Official CW Black Lightning Discussion Thread (Fonzi Approved!) FINAL SEASON! NO Painkiller SPINOFF
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they pulled a Doctor Who..was expecting to hear an announcer voice say"the role of Jen Pierce will now be played by(actress name here)"
Just goes to show how much they care about this show. They had no problem with Flash showing up on Supergirl and Arrow numerous times.
Lol!! That's what I was thinking. I was like,"oh, he's not available to do a quick cameo on the black show. Lol!!
Regarding Jen, I thought it was a smart and decisive move. That separate scene stuff was a recipe for disaster.
Spoiler Alert
Now if the new chick is a better after than China, this will be a win win. From first glance, she looks cuter.
That's sad,we not going to get a proper BL/Flash crossover..they couldve even done a variation on the theme song like when Thunder made her debut..when they get ready to fight:"Black Lightning and the Flash are here!!!"
The new Jennifer, Laura Kariuki
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lol i see why this is the last season lol i mean i hate the original chick anyways her acting and just how she talked drove me through the roof.what kills me is only difference in jer and lightning was the glasses and no on put 2 and 2 together and knew it was her.lol i mean shes on tv news talking normal ,same hair cut and all and nobody knew it was her lol.yea right same with black lightning and thunder..
Wtf???
They been married a week and already sick of each other?
They been married a week and already sick of each other?
If one would have power one must recognize the hierarchies in all things.
- Tobias Whale
- Tobias Whale
Damn they can't even show family photos with them together?
Bullsh*t
Lala smarter than that. He already knew it was a set up...
He didn't have a lookout on the roof?
Only 2 roads in or out, no lookout?
Why be waiting send fat boy out ahead to call you when the girl show up?
Lala smarter than that. He already knew it was a set up...
He didn't have a lookout on the roof?
Only 2 roads in or out, no lookout?
Why be waiting send fat boy out ahead to call you when the girl show up?
Don't know how i feel about the i cant breathe stuff
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I knew they were gonna do that sh*t...
Funny...
First predominantly Black family superhero show
Ever
Who been on every episode ?
Collecting check after check after check
No complaints no rumors no issues on or off set
The most senior cast member
Involved in every storyline...
The Old White Man.
Didn't see that coming huh?
Never ever hate the player...
Respect Gambi, you the real MVP.
First predominantly Black family superhero show
Ever
Who been on every episode ?
Collecting check after check after check
No complaints no rumors no issues on or off set
The most senior cast member
Involved in every storyline...
The Old White Man.
Didn't see that coming huh?
Never ever hate the player...
Respect Gambi, you the real MVP.
Why Black Lightning's Jennifer Pierce Twist Works
Black Lightning makes a bolder, braver choice than most other TV shows when it comes to moving past China Anne McClain's Season 4 exit.
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Why Black Lightning’s Jennifer Pierce Twist Works
Black Lightning makes a bolder, braver choice than most other TV shows when it comes to moving past China Anne McClain's Season 4 exit.
By Nicole Hill|March 10, 2021|
Jennifer Pierce flew into the ionosphere and absorbed so much energy, she exploded. This is how “The Book of Reconstruction: Chapter Four” ends, with particles that used to be Jen dispersing into space. For one week we sat with the possibility that Jen could be dead. And with China Anne McClain having announced an early departure, it didn’t seem out of the realm of possibility that Jen wouldn’t return in any form. But, in “The Book of Ruin: Chapter One,” Jefferson is able to absorb the particles that make up Jennifer’s essence and put them into a hadron particle condenser. And after days, the machine 3D prints Jennifer, who survives the entire ordeal… Except she comes out of the machine different. She has an entirely new appearance and is now portrayed by newcomer Laura Kariuki.
It would’ve been all too easy for Black Lightning to let Jennifer Pierce die. Death is an inevitability in narratives that center powered people and even more so when those people are at odds with each other. And this being the last season of Black Lightning means that no one is off limits as a potential character death. The writers could’ve taken Jennifer off the board, destabilizing Jefferson and Lynn even further. They could’ve fridged Jen, and used her death as a way to motivate Jefferson… Or Khalil. But death is an easy way to introduce conflict, and though there is narrative value in exploring the resulting grief, the choice to keep Jennifer in the story is one of my favorites of the entire series.
Black Lightning is a superhero show that deals very heavily in real-world politics and depicts violence against Black characters that mirrors the real-life violence against Black people. Because it so accurately reflects the reality of anti-Blackness and systemic racism, it is not always an easy or comfortable viewing experience. Watching characters we love get profiled and harassed by law enforcement can hit too close to home, and those feelings are only amplified when these characters are put up against people and organizations that don’t value their lives at all. Triumphs for Black Lightning are more than wins for the show’s hero, but often, they are wins for the majority-Black population of Freeland—and by proxy, wins for all those who find a sense of familiarity with the fictional city.
The opposite of that is also true. Death and destruction is par for the course in superhero fare, but when your heroes are also marginalized in multiple instersecting ways — queer, Black, meta, etc.— visiting those things upon them takes on an extra layer of meaning. Killing Jennifer would inflict additional trauma on an audience who is still absorbed in Jefferson’s grief over the loss of Henderson and the collective grief of the people of Freeland. We watched a Black boy succumb to gunshot wounds, and saw his father mourn. In short, Black Lightning has hurt us enough.
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Killing characters is one way to write around actors leaving but leaning into the comic book absurdity of the source material was the right answer here. The choice to recast Jennifer instead of killing her is relieving. Not only does it spare us having to grieve the loss of the youngest Pierce, but it opens up a lot of exciting plot possibilities. Jennifer will likely struggle with a loss of identity and possibly even a loss or change in abilities. Either of these would challenge how she sees herself, but both together could be a very powerful examination of identity and power, and allow for deeply engaging character movement. Also having a new appearance creates opportunities for Lightning to operate in plain sight, with a look far enough removed from her original that people won’t associate the two. Changing faces is the kind of comic book shenanigans we should see more of in Black Lightning and anything that plays with the fantastical is a welcome break from the realism.
Did Black Lightning Recast
?!
By Matt Webb Mitovich / March 9 2021, 5:15 AM PST
Courtesy of The CW
The following contains spoilers from the March 8 episode of The CW’s Black Lightning.
The Pierce family suddenly looks a bit different.
Five episodes into Black Lightning‘s fourth and final season, it appears the superhero series has accounted for original cast member China Anne McClain’s announced exit.
Laura Kariuki as… Jennifer?!
At the close of Monday’s episode, after Gambi used his own (plus some S.T.A.R. Labs) know-how to re-assemble Jennifer’s recently “exploded” body, Jefferson & Co. saw that their loved one came back together looking like a new actress — newcomer Laura Kariuki. Seemingly confirming the at-least-temporary recast, Nafessa Williams, who plays Anissa, shared on Instagram a photo of her on-set with Kariuki, captioned, “I need y’all to welcome the sweet, beautiful and talented @Laura.Kariuki to the @cw_BlackLightning family. Her first episode is airing tonight. Show her some looooove!”
TVLine has reached out to The CW for comment on the extent of Kariuki’s role.
McClain’s vacating of the role comes as zero surprise; back in November, she revealed in an Instagram video that the show’s fourth season was going to be her last “regardless of if it went on or not,” adding that she only signed on for a limited number of Season 4 episodes.
https://tvline.com/gallery/recast-t...cclain-leaving-recast-jennifer-laura-kariuki/
As for why she chose to exit, McClain only said, “There’s been a lot to happen over this quarantine, and I’m not talking about the PC side of it. God is moving me in more than one way than just this show. It’s bigger than this show. I’m doing God’s work now… and I’m not doing anything else.”
She was quick, though, to say that her decision was not fueled by any on-set drama or unhappiness with the show or its network. “I’m not leaving because I had a terrible time working at The CW,” she said, fighting back tears.
“I like the CW. I like [CW network president] Mark Pedowitz, I like [Warner Bros. president] Peter Roth, [EP] Greg Berlanti, I love [showrunner] Salim [Akil], I always will. He gets it. And people that actually know me… they know why I make the decisions that I make.”
Courtesy of The CW
The following contains spoilers from the March 8 episode of The CW’s Black Lightning.
The Pierce family suddenly looks a bit different.
Five episodes into Black Lightning‘s fourth and final season, it appears the superhero series has accounted for original cast member China Anne McClain’s announced exit.
Laura Kariuki as… Jennifer?!
At the close of Monday’s episode, after Gambi used his own (plus some S.T.A.R. Labs) know-how to re-assemble Jennifer’s recently “exploded” body, Jefferson & Co. saw that their loved one came back together looking like a new actress — newcomer Laura Kariuki. Seemingly confirming the at-least-temporary recast, Nafessa Williams, who plays Anissa, shared on Instagram a photo of her on-set with Kariuki, captioned, “I need y’all to welcome the sweet, beautiful and talented @Laura.Kariuki to the @cw_BlackLightning family. Her first episode is airing tonight. Show her some looooove!”
TVLine has reached out to The CW for comment on the extent of Kariuki’s role.
McClain’s vacating of the role comes as zero surprise; back in November, she revealed in an Instagram video that the show’s fourth season was going to be her last “regardless of if it went on or not,” adding that she only signed on for a limited number of Season 4 episodes.
https://tvline.com/gallery/recast-t...cclain-leaving-recast-jennifer-laura-kariuki/
As for why she chose to exit, McClain only said, “There’s been a lot to happen over this quarantine, and I’m not talking about the PC side of it. God is moving me in more than one way than just this show. It’s bigger than this show. I’m doing God’s work now… and I’m not doing anything else.”
She was quick, though, to say that her decision was not fueled by any on-set drama or unhappiness with the show or its network. “I’m not leaving because I had a terrible time working at The CW,” she said, fighting back tears.
“I like the CW. I like [CW network president] Mark Pedowitz, I like [Warner Bros. president] Peter Roth, [EP] Greg Berlanti, I love [showrunner] Salim [Akil], I always will. He gets it. And people that actually know me… they know why I make the decisions that I make.”
Its eerie how JJ mimics Jennifer's cadence, mannerisms and facial expressions
This young lady got the goods...
Someone better give her a series like right now
Cause she would be a PERFECT Naomi.
This young lady got the goods...
Someone better give her a series like right now
Cause she would be a PERFECT Naomi.
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Oh wow
Breonna Taylor
Breonna Taylor
This is EXACTLY why the WB/CW needed to support this show more
It had so much potential to tackle serious issues
It had so much potential to tackle serious issues
What in the static shock?!?!
But you were getting high for funsies last week girl?
Remember because you HAD TO?
I'm trying to save the damn city and now you sober?
Remember because you HAD TO?
I'm trying to save the damn city and now you sober?
I kept trying to not feed the gossip...
And i STILL pray its not true
But damn its obvious now
They couldn't be in the same room together
And i STILL pray its not true
But damn its obvious now
They couldn't be in the same room together
Camo Ninja >>>>
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Crazy how good this episode was...
They still mad inconsistent but this season seems like they got that groove back
Someone gonna have to do a real behind the scenes of this final season
They still mad inconsistent but this season seems like they got that groove back
Someone gonna have to do a real behind the scenes of this final season
Who?
They really don't know wtf to do with Lala
And that horrid fake afro stunt double proves it.
And that horrid fake afro stunt double proves it.
There have been unsubstantiated rumors Jeff and Jennifer are not cool with each other.
Anissa is my first my last my everything
CW need to keep Tobias Whale in the Arrowverse as just a overall go to villian
He just THAT good
He just THAT good
Well damn!