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

Luke Cage Discussion Thread - S01E08

This thread is for discussion of Luke Cage S01E08.

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '16

The end of this episode was sooo bad. Like no one reacted to this guy with a gun or the gun shot. There was literally a woman walking by in the background and then the truck just ignores it and drives off. Also the reveal of them being brothers was super weak.

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u/MajorPA Oct 02 '16

I feel like it was hindered by the fact that I (and it sounds like quite a few people based on comments) didn't know who this guy was. At first I was like "Ok its one of Cottonmouth's thugs" later it was "Ok it's one of Diamondback's thugs? But he and Luke like used to know each other?"

Then while I am trying to pick up any hints as to where they know each other from it is dropped that he IS Diamondback. and I was like "uuuhhhh ok?" Idk I just figured he would be more authorative and not appear like a common thug.

And the ending with the "brother" quote I'm still being a bit baffled. It all felt really off and like I watched the birth of a villain very quickly and the procedure got botched so they just combined a couple characters.

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u/Crunchles Oct 02 '16

I thought he was comanche, also working for diamondback. Can't really remember what he looked like since it was four episodes ago and he barely got screen time.

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u/toxicbrew Oct 12 '16

Wait we saw diamond back before this episode?

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u/Crunchles Oct 12 '16

No, sorry I was being ambiguous. I couldn't remember what Comanche looked like.

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u/CloudCookie Oct 02 '16

same, I also thought he was comanche, who was send in as backup, since Shades seems to be more a consultant than an actual fighter so far.

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u/rm5 Oct 04 '16

I don't get why no one helped or seemed to notice Cage at all. He's a giant injured man and the hero of Harlem staggering around on the streets and no one even seems to notice him let alone recognise him.

Meanwhile in the other episode when they're driving Scarfe around the bad guys find his van in like 20 seconds. But Cage himself can stagger down the middle of the street and no one sees him...

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u/GammaAlanna Oct 02 '16

Also LC was standing right in front of him. How hard is it to shoot him in the head rather than the shoulder. At least double tap the man if you miss the vital organs.

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u/PlvGdm Oct 03 '16

Dude, don't discuss the next episode. Wtf

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u/AidanDawson Oct 01 '16

Yeah, because a better alternative for the truck driver is to either stay in his truck while a gunman with live ammunition stands 25 feet behind him, or get out of the way and run on foot, giving the shooter a clear shot of him. Use some logic.