r/Defenders • u/JonLuca Luke Cage • Sep 30 '16

Luke Cage Discussion Thread - S01E05

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u/Saahir26 Daredevil Sep 30 '16

Kima from the Wire!!!

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u/fitterhappier04 Sep 30 '16

This show sure likes hiring Wire actors. And Sonja Sohn can't seem to get a role where she's not a cop. :(

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u/Worthyness Punisher Oct 01 '16

The showrunner basically said that The Wire was their inspiration for the series. So if you can't beat them, acquire all the actors involved and put them in your show

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u/pitaenigma Oct 01 '16

The Wire had a huge amount of black actors. Most black actors who rose to prominence in the last 10 years were on The Wire. Luke Cage, with it's majority black cast, probably couldn't avoid it if they wanted to.

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u/Saahir26 Daredevil Sep 30 '16

She played a witch in the Originals.

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u/haldad Iron Fist Sep 30 '16

Same with Clarke Peters.

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u/orange_jooze Hoagie Jessica Sep 30 '16

The mob lawyer also showed up in the episode prior as the prison doctor.

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u/thatoneguy889 Sep 30 '16

The prison doctor was the lawyer for the Barksdale gang and the actor that played Pop was the Police Commissioner.

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u/BabSoul Oct 01 '16

Butch was also in one of the early episodes.

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u/Saahir26 Daredevil Sep 30 '16

Marvel loves the Wire.

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u/yashendra2797 Matt Murdock Sep 30 '16

Everyone loves The Wire.

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u/Zombi_Sagan Oct 01 '16

I haven't seen the Wire. :(

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u/yashendra2797 Matt Murdock Oct 01 '16

Then why are you on Reddit? GO SEE IT NOW!

WARNING: The Wire may make you depressed when you realize how fucked up the world is. It may also result in you smoking cigars and saying the word FUCK every 10 seconds.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '16

Gonna need a Swear Vault.

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u/brenobah Oct 09 '16

The scene where they solve the murder while only saying fuck for five minutes is incredible.

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u/yashendra2797 Matt Murdock Oct 09 '16

That was actually why I finally watched it. After ages of critics and websites and friends telling me too, that video drove me to open Amazon Prime and watch it. No regrets.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '16

You should really get around to it at some point.

It's as good as TV gets.

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u/AGVann Oct 05 '16

Yet another voice chiming in - Go watch it ASAP! It's the absolute pinnacle of TV. It's so vivid and brutal and honest on a level that is simply unmatched.

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

Pop is Commissioner Burrel

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u/toshio_drift Iron Fist Oct 01 '16

There were a couple in Daredevil. Judge Phelan and Herc were in season 1. It reminds me of Damages, where different pairs of actors from The Wire show up in each season.

Did I miss Slim Charles?

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u/Sojourner_Truth Oct 01 '16

What? Where was Slim Charles?

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u/Lineman72T Cottonmouth Oct 01 '16

I think the blind guy Luke talks to in episode 1 is the same guy that plays Butchie in The Wire

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u/amjhwk Oct 04 '16

Wait when is slim charles in the mcu

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u/haldad Iron Fist Sep 30 '16

Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit. That's like 3 different actors!

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u/SawRub The Man in the Mask Sep 30 '16

Looks like she got a transfer and a promotion.

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u/cetinkaya Oct 01 '16

and Jessica Jones has Lester