Black Lightning

They also still have to deal with Gravedigger.

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I don't know what I can say to start conversation of Black Lightning Season 4 other than this.

I was kinda confused by what was going on.

It was ok, but what was a major letdown for me is Tobias Whale going Big Bad again. It's getting so tedious.

I get the annoying feeling Lala is going to be doing more background stuff that doesn't impact the Pierce family, and Lynn now has an addiction to trying to learn as much as she can about those temporary powers. Remember when Lynn and Lala were contributors to the plots? I don't like how annoyed I feel at them when they are on screen.

Is it me or are therapists (who aren't evil or incompetent) becoming more common on superhero shows? Hell, this show has had two of them.

Edited by windleopard on Feb 15th 2021 at 10:29:39 AM

To be fair, superheroes generally have to deal with a lot of heavy emotional stuff. The writers are probably growing more aware of that and the fact that they would need someone to help them through it.

I am sure Jefferson keeps his secret identity from the therapist. This is okay because Jefferson Pierce has issues Black Lightning doesn't. I also think that Black Lightning might be retired again because of Henderson dying last season but we know he'll be back by the end of this season.

Also, Our hero and villain have finally gotten a scene to themselves and it was great.

Lynn is really annoying me. And honestly, so is Jefferson thus far. Get your heads outta your asses, stop the self-pity already!

.....did the new season start?

Episode 2 came out yesterday, yup.

Episode 2!?

I didn't even realize it at all. We're already 2 episodes in?!

First Batwoman, and now this series. I'm just not on the ball with Arrowverse shows this year.

And Superman & Lois is gonna premier in a week.

But yeah, I don't blame you, it has been a very rocky start for the verse this time and it just felt really off that it didn't start in October.

Edited by Forenperser on Feb 16th 2021 at 8:49:04 PM

Really hope Lynn and Jefferson will get their act back together soon. This pity party is starting to get old already.

I think Jennifer almost disappearing is a lead-in to something the comics did but I can't quite remember what happens with it. I really laughed at how Jefferson is doing what he can to avoid being Black Lightning while still doing stuff he would do as Black Lightning. He fought in a cage match, risking himself for another teacher who barely has a home, resisting using his powers (I think he did) to win, and providing shelter for that teacher. Jefferson is doing so much just so he can avoid being the superhero he is but he's covering for it so hilariously. Lynn and Jefferson are most likely doomed as a couple and odds are won't be together for their next couple's therapy because Tobias is that good at driving a wedge.

Poor Lynn. Feeling like an Outsider twice over in your own family can't be good for your self-esteem. No wonder she threw herself into saving the pod kids.

Yeah, I think what maybe could have been healthy while killing drama would have been scenes in the episode of Lynn being treated like an outsider among her family but her family still treating her with a kind of love and respect she would have/had as the maternal figure of the family. That is probably how Tobias is able to influence Lynn, in giving the illusion of caring and making her feel like he understands.

I'm guessing no one caught Lynn talking about her brother, John?

Also, they originally wanted to bring in Bumblebee, but never could find the right story for her.

I did.

I had a feeling they might have been referencing John Stewart the Green Lantern, but I treated it as an Easter egg or sorts since it wouldn't factor much into the plot. Also isn't the Arrowverse doing John Diggle as the John Stewart Green Lantern?

More to the point, doesn't John already have a sister introduced way back in the early seasons of Arrow (who we admittedly never saw again)?

Unless they plan to say both Lynn and this original sister exist.

Well, that was Pre-Crisis.

They could theoretically make them related Post-Crisis.

Though it probably would still come of as contrived.

Sister-in-law; she had married his brother Andy (who was then believed to be dead).

Yeeeeah....no way Jennifer just blew up.