Hard to believe, but we've actually reached the third season finale of The CW's Black Lightning – and it's looking to be one helluva' ride. Last episode, Lynn (Christine Adams) delivered ten tons of shocking news to Jefferson (Cress Williams): the results are in – and he's related to Gravedigger (Wayne Brady). So keep that […]
We've officially reached December, folks – which means The CW's "Arrowverse" shows are in full swing at this point. Arrow is shuffling off the network's programming coil after an abbreviated 10-episode eighth season (making The Flash the "elder states-show" of the "Arrowverse"), Ruby Rose-starrer Batwoman joined the family alongside Supergirl and expanded the Batman mythos […]
We're officially nearing the end of November – which means The CW's "Arrowverse" shows are in full swing at this point. Arrow is shuffling off the network's programming coil after an abbreviated 10-episode eighth season (making The Flash the "elder states-show" of the "Arrowverse"), Ruby Rose-starrer Batwoman joined the family alongside Supergirl and expanded the […]
Now that we find ourselves in August and creeping ever so cloer to the fall, now's a good time to update ourselves on pre-season news before the CW's "Arrowverse" shows return. With Arrow shuffling off the network's programming coil after an abbreviated eighth season (making The Flash the "elder states-show" of the "Arrowverse"), Ruby Rose-starrer […]
It's rare we go the generic cliche route when describing episodes of shows – unless we're going either snarky or jokingly way-over-the-top – but this season, the CW's Black Lightning has been building layers upon layers of tensions over the past fifteen episodes to the point where we're going to throw out the line: It […]
Welcome back to Bleeding Cool's continuing coverage of the CW's Black Lightning season 2. Only two episodes left for a season known for intense action, hard-hitting social commentary, and some of the longest episode titles in the history of broadcast television. So with that in mind and penultimate episode "The Book of the Apocalypse: Chapter One: The Alpha" […]
Welcome back to Bleeding Cool's continuing coverage of the CW's Black Lightning season 2. This week, everyone is off doing their own thing, which puts each member of the family in harm's way. Meanwhile, LaLa finds his "special purpose". What purpose, you ask? Well, let's talk about it. Black Lightning s02e14 "The Book of Secrets: Chapter Four: Original […]
In this week's new episode of the CW's Black Lightning, the Pierce family is back this week–united by grief over the death of Khalil but still facing the pressures attempting to tear Freeland apart. We also find out more about the pod people Tobias stole, international intrigue from Markovia, relationship troubles for Anissa, and a […]
"Now it begins." Truer words could never be spoken, as the CW's Black Lightning comes storming back for the second-half of its sophomore season, this time on a new night: Monday, January 21. As the war for Garfield rages throughout his streets, Jefferson Pierce aka Black Lightning (Cress Williams) has a reminder for those who think […]
The second season of the CW's Black Lightning hasn't wasted any time amping up the threats from season 1, with Jefferson Pierce aka Black Lightning (Cress Williams), Anissa Pierce aka Thunder (Nafessa Williams) and the rest of "Team Lightning" realizing pretty quickly that they have a lot more than a returning Tobias Whale (Marvin "Krondon" […]
The second season premiere of the CW's Black Lightning definitely proved two things: there's no rest for the wicked- or the heroic; and that sometimes doing the right thing can lead to some very wrong things. Jefferson Pierce aka Black Lightning (Cress Williams), Anissa Pierce aka Thunder (Nafessa Williams) and the rest of "Team Lightning" […]
With Black Lightning set to return to the CW tonight after a well-received first season, the stakes are much higher (and deadlier) heading into season 2 – especially for the Pierce family. Jefferson Pierce aka Black Lightning (Cress Williams), Anissa Pierce aka Thunder (Nafessa Williams) and the rest of "Team Lightning" are going to have a lot more than […]
With Black Lightning returning to the CW next month after a first season that was highly praised by fans and critics alike, the stakes are much higher heading into season 2 – not just for the series, but for the Pierce family. Jefferson Pierce aka Black Lightning (Cress Williams) and Anissa Pierce aka Thunder (Nafessa Williams) are back keeping […]
Breaking out of San Diego Comic-Con, Painkiller is to become a regular cast member in Black Lightning season 2. Painkiller, played by actor Jordan Calloway, is an adaptation of a villain from Black Lightning comics. This was announced at the Warner Bros. panel at SDCC. In the first season, Painkiller, aka Khalil Payne (interestingly, the comic version of […]
It's the last day of June, and we're already starting to get casting notices from some of the shows returning for another season. Some of the series we have a rough idea of what they have planned, while others are a completely open slate. Instead of giving you what we'd like the main plot to […]
Now that most of The CW series have wrapped up for the season, I'm going to go through and analyze the shows for various things like best individual issue, comparing big bads, main character arcs, etc. Kicking it off with best new character, and this one is a bit tricky because it's Black Lightning, so […]
This article contains spoilers for the Black Lightning season 1 episode Black Jesus: The Book of Crucifixion. This episode picks up pretty quickly from the end of the last, wherein Martin Proctor (Gregg Henry) tells Kara Fowdy (Skye P. Marshall) that they believe Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) is Black Lightning. She has a hard time believing […]
The Flash may be going on hiatus, but Black Lightning is going strong with the story involving Gambi's (James Remar) past and Alvin, Jefferson's (Cress Williams) father. If the show continues on it's current schedule, we should have new episodes straight through until April 17th, with the season finale airing the day after the return […]
This article contains spoilers for the Black Lightning season one episode – Equinox: the Book of Fate. . . . . . Last night was was about the fallout from the week before. Everyone is at the tailor shop after Lynn (Christine Adams) was attacked and Jefferson (Cress Williams) ended up knocking out Anissa (Nafessa […]
The Flash may be taking a couple weeks off, but Black Lightning is still hitting the streets and we have a new behind-the-scenes video for tonight's episode, 'And the Devil Brought the Plague: the Book of Green Light'. Executive producer Salim Akil takes us inside the episode as Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) and Peter Gambi […]
