Connect with us

Luke Cage Season 2 Episode 3 Review

Published

6 years ago

on

It says something about the caliber of its show that it shines even when its star isn’t in the spotlight. One of the joys of having a shared universe is that characters from other series pop in from time-to-time to propel the story forward. Such is the case in this episode of Luke Cage.

The cameo comes from Colleen Wing (Jessica Henwick) who is hanging out with Misty to help her cope with the loss of her arm. Misty feels helpless and Wing is not just a comrade-in-arms (no pun intended) after their battle in The Defenders but someone that gets what it’s like to be different. Let’s be honest, Wing was really the best part of the Iron Fist series and she totally holds her own in Cage’s neck of the woods.

If you’ve ever read the comics you know that Wing and Misty end up teaming up to become known as the Daughters of the Dragon and this episode could easily work as a backdoor pilot for that show. I would watch it in a heartbeat. The interaction between Wing and Misty feels natural and that bar fight is yet another example of the excellent fight choreography in that all of the Marvel shows use (Iron Fist not withstanding).

Since it’s early in the series we’re still dealing with the repercussions of season one and really seeing the long term effects of vigilantes in this universe. Enter Cockroach. Cockroach (who prefers to be called that, on purpose) is a low level thug with a bad habit of hitting his woman and child. After getting his case thrown out because of Misty’s dirty partner Cockroach is back on the streets and up to no good.

Here’s where Luke really shines. While other characters in the MCU may hesitate of be in the hero game out of ego Luke is the one man that runs toward the sirens. He genuinely wants to help and will jump into the fray without a moment’s notice. Give him the call and he comes running, literally. It’s impossible not to  get shades of Superman in his persona.  Near the end of the episode he goes finds Cockroach beating up his family and goes more than a little postal in him, causing a major riff between him and Claire.

But we’re getting ahead of ourselves. We also got a much larger glimpse of our villain this episode, Bushmaster. Bushmaster is a Jamaican with an axe to grind with Mariah Dillard with his eyes set on conquering Harlem. Though Luke isn’t his main target he has no problem going against him when the time comes. Luke is still coasting so their first encounter plays as fun, especially when someone fires a rocket launcher at him. Truth be told the scene played a bit too campy and felt kind of like 1960s Batman, but it wasn’t such a huge tonal shift that it was jarring.

While the episode goes through its motions the knockout comes at the very end as Bushmaster straight up punches Luke out knocking him unconscious. It’s about time Luke found an adversary that he could go head-to-head with since Diamondback was more than a little disappointing last season. Things just got fun.

Related Topics:
Continue Reading

Events

Paramount+ Reveals Official Main Title Sequence for the Upcoming Series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

Published

13 hours ago

on

July 26, 2024

By

During the TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES panel earlier today at San Diego Comic Con, Paramount+ revealed the official main title sequence for the series. The sequence is composed by EMMY® nominee, Matt Mahaffey, known for his work on Sanjay and Craig, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie and much more. 

From the studios of the Mutant Mayhem film, the all-new Paramount+ original series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES explores the adventures of everyone’s favorite pizza-loving heroes as they emerge from the sewers onto the streets of NYC. Leo, Raph, Donnie and Mikey are faced with new threats and team up with old allies to survive both teenage life and villains lurking in the shadows of the Big Apple. The series is produced by Nickelodeon Animation and Point Grey Pictures.

TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES is executive produced by Chris Yost (The Mandalorian, Thor: Ragnarok) and Alan Wan (Blue Eye Samurai, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [2012 Series]). Production is overseen for Nickelodeon by Claudia Spinelli, Senior Vice President, TV Series Animation, Nickelodeon, and Nikki Price, Director of Development and Executive in Charge of Production.

In addition to the upcoming new series, stream all things Turtles on Paramount+.

Continue Reading

Events

Comic-Con 2024: Those About to Die Activation

Published

16 hours ago

on

July 26, 2024

By

Continue Reading

Events

DISNEY+ CASTS DANIEL DIEMER AS FAN-FAVORITE ‘TYSON’IN SEASON TWO OF “PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS”

Published

16 hours ago

on

July 26, 2024

By

 in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con, Rick Riordan and Disney+ revealed that Daniel Diemer (“Under the Bridge”) will star as fan-favorite cyclops “Tyson” in the epic adventure series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.” Diemer joins Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson), Leah Sava Jeffries (Annabeth Chase) and Aryan Simhadri (Grover Underwood) as a series regular. The Disney+ Original series from Disney Branded Television and 20th Television will start filming its second season next week in Vancouver.

Season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is based on the second installment of Disney Hyperion’s best-selling book series titled “The Sea of Monsters” by award-winning author Rick Riordan. In the new season, Percy Jackson returns to Camp Half-Blood one year later to find his world turned upside down. His friendship with Annabeth is changing, he learns he has a cyclops for a brother, Grover has gone missing, and camp is under siege from the forces of Kronos. Percy’s journey to set things right will take him off the map and into the deadly Sea of Monsters, where a secret fate awaits the son of Poseidon.

Diemer stars as Tyson – a young Cyclops who grew up all alone on the streets, and finds it difficult to survive in the human world.  Shy and awkward, with a heart almost as big as he is, Tyson soon discovers that Poseidon is his father, which means Percy Jackson is his half-brother… and that Tyson may have finally found a home. 

Diemer recently starred in the Hulu limited series “Under the Bridge” based off the critically acclaimed book of the same name and a tragic true story of a missing teen girl in Vancouver in 1997. He will next star in the indie “Thug” opposite Liam Neeson and Ron Perlman for director Hans Petter Moland. Daniel was recently seen as the lead in the indie “Supercell” opposite Alec Baldwin and Skeet Ulrich and the lead in the film “Little Brother” opposite Phil Ettinger and JK Simmons. Daniel can also be seen in the Netflix series “The Midnight Club” and recently starred as the male lead in the breakout hit Netflix feature “The Half Of It” from producer Anthony Bregman and director Alice Wu. He is a graduate of Victoria Academy of Dramatic Arts in Vancouver.

Created by Rick Riordan and Jonathan E. Steinberg, season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is executive produced by Steinberg and Dan Shotz alongside Rick Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, Craig Silverstein, The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Bert Salke, The Gotham Group’s Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg, James Bobin, Jim Rowe, Albert Kim, Jason Ensler and Sarah Watson.

The first season of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is available on Disney+

Continue Reading

Trending

Copyright © 2012 - 2024 That's My Entertainment