XfK0igXg6_U/hqdefault.jpg' alt='Killer Karaoke Full Episodes' title='Killer Karaoke Full Episodes' />Our Spoiler Guide to the First 7 Episodes. Warning This story contains spoilers for the first seven episodes of Luke Cage. Greetings, fellow bingers By now, youre probably several episodes deep into Netflixs latest Marvel based series, Luke Cage provided, of course, that you didnt give up after the second installment. Because even by the standards of slow burn Netflix series, Luke Cage takes its sweet Christmas time getting to the good stuff. The first three episodes, in particular, are methodical to the point of monotony, carefully laying out narrative and character terrain that verges on being repetitive. When Yahoo TV spoke with showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker before the shows premiere, he recognized that Luke Cage would be a long term investment on the part of viewers, much like a great ongoing comic book series. I remember reading that and how it built up to this huge climax, and I was just like,. In fact, the seventh episode has a moment that goes beyond a mere whoa into genuine WTF territory. Pokemon: Jirachi - Wish Maker Movie Watch Online. But lets not get ahead of ourselves. Heres a quick guide to how the series is unfolding over the course of the first seven episodes. Episode 1 Moment of TruthRemeet Luke Cage Mike Colter, the superstrong man of steel previously introduced in Jessica Jones. Since the events of that series, hes moved uptown from Hells Kitchen to Harlem, where hes sweeping hair off the floor of a neighborhood barbershop. Even though he thinks hes out of the crime fighting game, hes pulled back in by Cornell Cottonmouth Stokes Mahershala Ali, the smooth talking gangster who runs the nightclub where Cage moonlights as a dishwashersubstitute bartender. While behind the bar, he gets to know police detective Misty Knight Simone Missick, who is peeking into Cottonmouths operation, which may or may not be funding the political ambitions of his cousin Mariah Alfre Woodard. Its a surprisingly sparse series premiere, especially when compared to the intrigue generated by the first episodes of Jessica Jones and Daredevil. Where those shows gave you a sense of who their antiheroes were right out of the gate, this Hero for Hire begins as a bit of a blank slate, even though Colter remains a charismatic screen presence. Best scene Lukes conversation with barbershop owner Pop, played by the great Frankie Faison. Get the latest slate of new MTV Shows Jersey Shore, Teen Wolf, Teen Mom and reality TV classics such as Punkd and The Hills. Visit MTV. com to get the latest episodes. Chappelles Show TV Series 20032006 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Case Situation. When Sonokos dad uses his connections, Ran and Sonoko find themselves in a Karaoke Bar having lunch with the hottest band in the land Read the Latest Entertainment and Celebrity News, TV News and Breaking News from TVGuide. Get the latest breaking news across the U. S. It catches you up on where hes been and what hes seen without getting too expository. Whoa moment If you thought that Luke and Jessicas sex scene in Jessica Jones was steamy, wait until you see Cage and Knight do the horizontal mambo. Related. Meanwhile, Harlems crime kingpin not to be confused with the Kingpin drops by Pops barbershop with his enforcer, Shades Theo Rossi, to size up the massive Luke and generally be intimidating. Misty stops by later as well, trading knowing glances with Cage, who didnt realize his one night stand carries a badge. A relatively quiet episode ends with a burst of violence when a gunman fires dozens of clips into the shop, killing Pop, even as Luke uses his bulletproof body to protect Chico. Best scene Misty and Luke meeting each other in Pops barbershop, the heat of their previous encounter now replaced by an arctic chill. Whoa moment None, really. Theres more place setting in Code of the Streets than there is in the series premiere, so everything is pitched at a lower key. This is where some people might decide to jump off the Luke Cage train. A pre credits sequence teases the aftermath of his one man siege, before the episode flashes back to lay out the battlefield. With Harlem reeling in the wake of Pops death, Misty and Rafael investigate his murder, while Cage takes it upon himself to see that his mentor is given a proper burial. He also wants to secure the legacy of his shop a goal that carries a hefty 8. Luke decides to get those funds from Cottonmouths pockets via his underlings. One of those pieces is a Harlem safe house, which Cage attacks with whatever happens to be at hand, be it a car door, a water pipe, or his own two fists. This sequence is basically Luke Cages answer to Daredevils hallway battle or staircase gauntlet. And while Lukes fighting style isnt as varied as Matt Murdocks remember, hes a brawler, not a ninja the choreography coupled with the Wu Tang Clan track that accompanies the battle gives it plenty of punch. Watch Wwe Tough Enough Season 6 Episode 2. If that sequence isnt explosive enough for you, the episode ends in literal fireworks as Cottonmouth blows up Lukes lodgings. Best scene Cottonmouth and Cage have a tense t. Say it aint so, WhaleyThe origin story flashback. In the present day, Luke tries to free himself from the rubble that used to be his apartment and a neighborhood Chinese takeout joint. Meanwhile, in flashbacks, we get to learn who he is and how he came to be. Its a tale that begins in Georgias Seagate Prison, a notorious maximum security joint in the Marvel verse, where former cop Carl Lucas has been wrongfully imprisoned. Forced into an underground fighting ring by a sadistic guard, Carl becomes the king of the ring, though its a title that comes with some serious beatings. When he decides to hang up his belt, he ends up beaten to a near pulp in the infirmary and is only restored to full health with bonus superpowers by secret genetic treatments that are being conducted at Seagate. An explosion destroys the lab, but Carl Lucas walks out a free man. Coker himself points to this episode as the one that will definitely hook you if the other three dont, and we tend to agree. Best scene Luke Cage discovers his wall shattering powers for the first time, while wearing his comic book counterparts famous tiara for the only time. Whoa moment Luke meeting his future wife, Seagate psychiatrist Reva Connors Parisa Fitz Henley, whose death plays a big role in Jessica Jones. Rosario Dawson and Mike Colter as Claire Temple and Luke Cage. As Luke smiles for the cameras, Cottonmouth contemplates how to recoup his Cage caused losses, especially since his underlings are starting to express their discontent. To add to his woes, Shades reveals that hes been sent to check up on Cottonmouths operation by none other than Diamondback Eric La. Ray Harvey, a knife wielding villain who, in the comic books at least, had a personal connection to Lukes previous alias, Carl Lucas. Keep that name in the back of your head itll almost certainly become important later. Amid all this intrigue, Harlem welcomes back Claire Temple Rosario Dawson, the medic who has previously nursed Daredevil back to health and also treated a severely wounded Luke in the Jessica Jones season finale. Best scene No longer required to keep his powers a secret, Luke walks directly into a gunmans line of fire with the bullets ricocheting off his chestBut it also makes him a target for an epic fall, which an increasingly furious Cottonmouth tries to orchestrate. How furious is the formerly level headed gangster Furious enough to shoot Rafael after the cop taunts him about Luke having the upper hand, setting off a chain reaction back at the precinct that causes the eye of suspicion to fall on Misty. It also activates another one of Cottonmouths moles in the NYPD, who rides shotgun with Knight until she puts 2 and 2 together and gets the drop on him. In the end, the bad guy is locked up for his crime, but dont expect him to stay in prison for long. Best scene Claire and Luke talk about his wardrobe needs, since his clothes take more punishment than his body. Whoa moment Mariah is humiliated in the middle of a television interview, with a journalist revealing her criminal connections to Cottonmouth and deep sixing her grand political plans. Mahershala Ali as the big, bad Cottonmouth. Cottonmouth is back on the streets before the credits even roll, and Luke Cage promptly borrows another page from Daredevils first season by giving the villain an origin story to call his own.