my wife is rational) disagree on what they had each just seen with their own eyes. I can’t wait until the second season… or perhaps the first season of The Young Avengers to find out if my wife or I were right. But damn it! We have to wait!
In case you have not read the comic books, it might be easiest to say that Riri Williams, a 20 year old genius from Chicago, is the new Iron-Man. But instead of being a billionaire who has a bottomless pit of money to draw from to make her suit, she relies on some college grant money and some “odd jobs” to build hers. That is until her college gives her the boot for charming people to do their homework. Ironheart begins with Riri trying to fund her creation by working for a gang who seem to be like modern day Robin Hoods (the leader is even named “the Hood”.)
The capers they pull off lead to some excitement and action. But the real draw of the show are the characters and the music. Riri has some relationships with some awesome characters played by excellent actors. Because all of the side characters are so interesting, there are no wasted scenes in Ironheart. I never looked at my phone once during the 6 episodes… which each like a mini movie. Even if I didn’t like the characters, the hip-hop, R and B, and dance soundtrack would have kept my attention. I loved the use of music in this show. It was a big part of what impressed me the most about Ironheart.
This show was more like six mini movies rather than a tv show. They clearly spared no expense in creating what could have been a cinematic experience. The music rights could not have been cheap. I was going to list the songs but that has already been done here with some samples of the songs. https://comicbookclublive.com/2025/06/24/ironheart-every-song-complete-track-list/
And they clearly didn’t blow their whole budget on the music. The special effects were sensational! It honestly looked as good as any of the full length movies. One of my complaints about Captain America: Brave New World is that it looked like a TV show. It just looked kind of cheap. Ironheart is the exact opposite.
This show had plenty of action. It actually introduces three different villains for Riri to battle. Each was very cool in their own right. I can’t say who they were without including spoilers but just suffice it to say, that the writers had lots of opportunities to create some epic battle scenes.
TLDR; Watch Ironheart and then cross your fingers that Disney finishes the story ASAP.
