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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 328551" 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"><em><span style="font-size: 18px">They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)</span></em></p><p></p><p></p><p>In most ways, this episode felt like a bonus. With Mariah arrested in the previous episode, it felt as though the story had been told and this would tie up loose ends. But there were some more twists to come.</p><p></p><p>The attack on Mariah in Ryker’s Island felt like what had been seen before: a nasty death in a women’s prison had featured in Runaways, while Daredevil had also featured similar threats and an uprising. This one had a series of twists to keep it interesting: first the guard is stabbed to death; then those killers come after Mariah; the would-be assassins’ throats are slashed by yet more attackers whose leader is known to Mariah and who makes it clear that Mariah will need to be subservient to her; Mariah agrees but ends up slashing the throat of the leader to take top dog position herself. I really liked the detail afterwards that Mariah was trembling and clearly both shocked and relieved as she used one of their phones to contact her lawyer.</p><p></p><p>It seems fitting that Mariah should end up killed by a kiss from her daughter (with poisoned lippy - how camp). And she died in Luke’s arms.</p><p></p><p>I’m really not sure about the ending, with Luke effectively becoming a Stokes, running Harlem’s Paradise and isolated. It’s perhaps even more bitter than the first season ending which had Luke going to prison. But at least then we knew who he was. This just feels a bit wrong.</p><p></p><p>The tribute to Reg E. Cathey at the end of the final episode was quite moving. Especially since I hadn’t known he’d died.</p><p></p><p>Overall, <em>Luke Cage</em> has been a decent series. There’s plenty I won’t miss - the horrible music that frequently drowns out the dialogue, and the guest music artists each trying desperately to be more street than the last. And Shades. But there’s a lot of good as well: Luke, Misty, Pops, Mariah, Tilda, James… And delivering an episode like <em>For Pete’s Sake </em>so late in the game reminded me of how great the series can be. It’s the right time to leave, but I hope we get to see some of these characters in the remaining Netflix seasons. And perhaps, in time, even in the mainstream MCU.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 328551, member: 23"] [CENTER][B][SIZE=6]Luke Cage[/SIZE][/B] [I][SIZE=5]They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)[/SIZE][/I][/CENTER] In most ways, this episode felt like a bonus. With Mariah arrested in the previous episode, it felt as though the story had been told and this would tie up loose ends. But there were some more twists to come. The attack on Mariah in Ryker’s Island felt like what had been seen before: a nasty death in a women’s prison had featured in Runaways, while Daredevil had also featured similar threats and an uprising. This one had a series of twists to keep it interesting: first the guard is stabbed to death; then those killers come after Mariah; the would-be assassins’ throats are slashed by yet more attackers whose leader is known to Mariah and who makes it clear that Mariah will need to be subservient to her; Mariah agrees but ends up slashing the throat of the leader to take top dog position herself. I really liked the detail afterwards that Mariah was trembling and clearly both shocked and relieved as she used one of their phones to contact her lawyer. It seems fitting that Mariah should end up killed by a kiss from her daughter (with poisoned lippy - how camp). And she died in Luke’s arms. I’m really not sure about the ending, with Luke effectively becoming a Stokes, running Harlem’s Paradise and isolated. It’s perhaps even more bitter than the first season ending which had Luke going to prison. But at least then we knew who he was. This just feels a bit wrong. The tribute to Reg E. Cathey at the end of the final episode was quite moving. Especially since I hadn’t known he’d died. Overall, [I]Luke Cage[/I] has been a decent series. There’s plenty I won’t miss - the horrible music that frequently drowns out the dialogue, and the guest music artists each trying desperately to be more street than the last. And Shades. But there’s a lot of good as well: Luke, Misty, Pops, Mariah, Tilda, James… And delivering an episode like [I]For Pete’s Sake [/I]so late in the game reminded me of how great the series can be. It’s the right time to leave, but I hope we get to see some of these characters in the remaining Netflix seasons. And perhaps, in time, even in the mainstream MCU. [/QUOTE]
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