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Finished Luke Cage. It got better, but it still seems the worst of the three NFI Marvel shows I've watched so far. The dialogue was frequently terrible, especially whenever Detectives Misty Knight and Scarfe were talking. (Those fucking Ben Franklin lines still make me cringe.) Also (and kinda bigger spoilers) were they trying to sell Scarfe as dirty from the get-go? From the first episode, I thought he was almost certainly crooked. I'm not sure if that was foreshadowing or just predictability.

Shades was goofy as fuck. When I first saw him, all I could think about was the Lonely Island guys in that "Jack Sparrow" music video. I also don't really get how he had that nickname in Luke's past considering that he's never wearing sunglasses in any of the prison scenes. I also kept wrongly assuming that he had powers and that the glasses may have had some connection to those powers... but nope, just a normal human. Granted, I kinda like the character, but I had a hard time taking him seriously.

I liked the dynamic between Mariah and Cottonmouth. Apparently they're not related in the comics (which I never read, and that's sometimes for the best with these adaptations), but they're cousins here and frequently reference their grandma (the show-only) Mama Mabel. Cottonmouth is a passable antagonist, but Mariah always seemed the more interesting of the two. (Major spoilers) I have mixed feelings over that murder scene, which really just comes out of nowhere. There was only limited build to the Uncle Pete incident in a prior flashback and then there's this major fight between them. Granted, I guess it's partly excused by the stress both had been under but still... the whole thing kinda felt hollow

One of the biggest saving graces, however, was Rosario Dawson reprising her role as Claire (having premiered on Daredevil before popping in on Jessica Jones, thus connecting the three shows). She helped to keep things a bit more entertaining although her growing relationship with Luke felt a little contrived

All things considered, given how Luke Cage and Daredevil season 2 end, I'm kinda wondering how that factors into the Defenders timeline. But that's a question that won't be resolved until after I watch Iron Fist, which I'm starting next (and probably won't be able to finish binging this weekend, although these 13-episode seasons are pretty short)
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