You may remember that I wrote recaps of the first five episodes of the second season of Luke Cage. Unfortunately, I just couldn’t bring myself to go any further than that (with recapping – I watched the season through to the end).
Ah, depositions – the key to any exciting scene, amiright? Yeah, no. I mean, I’m happy to see Foggy (Elden Henson), but no lawyer can keep Luke from being Luke – so when Cockroach starts BS-ing and the big man loses his temper and busts up the conference room table, Foggy 1) asks Luke if he’s ever considered wearing a mask (funny), and 2) tells Luke that he may want to consider a settlement. But where is Luke going to get $100K, the amount necessary to make the whole lawsuit go away?
After calling some of the companies who were previously interested in a Luke Cage endorsement (BEFORE he got his butt whooped by Bushmaster, of course), he realizes that he might need to cash in on some of his superhero fame. Foggy says he has an appearance opportunity for him – it turns out it’s Piranha, Mariah’s money man, who is more than willing to pay big bucks to get Luke to attend one of his parties.
Episode 4 picks up right where Episode 3 left off – with Luke getting his ass handed to him by Bushmaster. After coming to and finding a group of (former?) fans standing over him, Luke heads back to the barber shop; when Bobby sees Luke in such a state and asks if he should call Claire, Luke says no. It cannot be good that there is a person who can successfully attack Luke AND that Claire is no longer around to patch Luke up – physically AND emotionally.
We pick up Luke Cage episode 3 where episode 2 left off – with Luke in Cockroach’s apartment, and with Cockroach bloodied and unconscious.
Family and community are big themes in Luke Cage, and episode two dives a little deeper into that territory. But first – let’s have some fun with cameos! Luke draws a crowd, including ESPN’s Jemele Hill and Michael Smith, when he does a combine-esque demonstration of his athletic abilities. He takes selfies, and Bobby seems to appoint himself as Luke’s manager, taking business cards from companies who might want Luke to rep them. Hey, a man’s gotta eat.
Welcome back to Harlem! This first episode of season 2 serves mostly to introduce and re-introduce all of Luke Cage’s players, so pull up a bar stool at Harlem’s Paradise, and let’s check in on everyone. Sweet Christmas, there are a lot of characters!
The last time many of us saw Luke Cage, he was teaming up with Jessica Jones, Daredevil, and Iron Fist to fight The Hand in The Defenders. But what about Season 1 of Luke’s standalone story (well, as standalone as a story can ever be in the Marvel Universe)? Here are some things to keep in mind before your binge starts on June 22…