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87% Avg. Tomatometer 134 Reviews 71% Avg. Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings This gritty, action-packed drama follows the evolution of Luke Cage (Mike Colter), a man with super strength and...
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An immersive, socially conscious narrative and a confident,...
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Marvel's Luke Cage is by far the most intriguing, most...
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An immersive, socially conscious narrative and a confident, charismatic lead performance make Marvel's Luke Cage a stellar sampling of the new Marvel/Netflix universe. Read Critics Reviews
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Sep 30, 2016 · Marvel's Luke Cage is by far the most intriguing, most political and least cartoonish of Netflix's fast-growing folio of interconnected Marvel franchises. Full Review | Mar 30, 2018
Sep 27, 2016 · ‘Marvel’s Luke Cage’: TV Review. Netflix's latest drama may not be a great superhero series, but it's searingly relevant and entertaining.
Review scoring. bad. Marvel's Luke Cage Season 2 is a misfire. David Griffin. Read Review. Summary. After a sabotaged experiment leaves him with super strength and unbreakable skin, Luke Cage...
- A great debut for Luke Cage hindered by a disappointing villain.
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By Terri Schwartz
Updated: May 2, 2017 6:03 pm
Posted: Sep 30, 2016 7:01 am
Before moving on to the full season review, below are links to the (spoiler-filled) reviews of all 13 episodes of Marvel's Luke Cage.
Luke Cage: Episode 1 - "Moment of Truth" Review
Luke Cage: Episode 2 - "Code of the Streets" Review
As the focus of Marvel's Luke Cage shifts primarily to Diamondback in the second half of Season 1, it also looses some of its confidence in what makes it so unique. While there still is some incredibly powerful imagery that reflects conflicts and debates our nation is experiencing today, some very on-the-nose in-episode commentary in the final episodes implies a lack of confidence that the show is successfully getting its message across. Luke Cage walking through a hail of gunfire is enough to make the audience understand why it's so special and important to have a bulletproof black superhero; they don't need to have it explained to them so explicitly.
But even with the disappointing second half of Season 1, Marvel's Luke Cage works a lot more than it doesn't. The show finds a convincing way for an injury-proof superhero to be in danger, and the new characters like Misty, Mariah and Cottonmouth create a fascinating backdrop for Luke's quest to save Harlem. The action scenes, though they're relatively few and far between, aren't out to top the incredible martial arts of Daredevil, but still are really cool sequences that offer some flair into Luke's brute force fighting style (except for the final battle, which ends up being as much of a letdown as Diamondback is a villain).
Marvel's Luke Cage doesn't reach the heights of Daredevil and Jessica Jones, and its flawed second half ends up diminishing what was otherwise a fantastic season. But with something important to say and interesting new characters, Luke Cage is another win for Marvel's Netflix shows. Grounding the show is Mike Colter as Luke Cage, who takes a charac...
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Sep 30, 2016 · As season two unfolds, the show and its protagonist draw power from the past, both in confronting and embracing it. And in doing so, Luke Cage becomes the first Marvel show to not only best its first season, but also maintain most of the momentum (it’s not omnipotent, after all).
