History Recap / BlackLightning2018S1E5TheBookOfGreenLight

* PetTheDog: In the end, Mr. Poe give Anissa her grandfather's research into the missing kids, with the warning that if she follows through she'll probably end up getting killed like her grandfather.

* DarkSecret: Gambi is implied to have been apart of something shady... something that involved a serum that stopped Tobias from aging.

* HeKnowsTooMuch: Alvin Pierce, Jefferson's father. It was previously implied he was killed by Tobias for exposing him as CorruptPolitician. But turns out he was doing another story about kids who were experimented on and then disappeared, that was never published because he was murdered, which scared the editor Mr. Poe so much that he buried the story.

* AbusiveDad: This episode shows that Tobias' father Eldridge was one. He considered his son a freak because of his albinism, and hated the fact he had to spent a majority of his fixed income on medical bills.

Black Lightning's attempts to stop the Green Light epidemic are hampered by his powers inexplicably fluxing out. Jennifer starts exhibiting powers of her own, while Anissa begins to question ''why'' she has powers which leads to finding out old secrets. Secrets that got her grandfather killed.

Black Lightning's attempts to stop the Green Light epidemic are hampered by his powers inexplicably fluxing out. Jennifer starts exhibiting powers of her own, while Anissa's begins to question ''why'' she has powers which leads to finding out old secrets. Secrets that got her grandfather killed.

* AbusiveDad: This episode shows that Tobias's father Eldridge was one. He considered his son a freak because of his albinism, and hated the fact he had to spent a majority of his fixed income on medical bills.

* DarkSecret: Gambi is implied to have been apart of something shady ... something that involved a serum that stopped Tobias from aging.

* OlderThanTheyLook: It's revealed that Tobias had been given a treatment that stopped his aging so he's looked essentially the same for roughly three decades, at least.

* RealityEnsues: Anissa's first proper costume is a stereotypical skintight superheroine costume. So in order to carry a small pocket flashlight she has to shove it in her boot because there's nowhere else to put it.

* StealthHiBye: The title character pulls one on Inspector Henderson.

* NotSoAboveItAll: Jefferson is so impressed that Jennifer fought two girls by herself and not a scratch on her, he would've let her off the hook had it not been for Lynn.

* AbusiveDad: This episode shows that Tobias' father Eldridge was one. He considered his son a freak because of his albinism, and hated the fact he had to spent a majority of his fixed income on medical bills.

* AbusiveDad: This episode shows that Tobias' father Eldritch was one. He considered his son a freak because of his albinism, and hated the fact he had to spent a majority of his fixed income on medical bills.

* NotWorthKilling: Tobias stops his sister from shooting their father. Not because he's being merciful, but because he just broke his father's back and he's going to leave him there, helpless, until he either starves to death or dies of the injury.

** Subverted with Tobias' AbusiveDad. He claims that bad as he was he at least stayed for his children, unlike their mother who ran out on them. Tobias refutes it by pointing out that he wasn't driven by kindness or love, noting that it was born of selfish desires like having convenient punching bags for his own issues or to collect government money for looking after them.

* RealityEnsues: Anissa's first proper costume is a stereotypical skintight superheroine costume. So in order to carry a small flashlight she has to shove it in her boot because there's nowhere else to carry it.

** The "black signal" is one to the bat signal. Rather than shine a giant glyph into the sky, though, it's just a burner cell phone.

* ShoutOut: Jennifer reacts to her dad's unsolicited wisdom by calling him "[[Characters/StarWarsYoda Yoda]]", he replies by calling her "Padawan."

* ShoutOut: Jennifer reacts to her dad's unsolicited wisdom by calling him Characters/StarWarsYoda, he replies by calling her "Padawan."

* TheReveal: For all his public statements concerning Black Lightning, it turns out Henderson has secretly cooperated with him in the past.

* HeKnowsTooMuch: Alvin Pierce, Jefferson's father. It was previously implied he was killed by Tobias for exposing his corruption. But turns out he was doing another story about kids who were experimented on and then disappeared, that was never published because he was killed, which scared the editor Mr. Poe so much that he killed the story.

* HeKnowsTooMuch: Alvin Pierce, Jefferson's grandfather. It was previously implied he was killed by Tobias for exposing his corruption. But turns out he was doing another story about kids who were experimented on and then disappeared, that was never published because he was killed, which scared the editor Mr. Poe so much that he killed the story.

* PoliceBrutality: Jefferson stops a couple of cops from shooting someone high on Green Light.

* AbusiveDad: This episode showed that Tobias had one. He hated the fact his son was an Albino.

* AbusiveDad: This episode showed that Tobias had one.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Alvin Pierce, Jefferson's grandfather. It was previously implied he was killed by Tobias for exposing his corruption. But turns out he was doing another story about kids who were experimented on and then disappeared one that was never published because he was killed, which scared the editor Mr. Poe so much that he killed the story.

* HeKnowsTooMuch: Alvin Pierce, Jefferson's grandfather. It was previously implied he was killed by Tobias for exposing his corruption. But turns out he was doing another story about kids who were experimented on and then disappeared one that was never published because he was killed.
* DarkSecret:

* PetTheDog: In the end, Mr. Poe give Anissa her grandfather's research into the missing kids, with the warning that if she follows through she'll probably end up getting killed like grandfather.

* NotSoAboveItAll: Jefferson is so impressed that Jennifer fought two girls by herself and not a scratch on her, he would've let her off the hook and it not been for Lynn.