"Luke Cage" Straighten It Out (TV Episode 2018) Poster

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(2018)

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6/10
Straighten It Out
bobcobb30127 June 2018
Warning: Spoilers
Luke Cage getting shot at, getting hurt and being in pain was the thing we needed. He has been too powerful for too long and the show is quickly addressing my criticism by shaking things up in Season 2.

But the episode was kind of full. Not too many characters are unique or engaging or memorable on this series compared to its competitors and that is unfortunate given how good this show can be.
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5/10
A lot
Leofwine_draca5 November 2021
Lots of stuff going on here but not all of it is great. Rather a lot of characters setting up story at this point. Rosario Dawson is criminally underutilised again.
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4/10
Lacking Substance
zomgzomg27 December 2018
The amount of onscreen performances in this episode is tedious as is some of the editing.

Characters are lacking motivation and drive. I don't know what Luke's doing or thinking half the time and he's beginning to feel like a side character.

The directing is pretty boring. I was watching this episode imagining how I would make each character interaction more visually interesting.

Alfre Woodard who plays Mariah has an extraordinarily inconsistent acting ability. In some scenes she's pretty good, in others she's pretty awful like she's not even trying.

This episode felt a little more grounded than the previous and the plot is a little more entertaining.

Missy Knight is by far the best thing about this episode but that's not saying much. It's pretty tiresome the way she seems to break the rules constantly and never get any repurcusions. It's like she's not even thinking half the time.

Claire is okay but a bit one tone. The writers need to give her something to actually DO.

Mariahs storyline is fine but could be way more interesting.

The new villain has a good on-screen presence but they're not doing very much with it.
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