Luke Cage "Step into the Arena"
Recently, there has been much talk about Disney. This got me thinking about my various subscriptions, and the fact is, I simply did not have Netflix 10 years ago. I was a supervisor at work doing a lot of overtime, and just wasn't home much. And so I missed out on Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and the other guy.
Which is ironic, as I was a Silver Age reader of comics, and I read the original 1970's Defenders comics starring Patsy "Hellcat" Walker, Kyle "Nighthawk" Richmond, a gargoyle, Valkyrie and others. Last week I watched season 1 of Jessica Jones-- and was glad to see Trish Walker in it-- and this week I'm binging Luke Cage. (I loved the Jessica Jones theme music by the way.)
Mike Colter is great. I'm fortunate that I've seen his show "Evil" because I was a fan of Michael Emerson, and so I am already aware of his talent. (I was aware of Ritter from 'Breaking Bad' and other stuff.) Even so I think he gives a phenomenal performance. He's taciturn but you always know what he's thinking.
it was his performance in 'Jessica jones' that made me start watching his series next, though I know I need to watch a bit of DD and IF before watching 'The Defenders.' I thought his tearing apart Cottonmouth's bank in Episode 3 could not be beat, but in this one he punches his way out from under a fallen building. Plus his origin is revealed in flashbacks, and he wears an outfit that's a homage to his Silver-Age look. "I look like a damn fool" he says in a mirror before immediately changing. I really am sorry I didn't have Netflix a decade ago: this show just keeps getting better and better.
Which is ironic, as I was a Silver Age reader of comics, and I read the original 1970's Defenders comics starring Patsy "Hellcat" Walker, Kyle "Nighthawk" Richmond, a gargoyle, Valkyrie and others. Last week I watched season 1 of Jessica Jones-- and was glad to see Trish Walker in it-- and this week I'm binging Luke Cage. (I loved the Jessica Jones theme music by the way.)
Mike Colter is great. I'm fortunate that I've seen his show "Evil" because I was a fan of Michael Emerson, and so I am already aware of his talent. (I was aware of Ritter from 'Breaking Bad' and other stuff.) Even so I think he gives a phenomenal performance. He's taciturn but you always know what he's thinking.
it was his performance in 'Jessica jones' that made me start watching his series next, though I know I need to watch a bit of DD and IF before watching 'The Defenders.' I thought his tearing apart Cottonmouth's bank in Episode 3 could not be beat, but in this one he punches his way out from under a fallen building. Plus his origin is revealed in flashbacks, and he wears an outfit that's a homage to his Silver-Age look. "I look like a damn fool" he says in a mirror before immediately changing. I really am sorry I didn't have Netflix a decade ago: this show just keeps getting better and better.
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