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Ironheart – Season 1, Episode 4 Bad Magic

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Ironheart – Season 1, Episode 4

Bad Magic

Aired Jun 30, 2025

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Sci-Fi

Fantasy

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When Parker suspects Riri of wrongdoing, she knows she has to figure out the source of his powers.

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Chinaka Hodge

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Dominique Thorne

Riri Williams

Anthony Ramos

Parker Robbins

Manny Montana

Cousin John

Alden Ehrenreich

Joe McGillicuddy

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Caroline Siede

Episodic Medium (Substack)

Jul 11

On paper, I like the idea of an episode that slows things down for more character scenes and thematic explorations. But, in practice, I found myself struggling to completely care about everything that happens here.

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Jarrod Jones

AV Club

Jul 2

C+

Ironheart races past resonance—specifically, the themes of class and marginalization it only gestured at early on—in favor of earnest emotions and a frustrating cliffhanger that left consequences for its lead to be resolved at a later date.

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Stacia Brown

New York Magazine/Vulture

Jul 2

4/5

The heist crew memorializes Cousin John.

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Jeffrey Lyles

Lyles' Movie Files

Jul 6

8/10

There wasn’t much action here, but this might have been the best episode so far as saw a rarity — a hero struggling with their actions and spiraling as a result.

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Maryam Ahmad

Tell-Tale TV

Jul 3

2.75/5

The season loses its charm when it moves away from the more down-to-earth story of Riri in favor of tying in magic and much bigger universe-wide storylines.

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Alan French

FandomWire

Jul 3

8/10

Ehrenreich gets the showcase role in “Bad Magic,” bringing all of his anger and resentment to the screen. For once, his character’s anxiety over being known as Joe or Ezekiel will continue to haunt him.

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Synopsis

When Parker suspects Riri of wrongdoing, she knows she has to figure out the source of his powers.

Director: Angela Barnes
Creator: Chinaka Hodge
Executive Producer: Chinaka Hodge, Ryan Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Kevin Feige, Victoria Alonso, Brad Winderbaum, Zinzi Coogler
Screenwriter: Amir Sulaiman
Network: Disney+
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date: Jun 30, 2025