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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 328073" data-attributes="member: 23"><p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 22px">Luke Cage</span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 18px"><u>Season Two</u></span> (2018)</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.aintitcool.com%2Fmedia%2Fuploads%2F2018%2Fprecious_roy%2Fluke-cage-season-2-poster_large.jpg&f=1&nofb=1" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 516px" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 18px"><em>Soul Brother #1 / Straighten It Out / Wig Out</em></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So far, there have been no big surprises. Nothing one wouldn’t expect having seen the first season. We’ve stepped back in with a similar tone to Season One, and that’s fine. Mostly.</p><p></p><p>It’s pleasing when the title character is one of the more interesting ones, as it’s not always the case (is it, Danny Rand?). Despite starting on a different footing since he’s no longer a fugitive, Luke’s having a time of it what with his beefed-up powers (in a nice touch, a side effect of his dip in the “bath” in Season One) and anger management issues (another side effect, I suspect).</p><p></p><p>In terms of supporting characters, Misty’s story so far this season has been a gem. Not only dealing with adapting to being an amputee, but also with others’ preconceptions and expectations. Her return to work when she was expected to take early retirement with a decent pension spoke volumes, and the scene in which she called the room to attention, inviting them to gawp at her partial arm was terrific. I was reminded of the Cagney & Lacey scene where Mary Beth announced to her assembled police colleagues that she had cancer, and the motivation was the same here as there: to stop dancing round the elephant in the room and get back down to doing their jobs.</p><p></p><p>Colleen Wing’s appearance was a nice touch and felt natural given her relationships with Misty and Claire. The scene in which Colleen watched as Misty got into a bar fight to help prove that Misty still had it was great, and I appreciated the Daughters Of The Dragon pairing.</p><p></p><p>The storyline with Luke’s father shows some promise.</p><p></p><p>I’m finding the antagonists less enthralling. Shades was always going to be the weak link, of cours, and it's business as usual there with the actor still delivering all his lines in a whispery tone of voice (I’m now convinced he’s attempting to imitate Vincent D’Onofrio’s Fisk), accompanied by tedious random pauses and the usual half smiling expression on his face. I don’t really get what John McIver’s deal is, but I’m trusting that it’s going somewhere. Mariah’s scheming isn’t wowing me but I have thoroughly enjoyed the scenes between her and her daughter Tilda. And I love the Mother’s Touch set with the atmospheric aged apothecary stuff all about.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 328073, member: 23"] [CENTER][B][SIZE=6]Luke Cage[/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=5][U]Season Two[/U][/SIZE] (2018) [IMG width="516px"]https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.aintitcool.com%2Fmedia%2Fuploads%2F2018%2Fprecious_roy%2Fluke-cage-season-2-poster_large.jpg&f=1&nofb=1[/IMG] [SIZE=5][I]Soul Brother #1 / Straighten It Out / Wig Out[/I][/SIZE][/CENTER] So far, there have been no big surprises. Nothing one wouldn’t expect having seen the first season. We’ve stepped back in with a similar tone to Season One, and that’s fine. Mostly. It’s pleasing when the title character is one of the more interesting ones, as it’s not always the case (is it, Danny Rand?). Despite starting on a different footing since he’s no longer a fugitive, Luke’s having a time of it what with his beefed-up powers (in a nice touch, a side effect of his dip in the “bath” in Season One) and anger management issues (another side effect, I suspect). In terms of supporting characters, Misty’s story so far this season has been a gem. Not only dealing with adapting to being an amputee, but also with others’ preconceptions and expectations. Her return to work when she was expected to take early retirement with a decent pension spoke volumes, and the scene in which she called the room to attention, inviting them to gawp at her partial arm was terrific. I was reminded of the Cagney & Lacey scene where Mary Beth announced to her assembled police colleagues that she had cancer, and the motivation was the same here as there: to stop dancing round the elephant in the room and get back down to doing their jobs. Colleen Wing’s appearance was a nice touch and felt natural given her relationships with Misty and Claire. The scene in which Colleen watched as Misty got into a bar fight to help prove that Misty still had it was great, and I appreciated the Daughters Of The Dragon pairing. The storyline with Luke’s father shows some promise. I’m finding the antagonists less enthralling. Shades was always going to be the weak link, of cours, and it's business as usual there with the actor still delivering all his lines in a whispery tone of voice (I’m now convinced he’s attempting to imitate Vincent D’Onofrio’s Fisk), accompanied by tedious random pauses and the usual half smiling expression on his face. I don’t really get what John McIver’s deal is, but I’m trusting that it’s going somewhere. Mariah’s scheming isn’t wowing me but I have thoroughly enjoyed the scenes between her and her daughter Tilda. And I love the Mother’s Touch set with the atmospheric aged apothecary stuff all about. [/QUOTE]
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