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Black Lightning: Do You Believe in the Resurrection?

Blackness Lightning: Exercise Y'all Believe in the Resurrection?

Tuesday, March 6th, 2018

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Welcome back, Freeland lovers! And welcome to another electrifying wrap-upward of Black Lightning! This week'due south episode didn't go quite the way yous may take idea it would, Particularly after we watched Black Lightning beat the BRAKES OFF OF (they who shall not exist named this early in the review) in terminal week'south epic finale! But I digress (for now). This is a Black Lightning review, so I should probably start talking about the latest in Freeland, right? Every bit usual, I'll attempt my all-time not to spill everything, but beware…there are spoilers alee.

So, What Happened?

Our last episode ended with both Lynn and Jefferson learning that their girl Anissa has special abilities, merely like her begetter. And but like her male parent, she recovers from the epic beatdown she simply took (at the hands of Black Lightning) in no time. Unfortunately, the good news that Anissa will exist okay wasn't enough to prevent her from getting into an statement with her mom nigh using her powers. As Lynn tells Anissa, "when you lot do what your male parent does, anybody gets a happy catastrophe but you." Ouch.

Speaking of confrontations, at present that Black Lightning has confirmed Tobias' return to Freeland, it seems that the crime-fighting relationship Jefferson and Tobias cultivated (in what I assume to be over a decade of action) is on really shaky ground. At present that the secrets he'due south been keeping are finally exposed, Jefferson doesn't trust Gambi, equally Jefferson realizes Gambi'south been hiding Tobias from him this entire time.

Later on, Gambi meets upwardly with Lady Eve to discuss silencing their common problem: Tobias Whale. Their plan is to threaten Tobias by giving Lady Eve'due south "regards" to Joey Toledo. Lady Eve's regards are murder, she's putting a striking on Joey Toledo, and Gambi is the i that shows upwards to practice the deed! Afterwards killing Joey Toledo, Gambi leaves "albino" dust on the corpse as a cryptic decease notation to Tobias to stay in line.

Tobias takes the message from Lady Eve as a kind of "now or never" motivator, and decides to make a movement on Lady Eve and her squad of criminal goons. What he doesn't know is that Black Lightning (armed with a hot tip from Inspector Henderson) is on his way to confront Tobias at the very same time.  Two massive gunfights break out, making information technology A: most-impossible for Black Lightning to capture Tobias and B: incredibly dangerous for anyone in the vicinity of either of them! What's even worse, Tobias' goons are all armed with rifles that burn electricity! The gunfights go on for what seems like forever, and eventually, both Lady Eve and Tobias' sister, Tori, stop up getting killed, while Tobias and Black Lightning escape.

Later, when Inspector Henderson shows up at Lady Eve's mortuary with the police, they see that all the corpses have been electrocuted to death…and they're set to blame those deaths on Blackness Lightning. And as if that's not bad enough for Jefferson, merely earlier the episode goes off, we wink back to the Seahorse Motel to see what somehow appears to be...

…a living, breathing, Latavius "Lala" Murray! And is that Lawanda as well?!?

The Highs

Gambi killed Joey Toledo! Whoa! I did non see that coming! At all! They've been pulling the veil away from Gambi for a few episodes at present, but I didn't expect this is what would be revealed. So, he's been working with Lady Eve this whole fourth dimension? Does that hateful he knows about the Shadow Board Commission that Tobias was talking about (the organization that made him 2nd guess trying to kill Lady Eve)? And that'southward not all. Now that Lady Eve is expressionless, does that mean that Gambi works directly with Tobias now? What'due south really going on? I have so many questions!

We got a flashback to the days when Jefferson'due south father was killed by Tobias. He literally made him eat his words. But the craziest part near that was seeing how Tobias is practically the aforementioned age equally he was in Jefferson's flashback, something that looked to have happened 20-30 years prior. So, all that time has passed and Tobias is all the same going round and circular with the Pierce family unit? I was floored.

And finally, can we talk nearly the return of Lala?!!! BRUH!!!

I am so hyped that Lala'south back! He was my favorite character on the show, and I was DEVASTATED when he met that untimely death at the hands of Tobias Whale while in prison. He was so compelling! And his chemistry with Jefferson Pierce (and Black Lightning) was unmatched! I really can't say plenty almost how glad I am he's returning to the show.

The Lows

I'm not certain if I'd call this a depression or non…just watching Tobias "spar" with that fighter on Green Light was hilarious. I'm not certain who came up with the idea that Tobias should be wearing a karate gi, but thank yous for that comedy! Tobias definitely gave that guy the business organisation, merely he looked then funny shuffling around in that karate suit that I could non stop laughing during the scene.

And sadly…I remember Lady Eve may…exist dead. Alas, and R.I.P. to my favorite character! I'grand going to miss watching you make Tobias Whale'southward barrel become tight with just a elementary line of questioning. Yous really put the fright of God into your underlings…and for that, yous will always be remembered fondly. Farewell, Lady Eve! We hardly knew you!

Honorable Mentions

  • Jefferson's reading A Brief History of Seven Killings when Anissa announces Poe's death
  • Lady Eve calls Tobias Whale a "habitual line-stepper" (a nice Chappelle's Show reference)
  • Daddy/daughter moment betwixt Anissa and Jefferson well-nigh being a hero
  • Having a henchman pop out of a casket to take out the boondocks undertaker, Lady Eve!

Signing Off

That's information technology for this week's episode of Black Lightning! Like always, I encourage you lot to let me know what you thought about tonight's episode in the comments below. And, remember, for more from me on all things Blackness Lightning, just follow me on Twitter at @RegularEtCetera. Peace!


Regular Et Cetera covers Black Lightning as a role of the  #DCTV Couch Club.  Expect for him on Twitter at @RegularEtCetera. Blackness Lightning airs Tuesdays at nine p.m. (8 p.m. CST) on The CW.

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