Just finished the series. Absolutely LOVED it. The only reason I'm not giving it an 10/10 is because I didn't really like the ending...
They somehow found a way to put the ****** BACK in jail
After ALL of that. It just felt..anticlimactic and really just stupid as hell.
But the rest of it. The acting, the soundtrack, the writing, all excellent.
I LOVED that THIS was written and presented by a black man. The messages scattered throughout the series were so poignant to the modern day black community I was actually surprised that Marvel actually allowed it. Some of the black pride speeches actually made me go
at the sheer honesty. I said it earlier but at times it really felt like I was watching a Spike Lee directed "superhero" movie, and I loved every second...
Simone Missick is a revelation as Misty Knight. I hope she doesn't end up wenching with Iron Fist. Matter of fact they need to switch up a lot of the love interests because Luke Cage falling in love and marrying Jessica Jones seems downright outlandish after having watched this. I honestly thought Misty was going to lose her arm in the series, especially when her arm was bleeding so heavily, but maybe their saving it for a possible Misty Knight spin off
Alfre Woodard was electric as Mariah. The only thing was I didn't think the series did quite a good enough job was with her trusting Shades in the end. This white boy just pops up out the blue and wants to be your right hand man? Even betraying Diamonback for you?
The interconnectivity between the shows is nice. When minke characters like Turk or the black ADA pop up it really breathes life into the universe. I honestly think that these Netflix series do a better job of establishing the shared universe concept than the movies did when they were first starting out.
Diamondback was...interesting. They went left with his character and made him more of the comic book type villain when the series had already established a "The Wire" type tone with Cottonmouth. So to get used to the shift took an episode or two but Diamondback was ultimately a worthy foe. I'm glad he's still alive, along with Mariah so that we have some villains ready for a hopeful season 2.
Whoever casted such beautiful chocolate goddesses deserves an award. EVERY woman, whether they were walk on or not was fine as hell. Even Aisha's crazy ass
Very much enjoyed the series. We've been OVERFED with the amount of quality black television/movies we've received this year and I'm not complaining one lick.
9/10