Though Danny Rand and Misty Knight have been romantically linked in the comics, that's been far from the case on Marvel's Netflix series. Between both seasons of Luke Cage and Iron Fist Season 1, in fact, the characters have barely interacted with one another. That will change in Iron Fist Season 2, when Misty teams up with Colleen Wing to become the Daughters of the Dragon, but Danny and Misty's relationship will develop in a different way "than what fans are even expecting."
"I think that these shows are evolving. We're watching relationships happen, and I think that -- you know, for example -- in the original comic books, Luke and Misty never get together -- or they get together, but it's not in the way that so many people expected, because they know that Luke and Jessica are together," Misty Knight actor Simone Missick explained to press at Comic-Con International in San Diego. "There are people who watched episode one of [Luke Cage] Season 1 who were pissed! They were like, 'What is this?! This isn't supposed to be!' Yet, you have a whole group of other people who are like, 'I want them together forever!' People don't know what they want until we give it to them."
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"So I think that, you know, everything is always evolving within these shows, and I think that the fans just have to trust that Jeph [Loeb] and Raven [Metzner] and Cheo [Hodari Coker] and all of the Marvel creators know what they're doing, that they're telling the long story and -- whatever happens -- you're going to be happy with it one way or the other, or you're going to be mad with it one way or the other. You can't make everybody happy," she continued. "Duality exists within everything."
"You know, in Luke Cage Season 2, obviously Misty gets her arm from Danny, and so there is a level of friendship that's intrinsic in just that," she added. "In Iron Fist Season 2, we get to watch that develop. I jokingly say that Misty is the third wheel at every one of Danny and Colleen's date nights, like she's always just showing up while they're trying to drink tea, so I think that you get to watch how these two interact with each other as well and it's in a new and interesting way I think than what fans are even expecting. So you'll have to see on September 7th!"
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In Defenders, Misty lost her arm to the Hand, but -- with some off-screen help from Danny -- she received a bionic prosthetic from Rand Corporation. Danny's girlfriend Colleen subsequently helped Misty adapt to this major change in Luke Cage Season 2. The two will work together as the Daughters of the Dragon in Iron Fist Season 2, leading Misty to cross paths with Danny once more. However, since Danny is in a relationship with Colleen, it seems unlikely he will kindle any romance with Misty, at least for the time being.
Arriving Sept. 7 on Netflix, Marvel’s Iron Fist Season 2 stars Finn Jones as Danny Rand, Jessica Henwick as Colleen Wing, Sacha Dhawan as Davos, Tom Pelphrey as Ward Meachum, Jessica Stroup as Joy Meachum, Simone Missick Misty Knight and introduces Alice Eve as Mary Walker.