Red Stewart reviews the fourth episode of Black Lightning season 2… “Translucent Freak” opened with something I never thought I would see on Black Lightning– a well-choreographed fight scene. In her attempts to control her powers, Jennifer realizes that Khalil is the source of her emotional turmoil (a theory that makes sense given that she formulated […]

Red Stewart reviews the third episode of Black Lightning season 2… To my surprise, the third episode of this season of Black Lightning was much more focused than previous entries. Perhaps this is attributable to its writer, Jan Nash, who scribed two episodes in the first season that I gave positive reviews to. Or perhaps it is […]

Red Stewart reviews the second episode of Black Lightning season 2… “Black Jesus Blues” continued Black Lightning’s sad trend of focusing on multiple plot threads in a single episode than said episode could theoretically support. I’ve complained enough about this in past reviews, so I’ll avoid completely turning into a broken record, but it is very disappointing […]

Red Stewart reviews the season 2 premiere of Black Lightning… I don’t think I’ve ever seen a superhero show as eager to rush to a series finale as Black Lightning. The Arrowverse as a whole has gained notoriety for hurrying through interesting plot lines only to suffer from filler down the line (The Flash moving through “Flashpoint” in […]