Red Stewart reviews the twelfth episode of Black Lightning season 2… Contrary to my hopes from last week, the penultimate episode of Black Lightning’s second season lacked the fire and brimstone I felt a post-Khalil entry would have. I know, I know, it’s dumb to project your own personal wishes upon another writer, but can you honestly […]

Red Stewart reviews the eleventh episode of Black Lightning season 2… A new chapter has begun in the Black Lightning saga- by brutally assaulting Khalil, Tobias has not only humiliated Freeland’s poor justice system, he’s also personally attacked Jefferson and his family. Khalil was someone dear to the Pierces’s, and his near-fatal injuries hang over “Prodigal Son” […]

Red Stewart reviews the tenth episode of Black Lightning season 2… Despite all the praise I’ve heaped on the cast in past episodes (particularly towards Marvin ‘Krondon’ Jones III and Jordan Calloway), I don’t think I’ve ever singled out China Anne McClain for her performance. She’s arguably had the hardest job out of all the […]

Red Stewart reviews the ninth episode of Black Lightning season 2… Running away from home isn’t all that it’s made out to be. Movies like The Outsiders, American Beauty, and even The Lion King have often portrayed this path as leading to a partially happy outcome, but the truth is, even with money, there are a lot of problems […]

Red Stewart reviews the eighth episode of Black Lightning season 2… “The Book of Rebellion: Exodus.” Read that again. Never before has Black Lightning produced an episode with a title so apt in both its Biblical stem and chapter subheading. Jennifer and Khalil are on an exodus, simultaneously running and rebelling against their respective caretakers, Tobias Whale […]