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Black Lightningarrives on television at a timely moment.
Even better: It arrives with a ton of swagger.
Its the Black Lives Matter of superhero shows.
Its a funky 70s crime series.
Or maybe its what happens when comic-book TV gets infused with a tiny bit of the spirit ofThe Wire.
Like every superhero show,Black Lightningdelivers energizing fight sequences and intriguing nemeses that our protagonist must confront.
The second episode makes particularly strong use of Am I Black Enough for You?
by Billy Paul during a climactic confrontation between a hyperconfident Black Lightning and a bunch of bad dudes.
Its a moment thats both superheroic and superfly.
Hes perfect for this part.
Black Lightningarrives on the CW exactly one month before MarvelsBlack Pantheropens in theaters.
Evil is running rampant like a plague through this city.
Again, the subtext isnt shouted, but its clear.
Black Lightning was gone for almost a decade, while Obama was eight years in power.
But now things are a mess.
Personally, Im ready to watch him crank up the shock waves and get back to doing his thing.
