Black Lightning

Bad acting, weird fighting scenes, the main caracter is a well known principal at a high school and all he wear is a litte mask and then nobody recognize him. There are so many good series out there, dont waste time on this crap.

I liked the show for the first season and part of the second,but the writers are not so good,people who get killed are constantly brought back to life(typical CW nonsense) and the characters constantly make bad decisions,stupid even. The youngest daughter is the guiltiest of this annoying habit and she keeps getting worse.

I used to like this show, but the Jinn and Lynn characters are putting me off completely. Jinn needs a good clip around the head her arrogance is astounding and it makes no sense whatsoever. Will finish this season, not so sure I will be watching Season 4.

EDIT: RARE that a series takes feedback and fixes everything that's wrong, but Black Lightening did that. I truly love this show now and hope it keeps going

Edit #2: spoke too soon. Once again the writers lost their way. I honestly feel this show had major potential to deliver on its... potential, not just as a beacon for social and racial justice, but also as a truly high quality superhero show. The actors did their absolute best with what they were given, and some shone brightly despite the writing, but sadly the formula for all these DC shows (Cheese + camp + cringe) remains a work in progress.

Original: Good premise and potential, and some good acting and special effects. Conversely, the massive cheese factor in the writing combined with some equally bad acting, make it impossible to really get involved in the show.

I write as a fan of all Arrowverse superhero series and discovered Black Lightning via a crossover episode. I thought I would give the series a go and soon got hooked. It loses points for season 4, which I feel started badly, though it picked up in later episodes. Super-villain Tobias Whale (Marvin Jones III) is a very memorable character throughout the series and his evil chuckling fits well with his psychopathic nature. He makes an excellent opponent for Black Lightning and his family, as do the Markovians. I found I enjoyed the soundtrack too, and I am a singer-songwriter myself, and the choice of backing music can help make or break a TV drama for me. On the whole Black Lightning is an enjoyable superhero drama and one I will probably watch again some time in the future.