Red Stewart reviews the sixth episode of Black Lightning season 3… Black Lightning thankfully continued its upward trend following the surprisingly enjoyable “Requiem for Tavon.” Like its predecessor, it fumbled when it came to some of the emotional beats, but was paced good enough, and with minimal plot intrusion, that I didn’t find myself hating […]

Red Stewart reviews the fifth episode of Black Lightning season 3… For some time now, I’ve been wanting to say that Black Lightning has turned over a new leaf- that it has managed to subvert the mistakes of the past and pave a new roadway towards a theoretically better future. That the writers somehow had […]

Red Stewart reviews the fourth episode of Black Lightning season 3… If there is one production question I would want answered from the producers of Black Lightning, it would be how far in advance they are given: 1) the greenlight to start writing next season’s episodes and 2) the order of episodes for said season. […]

Red Stewart reviews the third episode of Black Lightning season 3… With all my ranting and raving over the last 2.5 seasons, I don’t think I’ve ever extensively talked about Bill Duke’s performance as Agent Odell. Duke himself is an underrated character actor, having done numerous roles in the action and comedy genres over the […]

Red Stewart reviews the second episode of Black Lightning season 3…. Yeah, I’m just going to say it- this is officially the worst written season of a DC show ever. I know, I know, it’s only the second episode, but you have to understand that the writers are continuing to make the same exact problems […]

Red Stewart reviews the season 3 premiere of Black Lightning… I’ve been trying to wrap my head around what exactly it is I just watched on TV last night. The thing that aired was supposedly the season 3 premiere of Black Lightning, yet to call it anything resembling good writing would be to drop the […]