Red Stewart reviews the tenth episode of Black Lightning… Since kicking off into overdrive with a committed storyline, Black Lightning has really started to develop its own identity. It first began as a gritty urban crime series with superheroes, much like Arrow and Daredevil, but mid-season it changed into a more mystical program with crazy costumes and people coming back […]

Red Stewart reviews the ninth episode of Black Lightning… Black Lightning has been making a slow comeback since its dip in the mid-season. Not only has Anissa officially become Jefferson’s sidekick, but there is now a real backbone to the overarching narrative that ties together the past, present, and future, much like The Flash did in its […]

Red Stewart reviews the eighth episode of Black Lightning… “The Book of Revelations” opens up with scenes of Anissa and Jefferson training juxtaposed against news interviews with everyday people criticizing Black Lightning in the aftermath of Lady Eve’s murder. This is clearly meant to be a contrasting throwback to the third episode “LaWanda: The Book […]

Red Stewart reviews the seventh episode of Black Lightning… This week’s episode of Black Lightning, if not being an entirely good entry, was at least proof that the writers are slowly correcting their past mistakes. I say slowly because the beginning, and to an extent the middle part as well, suffered from the past problems this […]

Red Stewart reviews the sixth episode of Black Lightning… Black Lightning was unique in that it was only non-Marvel superhero show that I awarded consecutive high scores to the first two episodes. It really seemed like a series that was going to be different from the typical superhero slate, and with a 13-episode count as opposed […]