- "The time for understanding is over. He sees you as one of us, and that is all he will ever see. The Iron Fist must be controlled. The Hand needs him."
- ―Bakuto to Colleen Wing
Lead Horse Back to Stable is the eleventh episode of the first season of the television series Iron Fist.
Synopsis[]
Claire uses her improvisation skills, and Colleen gets conflicting information. Danny yearns to be more than just a destroyer.
Plot[]
In the past, Davos runs into a cave in K'un-Lun to find Danny Rand. When he turns Rand over, his chest reveals the Iron Fist symbol. Rand wakes up and ignites his fist, Davos reveals that he won the Trial of Shou-Lao, making him the immortal Iron Fist.
In the present, Rand checks his abdomen and sees the bloody scar that his injury has left. He meets Davos in a warehouse and questions Davos on how he found Rand. Davos shows Rand his cell phone displaying Rand's promise to Regina Fitzgerald. Rand smashes the phone saying that Bakuto could track it. Davos tries to get Rand back to K'un-Lun, but Rand refuses because the Hand is in New York City. He then promises Davos that he will leave once this is over.
Colleen Wing enters Chikara Dojo to the sight of Bakuto. She questions her sensei about making her lie to Rand. Bakuto yells at Wing, telling her to respect her sensei. He then explains how they have saved people, Kevin Michener was orphaned during the Incident, Becca Yoo was kicked out of her house at 15. Bakuto tells Wing that Rand will always see her as a Hand soldier, and there's no hope for their relationship.
Claire Temple is reading a book at her home when she gets a knock on the door. She opens the door to Davos and Rand who shows her his injury. After looking in his wound, she takes out the end of the blade that he was stabbed with. In order to seal the wound, she disinfects a stapler and staples Rand's wound shut. Rand catches her up on what has happened, and Temple asks where Wing is. Rand asks Davos to check the perimeters, and he tells Temple that Wing is in the Hand. Temple brings up the possibility that Wing could be brainwashed, which makes Rand angry. He rants about how Wing lied to him all this time.
Meanwhile, Harold Meachum boxes in his Penthouse and breaks the punching bag, causing sand to pour on the floor. He stops and talks to Joy Meachum about Bakuto.
Temple enters her apartment to see Davos, who is skimming through a book. Davos tells her that Rand is meditating on the roof. She asks Davos about K'un-Lun, and he explains the Trial of Shou-Lao to her. He also explains how Rand was chosen over himself to take the trial and become the Iron Fist. He believes that it was the wrong choice. Temple leaves to grab the pizza that she ordered from Joe's. Outside, she encounters Wing, who has already paid for the pizza. Temple scolds Wing for not telling her about her involvement with the Hand despite knowing that her friends had been killed by them. Wing tries to explain that there are different factions, but Temple ignores it. As Wing leaves, Temple changes her mind and says that she still thinks Wing is a good person. She relents and lets Wing inside to talk to Rand.
Meanwhile, Rand meditates on the roof of Temple's apartment, but he gets continuous flashbacks of K'un Lun. There, Davos talks to him about becoming the Iron Fist. Rand continuously guards the gate. He is woken up by the memory by Wing. When Wing arrives to speak with him, he blames Wing for his injury, but Wing says that Bakuto claimed that Rand attacked first. Rand denies this, so Wing states that she is open to learning the truth. Rand asks why she is here, and Wing admits that she cares about Rand. The Iron Fist sticks to his beliefs in K'un-Lun and vows to destroy the Hand. Wing then leaves after apologizing, saying that there's no hope.
In the apartment, Davos eats pizza for the first time and remarks that it is chewy. Temple warns Rand about running in blindly to fight the Hand. He thanks her and asks for one more favor: to borrow her car.
Rand meets up with Joy and Harold. Joy scolds Rand for not telling her that her father is alive. Harold defends him, saying that Rand was only respecting his wishes. Rand presents Davos to them, saying that he will help take down the Hand. Joy then shuts down the Hand's accounts that were hidden in the Rand Enterprises database.
At the hospital, Wing meets with her student, Becca Yoo, and asks her for a favor. Yoo presents Wing with the antibiotics she needed, but it was a scheme to have Wing get caught off guard by a group of her former students, who tell her Bakuto wants her. She joins them in their car. At the Hand compound, she is tied to a chair and wheeled down a hallway to Bakuto. Her sensei orders his men to bring her into a room to be tortured as well as drawing blood from her arm. Her former student, Mary, mocks her about her morals causing Wing to lash out and head butt her. Wing then gets out of her restraints and throws a knife at Mary, who dodges it. She battles her two former students.
Rand and Davos park at the Hand Compound. They share a moment of reflection about Davos thinking Rand betrayed him. Rand talks about how he never thought he belonged and then one day he saw a bird, showing that the gate has opened. Suddenly, Rand sees Wing running and jumps out of the car. He approaches the bloody Wing, who swings a staff at him. Rand promises he doesn't want to hurt her. She tells him she realized tat the Hand wasn't what she thought it was. They then share a hug, which Davos sees and disappointingly walks away.
Cast[]
Main Cast:
- Finn Jones as Danny Rand/Iron Fist
- Jessica Henwick as Colleen Wing
- Jessica Stroup as Joy Meachum
- Ramon Rodriguez as Bakuto
- Sacha Dhawan as Davos
- Rosario Dawson as Claire Temple
- David Wenham as Harold Meachum
Guest Stars:
- Ramon Fernandez as Kevin Singleton
- Celia Au as Mary
- Patrick Walker as Brian
- Samantha Herrera as Becca Yoo
- Brian Burik as Gary (uncredited)
- Victoria Haynes as Heather Rand (uncredited)
Appearances[]
Locations[]
- New York City, New York
- Chikara Dojo
- Soledad Temple's Apartment
- Harold Meachum's Penthouse
- Metro-General Hospital
- New York City Hall (mentioned)
- Joe's Pizza (mentioned)
- New York
- K'un-Lun (flashback)
- Cave of the Dragon (flashback)
- Himalayas (flashback)
- South America (mentioned)
- Anzhou, China (mentioned)
- Miami, Florida (mentioned)
- Peru (mentioned)
- Argentina (mentioned)
- Brazil (mentioned)
- Mexico (mentioned)
- Chile (mentioned)
- Venezuela (mentioned)
- Colombia (mentioned)
- Cuba (mentioned)
- Ecuador (mentioned)
Events[]
- Kidnapping of Colleen Wing
- Trial of Shou-Lao (flashback)
- Escape from the Hand Compound (flashback)
- Assassination of Wendell and Heather Rand (flashback)
- Battle of New York (mentioned)
- Siege of the Chikara Dojo (mentioned)
- Attack on Metro-General Hospital (mentioned)
Items[]
- Mark of Shou-Lao
- Colleen Wing's Katana
- Steel Serpent (mentioned)
Concepts[]
Vehicles[]
- Rand Enterprises Private Jet (flashback)
Creatures[]
- Hawks
- Dragons (mentioned)
- Shou-Lao (mentioned)
- Komodo Dragons (mentioned)
- Snakes (mentioned)
Organizations[]
- Rand Enterprises
- Hand
- Order of the Crane Mother
- New York Bulletin
- Fire Department of New York City
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (mentioned)
Mentioned[]
- Lei Kung
- Wendell Rand
- Heather Rand (flashback)
- Kevin Michener
- Madame Gao
- Daredevil (indirectly mentioned)
- Luke Cage
- Ward Meachum
- Kuo
- New Harlem Renaissance (logo)
- Pete's Dragon
Music[]
| Song title | Artist | Location(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Animus Vox | The Glitch Mob |
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| New Duty | Trevor Morris |
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Trivia[]
- This episode was rated 12 for mild violence, marking a first for a Marvel Cinematic Universe Netflix series, as opposed to Felling Tree with Roots with an 18 rating.
References[]
External Links[]
Lead Horse Back to Stable on IMDb- Lead Horse Back to Stable on Disney+
- Lead Horse Back to Stable on Marvel Database
