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I enjoyed 'Luke Cage' like all Netflix-Marvel TV shows and gave it a 7/10. The acting, especially Mike Colter's portrayal of Luke Cage, was solid, bringing the character to life. The music and overall atmosphere of Harlem were standout elements, enhancing the series' unique identity. Casting choices were well-suited, and the cinematography captured the gritty urban setting effectively. The directing maintained a consistent tone throughout. However, the writing occasionally suffered from pacing issues and narrative detours, affecting the overall flow. Its strength lies in its exploration of themes like community and power, but it could have benefited from tighter storytelling. 'Luke Cage' is a worthy addition to the Netflix-Marvel lineup, offering a distinctive take on the superhero genre.

While this is definitely Luke Cage's show, this isn't the first time we've seen him. Being an integral part of Jessica Jones season 1, this is the continuation of that character and while it doesn't exactly goes the same heights as Jessica Jones or Daredevil, it's a damn good time

Season 1; Fresh off the action packed season of Daredevil season 2, I seen this was where our Netflix MCU story continues, further establishing The Defenders roster. Really glad they explained Luke Cages powers in this season( machine used to heal faster malfunctioned while Cage was in it) Taking place sometime after Jessica Jones Season 1's ending, we see Luke Cage ditch Hells Kitchen for Harlem Which sets the backdrop for the many characters we meet. First we have Cottonmouth; a ruthless nightclub owner who gets a visit from Shades, an associate of Cottonmouths employer Diamondback. Now, before I start talking about the characters, let me first off and say how great some of these scenes in this very first episode was. That entire scene of Cottonmouth giving his "everybody want to be the king" monologue was *chefs kiss*. Anyways, I think Ali did a great performance, and sadly was cut too short midway through the season. Meanwhile we have another character named Detective Misty who becomes a integral part to the entire Defenders roster. And of course, the return of Claire... visiting her mother in Harlem, with a calling to help people with abilities. 2 more characters, Mariah and Shades, are also prominent in this, with becoming some of the best written villains in the show. And finally; Striker/Diamondback. Oh and he happens to be Cages half brother! S**t just got real. The ending fight between Luke and Styker was fun, but corny at the same time, A good season, although some stuff was corny, especially Diamondback, and there was a lot of uneventful episodes, but other than that, a great season.

Season 2: Now, this season is set after The Defender miniseries, so we see Cage becoming more of a celebrity, but he's also forced to deal with not only the partnership between Mariah and Shades, but he also has a newcomer in Harlem. Bushmaster proved to be a pretty convincing villain, with his goal to wipe out Mariah and take what what rightfully was his. While I don't think any of the characters quite matched Cottonmouth's, I think this season fleshed out and made both Shades, Mariah, and Bushmaster a trio of villains that each had their own goals and demons to figure out. Now, the ending was pretty interesting, and would like to see that more in the future, perhaps is a future Luke Cage show???

In all, this 2 season show was pretty cool. It gave this universe a vibe I think it may have been missing, and to see street crime being dealt with with such a charming guy as Luke Cage, you can't complain. Definitely recommended.

Luke Cage, although not in the top three of marvel-Netflix shows is still really good. I think that it has the best presentation and aesthetic but lacks somewhat in execution. The latter half of season one takes a dive in quality and the final seconds of the show ruins the character of Luke Cage in my opinion. But I still think it had the potential to be so much better. If Disney gave this show another shot with the same people but maybe gave some course correction along the way with the other people from the marvel-Netflix shows it could be a really good stylish show.

While the storyline plods along, the characterization is strong, especially with regard to Alfre Woodard's breakout role. She reminds us of what the complexity of a villain looks like, and she explores every part of what it means to be filled with avarice, love, desire, intelligence, and hate. She makes this show better for its unsure plot at times.

As a huge fan of Marvel I'm a little biased because I pretty much like everything they put out. My bias aside, Luke Cage is terrific. If you don't believe me just read through the reviews here and look at the ratings. Even the critics loved this show. It's about a fugitive who gets super strength after an experiment goes wrong. He moves back home to Harlem to try to rebuild his life and make his home a safe place from all the terrible people try to take over. Now that it's on Disney plus maybe they can bring him back. They've already started to bring back others and recently renewed Daredevil so there's still hope. Even if they don't bring him back for his own show again, at least bring him back into the MCU through another show like the Daredevil revival. If you're a Marvel fan then this is a must watch.

The show isn't without its flaws. There are elements of the script that feel slightly generic, cliched, unfocused, or heavy-handed, but the sheer strength of the performances, particularly Mahershala Ali's Cottonmouth and Alfre Woodard's Mariah, as well as Luke Cage himself and Rosario Dawson's Claire, keep the show engaging even when it occasionally stumbles. There's some solid action, too, and a quality rendition of Luke Cage's origin story.

Season 1:

Already introduced in Jessica Jones, the titular character is given an opportunity to become far more three-dimensional. With the emphasis heavily reliant on race, Luke Cage was released at an important time within US racial tensions, and was an excellent addition into a rather uniform Marvel universe.

Against the backdrop of Harlem, issues are split by the villains, of which there are multiple, and general life effected by race. Perhaps not to be fully appreciated by the entire audience, but at the very least understood by virtually all.

The standard of villain does fluctuate across the season. Cottonmouth is perfectly played by Ali, and provides an adversary without powers, just power. Equally evil and engaging, he provides an instant arc whilst Cage's backstory unwraps. Dillard is a very different character, irritating and at times infuriating for an audience, she gives a different direction and reflects the real world all too well. Diamondback is frankly a bit daft, everything seems a little over the top, and whilst Cottonmouth is slick and cool, his associate feels a little goofy. These are all surrounded by an entourage which fill the gangster-gaps well.

Other characters are given glimpses to flourish, notably Temple who finally gets more of a limelight after her introduction in the other Defender series. Detective Knight is at the forefront of many episodes, and whilst a decent addition, does fall back on cliche and stereotype a little too often - such as showing how tough she is and her origins from the streets by gaining information from youths by beating them at basketball. It's good that nothing ever strays too far from Cage - no matter how incompetent/corrupt the cops may get.

There are great references to the comics in his origin story, and whilst Cage is given far more depth, he does get stuck as the figure of a black man trying to do right, without getting developed a whole lot further.

Season 1: 8/10

Season 2:

Continuing on from The Defenders, Luke Cage seamlessly slips back into the same Harlem with the same approach. However, unlike the first season, emphasis on race, whilst remaining at the forefront of everything, is shallow, crass dialogue being the reference point rather than anything deeper.

Dillard is front and centre and ranges from a decent to a terrible character; from realistic to a figure fueled by stereotypical dialogue. At every opportunity she's referring to 'black this' and 'black that', usually being someone's 'black ass'. Her relationship with Shades becomes cringeworthy, although he is given more room to develop in this season. The addition of another in the Stokes bloodline is unwelcome as the wide eyed doe repeatedly gets manipulated until you lose all sympathy. It was clear by the last episode that should the series have continued, it would have been a third series again revolving around a Stokes. Bushmaster, however, is an excellent villain with depth, relatability and excellently played by Shakir. The choreography for his actions scenes are excellent.

Temple is far less involved in the second season, which isn't a negative as she sadly starts to fall into the category of poorly-written female characters in the Marvel-Netflix series. Self-righteous and preachy, she falls in line with similar disappointments in Daredevil (Karen), Jessica Jones (Trish) and Iron Fist (Colleen), who could be good characters unfortunately sullied in certain arcs by insisting their approach is superior to the way the lead actually conducts (more interesting) actions.

Dialogue is really heavy-handed (no pun intended) at times; you hear "can I give you a hand" or similar all too often in the opening episodes when taunting someone with a missing limb, suggesting that everyone in this universe is either too thick or unoriginal to come up with anything else better than a playground insult. Plus, while race is obviously key to the series, it also becomes a crutch as everyone uses it as an excuse for their behaviour one way or another.

Seemingly every episode has a musical performance in it, which works well in some cases and poorly in others. Shoehorning this repeated section in turns the season into a weird musical.

Overall, quality rises and falls, but the latter half of the season has a lot of solid plot to engage with. Violence gets a whole lot more graphic, but choreography in fight scenes are far advanced. The ending is somewhat predictable, but not unwanted.

Season 2: 7/10.

While Luke Cage is not quite as good as The Punisher or Daredevil, it's still a very good, action packed show that is absolutely worth watching! It's another Netflix Marvel show that is outstanding. It's just too bad that they had to part ways because I loved all 5 of their shows, some more than others but all still good. Mike Colter was terrific as Luke Cage!

Luke Cage starts off great with a strong classic noire vibe in a modern coat of paint. A strong cast creates a powerful atmosphere and tone that draws you in. Mike Colter clearly looks the part of an indestructible giant and plays Luke Cage in a somber and traditional "tormented, silent protagonist" kind of way, but it is the surrounding cast that truly brings out this jewel: Simone Missick as the honest officer from the street, Mahershala Ali as the tormented gang leader, Frank Whaley as the smart mouth sidekick cop, Alfre Woodard as the congresswoman stuck in both the future and the past, Frankie Faison as the mentor and spot of light in the dark.

Sadly as the story progresses through the season and especially about half way through with some major shake up of the status quo, much of the great character nuances and complex relationships that had started to develop were taken in a very different direction and new characters were given more screen time. This I think was a mistake; not only because in its current iteration replaced focus of interesting characters and arcs with something very straight forward and boring, but also because it happened so soon in the series.

Such a significant shake up would have been much more suitable for a season finally and with a second season dealing with the fallout and changing landscape for our cast to traverse, not as a throw in at the half way mark.

All in all the first half of the series was a clear 8 for me and the second half about a 6 so on average it comes out a 7, Good, but not a must watch.

Love the Netflix MCU, but Luke Cage stood out the most from the pact. Mike Coulter is charismatic and a hit with the ladies on top of being a powerhouse of a superhero. The way Luke has to overcome being labeled an ex-con for spending time in prison for a crime he didn't commit, to the way he was forced to come out of hiding and become the hero he was ment to be because of the tragic murder of his friend. Luke Cage takes you on a righteous journey.

Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Dare Devil,Punisher, and Iron Fist(in that order) surprised me on how well put together they are. I hope the MCU find a way to bring all these guys back in.

Luke Cage (Mike Colter) received superpowers when he was experimented on in a private prison. He has super strength and impenetrable skin. He returns to his Harlem neighborhood to fight local crime lord Cottonmouth (Mahershala Ali) and other villains. Misty Knight (Simone Missick) is a police detective fighting for justice.

I really like Mike Colter and I really like the character of Luke Cage. The show does struggle to maintain story flow over the full 13 episode seasons. Nevertheless, it delivers quite a good punch in the Netflix Marvel Universal. Colter is able to maintain narrative drive all by himself. He is a compelling character and I hope he stays in the Marvel universe despite the cancellation due to the pending Netflix Marvel streaming war.

I was looking forward to this more so than the other Marvel Netflix shows, but Luke Cage is easily the weakest of the bunch.

The show improves throughout its run, but it really only picks up over the last few episodes. The story is not compelling, the acting is troublesome at times (mostly early on), and Cage's story arc and motivation (or lack thereof) leaves much to be desired for most of the first season. At times it's hard to believe he's the same character who first appeared in Jessica Jones.

The biggest issue is the tedium. The director appears to have a problem with story telling, but the real issue is there just isn't enough material to fill each episode. Every hour drags on and on. It's awkwardly punctuating by musical numbers that will not be appealing to most viewers with frequent cuts back and forth which simply interrupt the consequential moments of each episode instead of accentuating them.

The villains are too weak for the season to drag on as it did. Cage is very overpowered in this series (far more powerful than in Jessica Jones) and there's no plausible reason he doesn't mop things up by the end of the first few episodes. To account for this, much of the show is filler. Some of the reviews I've seen remark how much character development there is on the supporting cast as one of the show's strengths. Honestly, it seems to be a glaring weakness. Not only is this too, filler, the character development is poor. It not only doesn't explain who these people really are and in fact detracts from the characters as you see how weak and ineffectual the rest of the cast is.

In reality, Cage could have pimp slapped the villain out of Harlem at any point in the entire series and they could have moved on to a new and better story line.

There's a lot to say about this series but I think the most obvious is how underwhelming the main character is. Colter comes off as rejected, docile, and often simple. There's background of him being a former cop but his intellect as Luke Cage seems far too simple for any skills of the sort. That along with the monotonous tone he takes throughout each episode really diminishes the character. The supporting cast works well and they are engaging and entertaining; especially Cottonmouth. The musical cameos are great as well and remind me of the old New York Undercover TV series when every episode featured someone new in the background. My only complaint is Luke Cage himself.. in the comics he was an active and athletic guy that didn't walk around in hoodies all of the time speaking with his "inside voice." This is like Luke Cage on Ritalin.

First season was messy, a little boring and a little unwatchable. Season two was solid and the characters were amazing. The development of Mariah, Hernan and Tilda were amazing! Extra props to Hernan; he was absolutely amazing to watch. Luke's small conflict suited him; he didn't need a big losing-himself-and-finding-himself arc - that was well done. Even the Jamaican dude was well done. Loved Danny's cameo!

(The ending, though.. what the hell lol)

Luke cage was pretty decent, I would say it's action, a lot of really cool scenes, some episodes and scenes were a bit boring, some episodes can be a bit slow too, but most episodes were good, it wasn't the best show ever but it's still a good one, I still enjoyed the show.

Although some of the storylines can sometimes be drawn out a little too long, this is still a solid series overall with a very solid cast, most importantly Mike Colter who beautifully bring Luke Cage to life.

This is a fine series for all viewers to watch. The crew could have worked on this series to make ir better. There was some room for improvement. The storyline of this series was a bit weak as well. It needed something else. The cast selection could have been better. They did not fully connect to the storyline nor to their respective characters. The chemistry between the cast members was weak. This series reveals to viewers the importance of equality. Both colour and culture helped create the world of today and unfortunately it is still an issue that is not discussed more. There are many issues that need to be discussed more. This alright series could have been better.

Not sure why so many people are down on Luke Cage and Iron Fist, but if I were to rate the different series, I would rate Jessica Jones as my least favorite, although I found season 2 to be so much better than season 1. Keep them all going strong.

As a fan of old school hip-hop, the music Easter eggs and cameos made the show a great pleasure to watch. The first thing I noticed when I saw the episode names was that they were all named after songs by Gang Starr. This got me hooked even before watching. I am not just basing this review on personal bias toward the music, but on the story told. This show takes place in an area that Daredevil and Jessica Jones have never been to; Harlem. With this new area comes new criminals and villains introduced into the MCU. There are many character with different backgrounds and stories that give the show an insight into the mind state of the people. Marvel, once again, has made a show with a great story, characters, and and overall get viewers hooked and satisfied. If you consider yourself a fan of the MCU, this is a must-watch. Hopefully this review was helpful and if you are planning on watch the show, hopefully you enjoy it as much as I did.

This show is actually pretty good. Nice action scenes, I think they choosed the perfect actor for this role, look madly strong, is nice and are just a great actor. 🇺🇲

This series is model for how to do a cultural show without alienating any group.

Unlike pathetic and ruined shows like DC's "Black Lightening", and Marvel's two other loser super power series, "Impulse", and "Cloak and Dagger", Luke Cage writers don't hatefully target/blame any specific group, or whine about any snowflake social pc issues. It's just brilliant action and a smooth plot.

Extremely enjoyable to watch, Season 2 better than 1, I've upped my rate from a 6 to an 8.

I just hope there's not another two years to get Season 3!

There is a cancer in our society and that is people who thing they are superior for not liking something. Sure this show may have its flaws, but it does EXACTLY what it is set out to do. Entertain. Not every show is going to be perfect, but if you go into a show just looking for everything wrong with it, of course you are going to have a bad time. Granted, I watched the first episode and I thought it was a bit slow, the second episode picked up that a little and then, the third episode hit, I was so excited for everything else that the show had in store for me. Do not guide yourself by the negative reviews, they were obviously expecting way to much, probably by the hype the trailer generated. This is a very awesome show and if you stick with it, you are definitely going to have an amazing time watching it. It has plenty of action, while not getting bogged down by too much explosions and fight scenes to keep people entertained. Most people will give some lame excuse to give this show a low rating and I disagree. I just want to say I had a blast, I was smiling, I was tense, I was having so much fun with this and I can't wait to see every other season that they make.

Luke Cage is a Neo Blaxploitation Masterpiece, a good balance of story, history and style. Never a dull moment, not gonna lie in season 2 Black Mariah gets a little cartoonish at times but still good. This show deserves another season or two.