Just starting this now. Interested to see how it goes.
Edit: Yeah, beating up those cops might come back to bite him. We'll see.
edited 16th Jan '18 9:22:47 PM by HandsomeRob
One Strip! One Strip!And we're done.
This is a guy you don't want to piss off, that much is for sure.
One Strip! One Strip!Well damn, I really liked this premiere. This reminds me a lot of Luke Cage, the good parts of it. I love how educated and well dressed Jefferson is, and how much he kicks ass. Not sure how I feel about the suit, looks too bulky, but oh well. I'm very excited to see how this show progresses.
Tis the great art of life to manage well The restless mindDefinitely liking this show. We'll have to see if it holds up. I'm not fond of the darker tone, but I feel like it has a better start than Arrow did. Even the Expo Dump of how that crime boss killed his father was handled pretty well, considering.
Writing a post-post apocalypse LitRPG on RR. Also fanfic stuff.There was a lot of exposition in this one for sure, which makes sense given the fact that he's not a new superhero, in universe. I think they did a decent job with it.
Also, Tobias' henchwoman is named Syonide (the guy has the less out there but still storybook name of Joey Toeldo). EDIT-these are actual DC characters. I love comics.
His whole shtick so far (vague aquatic theme, rare physical condition, ruthless crime boss) is right out of old school pulp stories. He could just as easily be somebody out of a Dick Tracy story, or The Shadow.
Which is awesome.
edited 17th Jan '18 1:51:10 AM by ArthurEld
His daughter did one this episode, so they can repeat that every episode if they have nothing better to use.
Do we know if this show is set on Earth-1 like most of the other Arrowverse shows? They made a reference to other heroes, but not enough detail to know which Earth.
Writing a post-post apocalypse LitRPG on RR. Also fanfic stuff.For the mini crossover episode this season, because you know it's gonna happen at some point in the future, I hope Oliver is the one to team up with Jefferson on his earth earth instead of Barry. Oliver would have more in common with Jefferson since they're both vigilantes trying to make their city place in the long run, while Barry Allen isn't as concerned about trying to clean up the crime in Central City.
edited 18th Jan '18 1:48:48 AM by clockworkboy
Tis the great art of life to manage well The restless mindI'd still say I like the "classic" costume better. not too fond of the current's bulk and lightning design.
Still, I like the Pierces family dynamic. Kinda leery at Tobias Whale. I'm no expert on black issues but I'll keep an eye out.
edited 18th Jan '18 10:37:59 AM by RAlexa21th
Continue writing our story of peace.http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/black-lightning-premiere-ratings-cw-1202666907/
The premiere ratings is promising.
Continue writing our story of peace.Just watched the premiere this evening. It was pretty excellent, and I like how well it introduced so many new characters with opposing priorities without making them feel one-note or overly complicated. Only quibble is that it's sometimes unclear how deadly Black Lightning's electricity is meant to be. I'm surprised the kidnapper guy wasn't dead from being levitated with lightning before he got thrown down into a car.
I'm guessing we're dealing with Comic Book Lightning here, which usually equates to "exactly as deadly as the writer wants it to be for the purposes of this scene."
Though as we saw with Jefferson using that one guy as a human shield, he's not exactly averse to dropping a few bodies if it should come to that.
"We'll take the next chance, and the next, until we win, or the chances are spent."

I loved seeing that bit of badassery from the Pierce family
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