Anyone else started watching yet? I watched a couple of episodes last night. I'd say so far, not as good as Jessica Jones, but still has me interested and I'll definitely keep going.
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Thing is, his "reluctant hero" schtick seems to be the only thing that's keeping him from basically destroying absolutely everyone in his path, since no one is really much of a threat to him.
I get the whole "I'm an escaped prisoner fugitive" side of things, wanting to lay low... but this takes place after Jessica Jones, in which he ran a freaking bar... Also, how has he gone from that to sweeping floors and washing dishes? This whole thing would make more sense if it predated the run-in with Kilgrave (maybe even if it took place pre-Avengers Incident).
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I'm halfway through and like it so far. It is tough to compare to JJ since the shows have a much different tone. I currently believe it is that it is very similar to Daredevil in quality, themes and plot but with better music. Some of the similarities I have noticed:
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-Gentrification and its consequences.
-Public debate over vigilantes
-A mob boss villain with good intentions but a belief the ends justify the means
-A flashback episode while our hero is injured
-Police corruption
-Motivation from the death of a father/father figure
-Rosario Dawson
-Killing off actors from the Wire (I'm worried for Kima!)
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Anyone else started watching yet? I watched a couple of episodes last night. I'd say so far, not as good as Jessica Jones, but still has me interested and I'll definitely keep going.
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Thing is, his "reluctant hero" schtick seems to be the only thing that's keeping him from basically destroying absolutely everyone in his path, since no one is really much of a threat to him.
I get the whole "I'm an escaped prisoner fugitive" side of things, wanting to lay low... but this takes place after Jessica Jones, in which he ran a freaking bar... Also, how has he gone from that to sweeping floors and washing dishes? This whole thing would make more sense if it predated the run-in with Kilgrave (maybe even if it took place pre-Avengers Incident).
Good point, this may have worked better as a prequel to JJ or they could have done a better job explaining his move. I understand why he would want to run away and start a new life after the drama with JJ and Killgrave but moving to the other side of Central Park doesn't really accomplish that.
It's better than what I was expecting going in. Could have been better in certain areas, but on the whole it's a good show. It is different in a lot of ways from the two shows, while having a similar feeling if that makes sense. The music is awesome.
The main complaint is how he basically self nerfed his abilities because he would simply destroy anyone in this series. Much like in DD, there was not a lot competition for Murdock until Fisk snapped and then things got tougher for him in season 2. I'm sure the same thing will happen in season two for Cage.
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But they really blew the Diamondback reveal. I know nothing about Luke Cage villains so I'm pretty much going into this blind. They could absolutely have built that up for a full season before blowing it off. Too bad.
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I finished it off last night. It's enjoyable. On par with the rest in terms of story. There weren't any "that was awesome" moments for me though. Things like the hallway scene in S1 Daredevil or the big Punisher fight in S2.
It could be that I don't know a lot about Luke Cage's backstory from the comics so any "reveal" was wasted on me.
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I do wish there were more "super villains" in this universe. Kilgrave was awesome. The rest of the villains have just been very skilled humans. I'd even love to see some of the low level villains show up.
Overall it's a good addition to the Netflix Marvel lineup.
It could be that I don't know a lot about Luke Cage's backstory from the comics so any "reveal" was wasted on me.
I just meant that
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There's this big baddie lurking behind the scenes, pulling Shades's strings for the first half of the season or so, treated like a major player. Even Cottonmouth is afraid of him and avoids being indebted to him. And then they just have him show up, shoot Luke in the gut, and say "TA DAA! Hi, I'm Diamondback! I'm your brother! I'm also not so much a sinister, behind the scenes shady figure as I am a psychotic commando sort of guy with unclear motivations to kill you."
They could really have drawn that out, particularly given it's his brother, that would be a major reveal. Have Diamondback be mentioned and behind the scenes as a feared figure for a while longer. Meanwhile, have the occasional flashback to Cage's youth, revealing he has a best friend, hinting that they might be related, and then have the payoff have some weight to it.
In other words, it was wasted on you because they wasted it. I haven't read the comics either but I see the obvious potential that was squandered there because the writers couldn't keep it in their pants for a while longer.
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Not sure if I'm in the minority or not...I really like JJ but never managed to finish Daredevil S1.
Will start watching this one in the next week or so.
I actually think the same thing even though my friends have called me nuts. To me there were so many filler/whiny/back story episodes in season one of Daredevil that i was pretty bored for most of it. Thankfully it turned out that season 2 of DD was pretty amazeballs. It took me about three or four episodes to get hooked onto Jessica Jones and it as pretty good but right from the start i have supremely enjoyed Luke Cage and think its a great show.
Not bad so far. This is just getting me prepped for Jessica Jones season 2 and then season one of Iron Fist. Iron Fist is the one series I am pumped for. Always been a fan.
wow things went straight to campy campsville I guess the producers were in a hurry to wrap things up so they went with a Rocky Harlem version. Still glad I watched the series but what the hell...
Said this in another thread but I couldn't get past the cringeworthy dialogue. I wanted to like it but it really seemed like they lifted the writing directly from the old comic books and the quality of it definitely reflected that. I liked Remy but that's about it for actors. It wasn't terrible but it certainly wasn't good. Feels like a missed opportunity for sure.
Overall, this was a good series. Not sure where I'd rank it among Marvel's other Netflix releases. There's ton to like about it - most of the cast, the music, the setting, most of the characters. Cottonmouth was all right, if a bit goofy for a main antagonist. He was much, much better than Diamondback in the second half, though. And the last episode was super corny.