The Return of Harlem’s Hero

But often times, I would watch more than one episode and I would watch them before I had even finished my work.

This is due to the show being filled with action, containing a plot that keeps people perched on the edge of their seats and enough comedy to get a good laugh every once in awhile, but not so much that it turns into a comedy.  

“Luke Cage” is a Marvel Netflix show that features an African American superhero named Luke Cage (played by Mike Colter), who runs around the streets of Harlem beating up gang leaders while wearing a hoodie, which often has bullet holes in it.

Cage possesses super strength and bullet-proof skin, powers which he uses to fight off power-hungry foes.

In this case, his top foes include Mariah Dillard (played by Alfre Woodard), owner of a club named Harlem’s Paradise, and a Jamaican gang leader known as the Bushmaster (Mustafa Shakir).

As Luke faces these villains, he isn’t alone.

With the help of his friends Misty Knight (Simone Missick), a Harlem detective, and Claire Temple (Rosario Dawson), Luke keeps Harlem’s kingpins at bay.

Unlike having to just beat up Harlem’s bullies and deal with Harlem’s police department, who isn’t fond of his methods in Season 1, Luke must also deal with the annoyances of fame and wrestle with the crossingline between hero and someone who abuses his powers.