Black Lightning (2018–2021)
9/10
Love this Show
21 November 2018
Warning: Spoilers
All around good show true to basic CW story writing, but honestly without a lot of cringey stuff they normally do.

SO apparently someone complained about white peoples being bad guys. Totally not true, Gammby of course excellent exception, I have had zero problem with it as white viewer. There is of course govt conspiracy against the townsfolk, but anyone who got stuck on that never watched a CW show - everyone a conspiracy experiment victim, lol.

Now onto the good stuff. Jefferson Pierce is a great stand up high powered super hero without being a 'Mary Sue' if you will. The rest of cast is easily the most believable 'super powered' family scenario on screen yet possibly. Their exchanges feel very genuine.

The daughters are a great highlight of the show. One super powered and struggling with it, the other embracing it and going to town. Both feel like very real reactions and are played like real people.

Tiny Spoiler: There is a scene in latest episode where Anissa gets pulled over by a local sheriff and sees super fast humans start circling car. Does she get out n look around? Does she cooperate with sheriff in obviously bad situation? No! She literally says 'Hell no!' and starts driving down the road. That's real, these little things make the show for me, and I enjoy it each week.
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