Ironheart - We in Danger, Girl / Bad Magic
"We in Danger, Girl" and "Bad Magic" are where Riri Williams' (Dominique Thorne) life takes a turn. More interested in investigating the Hood's (Anthony Ramos) than doing her part in the next heist, for no real reason other than curiosity, Riri nearly botches another robbery and her actions not only cause to be killed (Manny Montana) but also throw the life of Joe (Alden Ehrenreich), who it turns out isn't really Joe, into chaos allowing the Hood to recruit him as well. The two episode arc is all about bad decisions and regret and Riri creating a number of enemies who now want her dead. Of course what this means is that Riri doesn't get to make a hero turn but will be forced into becoming on due the fallout of her own actions. That's not the most intriguing hero's journey.
The most interesting sequence of either episode involves Riri's failed experiments to identify and destroy the small piece of the cloak she stole on the heist. Tricking her mother, Riri asks an expert for advice as the show begins to slowly tease what the cloak is without truly revealing the truth just yet. You could make an argument that the show should remain with Zelma Stanton (Regan Aliyah) on her own separate storyline, who at this point is arguably a more interesting character to explore, rather than stay with Riri having to clean up her own mess.
