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Black Lightning - Season 1 Episode 04: Black Jesus
A retired superhero is drawn back into his old lifestyle when his daughter seeks to serve justice to evil-doers. Based on the DC Comics series.
16 March 1956, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
12 September 1981, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
March 12, 2018
Black Lightning stepped up its game this week by giving Tobias Whale a backstory befitting his character.
March 12, 2018
One of Black Lightning's greatest strengths in the early part of this season is its ability to take the larger issues affecting Freeland and use them to tell small-scale stories about various communities.
March 09, 2018
Not very many shows find their footing quickly, but Black Lighting is firing from all cylinders, and it's fast becoming The CW's best drama.
May 24, 2018
The genius of Black Lightning is how the showrunners portray the despair Freeland faces within the Pierce-family microcosm.
March 12, 2018
This show continues to give me Friday Night Lights vibes, which is the highest of compliments, as far as I'm concerned.
August 27, 2018
The community leader and supercharged hero both get ample time here in a way that smartly illustrates the debate raging inside.
May 11, 2018
"Black Jesus" makes clear that secrecy as a whole is something the people of Freeland could do with a lot less of.
March 12, 2018
I'm really excited to find out the details of Black Lightning's past battle(s) with Tobias, especially given the new information in this episode.
June 19, 2018
The series seems to be picking up momentum and delving into its prominent plot lines.
August 15, 2018
It's truly amazing to have a show so sure of what it is, representing the good and bad of the black community. Black Lightning just gets better every week and has become an instant classic.
