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Marvel's Luke Cage |OT| Bulletproof While Black - September 30th on Netflix
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Aaronology
Member
Mine too. Catchy as hell. I hate it.
viewtifulsub
Member
Nope. Still firmly believe that outside of David Tennants performance, Jessica Jones was awful on all fronts.
Just finished episode 8; which was pretty big misstep after following what occurred in episode 7.
I'm worried that this has become another JJ/DD S2 season second half groan fest
The entire background music and theme of this show was wholly inspired by this Album alone.
Ghostfaces 12 reasons to die and The Brown Tape.
Well wasn't it created by the same guy?
SilentSoldier
Member
Halfway through and I'm absolutely loving it so far. I love the music in the series, and the performances in the bar. I mean Jidenna's Long Live the Chief? Raphael Saadiq? lawd
I do wish these Marvel shows would just stop beating around the bush when it comes to the larger MCU. Just flat out say their names and mention that those things happened and that they exist. Just because it's a more "grounded" show doesn't mean they should distance themselves from the MCU.
I do wish these Marvel shows would just stop beating around the bush when it comes to the larger MCU. Just flat out say their names and mention that those things happened and that they exist. Just because it's a more "grounded" show doesn't mean they should distance themselves from the MCU.
Spiral Insanity
Banned
What happens?
Best I've found for the music for sample and purchase. It also tells you when, during that episode, that music plays.
http://www.tunefind.com/show/marvels-luke-cage/season-1
If the other episode music doesn't open, use right-click open new tab.
http://www.tunefind.com/show/marvels-luke-cage/season-1
If the other episode music doesn't open, use right-click open new tab.
AcademicSaucer
Member
I watched chapter 3 and 4 and I think Im done with this, what a dissapointment, 1 and 2 were sooo good.
Vault Dweller 111
Member
I just finished 6 and I'm enjoying it. Cage is great. Not seeing the praise for Cottonmouth though.
please don't spoil past where I am if you respond.
so far he hasn't really done anything except get punked. He laughs a lot and kills his henchmen in fits of rage. And makes lots of dumb decisions. I'm sure he'll get his moment or whatever where he takes Cage to the edge. But other than being well acted the character himself isn't doing much for me. Especially compared to Wilson Fisk or the JJ dude.
DD nurse shows up and just so happens to meet up with Luke and walk to the barber shop where a dying man just so happens to be needing medical attention.
The rest of the episode did get better though.
I don't like the suit either, but he didn't make the suit. It's Hammer Tech. They make a point to state this quite a few times.
Did he make any mention about getting some goons to develop it during the show? It just appeared out of nowhere. Maybe I missed it
viewtifulsub
Member
The amount of plot holes in the final handful of episodes boggles my mind.
Krappadizzle
Member
The show started strong but fizzles into a wet fart. Especially the last 3 episodes.
TheContact
Member
Episode 7 spoilers:
Man I really enjoyed watching cottonmouth on the screen. He was my favorite character in this show. It was surprising to see him die but it really sucks because I wanted him to be around for longer
His two chief tunes are good. But rest of his tunes are total shit.
Mix Master
Member
I told you folks about the 13 episodes shit, SMH BURNOUT
Cottonmouth is WACK, carried only by ALI.
Cottonmouth is WACK, carried only by ALI.
Spiral Insanity
Banned
He also has bullets for Luke. He is a weapons dealer, not too far fetched to imagine him putting jn the order.
The suit is just the last step after the bullets and power glove.
This is not a plot hole.
I do feel like every series is worse than the last. Although I did like the first few episodes of Luke cage better than most of DD S2, besides the earlier punisher bits.
GAF's proud tradition of labeling every story development they don't like as a plot hole continues.
I finished the show yesterday, and I have to say I liked it quite a bit. Cage himself was probably my least favorite element of the show, but all of the supporting cast more then carried the weight. I'd honestly watch a show starring Misty trying to uproot crime in Harlem, with Cage playing a supporting role.
Diamondback was campy and over the top in all the right ways. He really was just Marvel's Shonuff, and I loved him for it.
I'd probably rank this season alongside the first season of Daredevil as my favorites of Marvel's Netflix offerings.
I wish I felt the same. If the hip hop references werent so forced, and if the fight choreography was better. Plus that costume...god damn it looked worse than a rejected villain from one of those CW shows.
Just finished episode 6, I like this show a lot. It's right on par with Daredevil season 1, maybe better so far. I hope there's no drop off.
I agree the fight sequences could've been better, but he is supposed to be more of a bruiser than a martial artist.
I agree the fight sequences could've been better, but he is supposed to be more of a bruiser than a martial artist.
I loved the costume. It was a ridiculous throwback to Diamondback's original costume, and the show itself mocked the get up. And honestly, it works for Diamondback's character. He's batshit insane. OF COURSE he'd put on something that crazy.
gutter_trash
Banned
finished ep8
I like the show but I find the writing to be lazy when too many coincidences link up later during the show's progression
I hope the last episodes dont turn to poo like Daredevil Season 2 did .
I like the show but I find the writing to be lazy when too many coincidences link up later during the show's progression
I hope the last episodes dont turn to poo like Daredevil Season 2 did .
That's understandable, but he basically just bent hand guns and tossed dudes, and even that felt "weightless". Cottonmouth's punches felt more heavy and that was just him beating a kid.
Ah I didn't know. It looks bad though. And not in a "I'm a crazy person" way, but in a "I need to finish my cosplay costume, fuck this will do" way.
Yep. That costume was rad. Totally fit the "i don't give a fuck" Diamondback attitude.
Plus, it's Hammer Tech, and we all know Justin Hammer doesn't have that Stark design swagger. He's a hack.
Admiral Woofington
Member
The hammertech is his penis
Brianimaniac
Banned
Context. Shocker's costume isn't going to show up 12 hours into something that has no other costumes.
And you can bet your ass Spider-Man is going to make fun of the way Shocker looks. Just like people in the crowd should have in Luke Cage if that's what they were going to go with. Because what's worse than having that costume is playing it straight and having everyone in the show take it seriously.
The first line of dialogue after Diamondback appears is Fish mocking the costume.
Hey what about that suit? It's a fine "
Pimp Stormtrooper
that line/delivery was great
Man I hope they skip the fixed 13 episodes per season with the Defenders (I heard it would be shorter than 13 episodes) and leave it at that.
Brianimaniac
Banned
I'm not talking about one line of dialogue. That is not sufficient. There should have been several people in that crowd making fun of that clown through the whole fight.
Hell, if that had been a real crowd of people that had Luke's back, they would be mocking the other guy even if he wasn't dressed like a goober.
It's a silly costume, and the show acknowledged it. Saying that the show didn't meet some quota of references to the silliness of the costume is, frankly, dumb, not only because it would have belabored the point by fight's end, but it would have robbed the climax of any and all tension.
"But the costume itself robbed the climax of any tension!" Eh, I'd say most viewers got their snicker in when the show got it in, and reasonably moved on, as the show did.
Was loving the show up to about episode 7. It had some issues but they weren't anything compared to how overall well done things were up to that point. After episode 7 though it starts to take a bit of a dive mostly because
Still a good show and I like it more than a lot of the other Marvel TV fair but yeah the second half so far hasn't been as strong as the first.
Diamondhead was a far better villain without being seen and he sets up a lot of contrived plot lines once he shows up. Just wasn't feeling his character or the actor.
I finished it. I enjoyed the ham and cheese and it has a lot of entertaining scenes, but I don't know why they keep insist on making these shows 13 episodes long. The pacing is bad and there's tons of padding, which goes hand in hand with the repetitive writing and sloppy editing. They could trim the fat if they do 10 instead and presumably spread the budget better so they aren't locked into the same locations and can actually do decent action scenes. DD S1 is still the only one that felt like it had enough substance to cover the breadth of the whole season (barely), and it had great fight scenes.
It's a fun show though when it's not plagued by that stuff. I especially liked the episode where
It's a fun show though when it's not plagued by that stuff. I especially liked the episode where
Cage goes around Harlem slapping people up in his newly tailored suit.
The length is unfortunately required by the original Netflix- Marvel contract and tax breaks