Marvel Cinematic Universe · Ironheart: Season One
Bad Magic — S01E04
TV · 2025 · 53 minutes · Phase Five
In the fallout of John's death, Parker Robbins holds a funeral for his crew and makes clear to Riri that he suspects her role in it, quietly signaling his intentions toward her. Riri learns that Joe McGillicuddy — already exposed as Ezekiel "Zeke" Stane, son of the original Iron Monger — has been arrested after being implicated by tech she left at the crime scene, and when she tries to visit him in prison he blames her for his downfall. Xavier is shaken to discover, for the first time, that N.A.T.A.L.I.E. is an AI recreation Riri secretly built of his late sister Natalie, and horrified, demands she delete it, straining their friendship. Riri, accompanied by her mother, visits the sorceresses Zelma and Madeline with the fragment of the enchanted cloak she stole, and Madeline reveals its power originates from another dimension. By the end, Riri finds herself increasingly isolated from the people around her as the consequences of her choices close in.
Follows on from
- We in Danger, Girl — S01E03direct-sequel — Continues directly from the previous episode's ending, picking up with the fallout of John's death and Riri's unraveling situation.
Leads to
- Karma's a Glitch — S01E05direct-sequel — Continues directly from the previous episode's escalating conflict between Riri and Parker Robbins/the Hood's crew.