Follow TV Tropes

Following

History Recap / BlackLightning2018S1E12TheBookOfPain

Go To

OR

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Dewicked trope


* AdultFear: So, not only is a school attacked, but it's attacked by a former student (who fell in with bad influences). This episode also aired a few weeks after the Parkland shooting, though it was doubtless written long before.

Added: 241

Changed: 155

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Khalil is back, and he's grown dreadlocks, thanks to the regeneration treatments.

to:

* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Khalil is back, and he's grown dreadlocks, thanks to the regeneration treatments. Those regenerating treatments must do wonders for hair growth, because those foot and a half dreads would take more than a year to grow in, like, reality.


Added DiffLines:

* PowerPerversionPotential: The writers were well aware that a little fizz could add some sizz to the ... okay, look, when Jefferson and Nora get it on, he gives her the ''juice''. Like electricity. The juice there is electricity. And semen.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* SignatureStyle: Bad guys on Creator/TheCW shows often demonstrate their SuperStrength by throwing someone across the room (in a survivable way) instead of simply snapping their neck or something. Khalil does it with one of the school's teachers, [[RuleOfSymbolism straight into the case of sports trophies he once cared about]]. Justified in this case since his goal isn't actually to kill anyone, just to draw out BlackLightning.

to:

* SignatureStyle: Bad guys on Creator/TheCW shows often demonstrate their SuperStrength by throwing someone across the room (in a survivable way) instead of simply snapping their neck or something. Khalil does it with one of the school's teachers, [[RuleOfSymbolism straight into the case of sports trophies he once cared about]]. Justified in this case since his goal isn't actually to kill anyone, just to draw out BlackLightning. Black Lightning.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Syonide tries to shoot Thunder, which fails. She tries to hit the other woman with nightsticks, which fails. Then they go at it hand-to-hand, which still favors Thunder, until Syonide susses out the KryptoniteFactor; Thunder needs to breathe and focus to use her PsychoactivePowers.

to:

* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Syonide tries to shoot Thunder, which fails. She tries to hit the other woman her with nightsticks, which fails. Then they go at it hand-to-hand, which still favors Thunder, until Syonide susses out the KryptoniteFactor; Thunder needs to breathe and focus to use her PsychoactivePowers.

Top