What are you thoughts on each Marvel Netflix series? While I enjoy all of them, with the exception of Iron Fist, in my opinion it seems that they tend to fall in the second halves of their series.

I like the Marvel Netflix shows as well, but I feel like they would be massively benefited from not having to fill 12-13 hour-long episodes. The phenomenon you’re experiencing is that the shows take the first few episodes to establish the main character, their antagonist, and then raise the stakes – which is the norm for serial dramas – but then have to put the plot “on hold” for a few episodes of filler so that they don’t get to their planned climax at episode 9 or 10. 

Even when done well, this means that the pace of the show notably slows down; when not done well, you get a jarring detour where characters suddenly ignore previously urgent motivations in favor of whatever side issue will eat up enough time to make the 13-hour structure work. 

So going forward, I would recommend to Marvel/Netflix to just tighten up the shows by 2-3 hours (which should make them cheaper to produce, too).