Five Favorite Episodes of "LUKE CAGE" Season One (2016)

Below is a list of my favorite episodes from Season One of “LUKE CAGE”, the Marvel Netflix adaptation of the Marvel Comics hero Luke Cage. Created by Cheo Hodari Coker, the series starred Mike Colter as Luke Cage:

FIVE FAVORITE EPISODES OF “LUKE CAGE” SEASON ONE (2016)

1. (1.07) “Manifest” - New York City Councilwoman Mariah Dillard’s political career comes under fire following some violence between her gangster cousin Cornell “Cottonmouth” Stokes and vigilante Luke Cage. Also, Cottonmouth picks up information from Hernan “Shades” Alvarez, his arms dealer’s liaison, that could put Luke on the run.

2. (1.11) “Now You’re Mine” - In one bold move, a person from Luke’s past and Cottonmouth’s arms supplier, Willis Stryker aka Diamondback, puts Luke on the defensive, NYPD Detective Mercedes “Misty” Knight in dire straits, and Harlem’s safety in jeopardy during a confrontation at the Stokes family’s nightclub, Harlem’s Paradise.

3. (1.02) “Code of the Streets” - Luke is pulled deeper into the fight for his neighborhood in Harlem when, as a favor to his close friend Henry “Pop” Hunter, he tries to help a kid who’s in trouble with Cottonmouth after participating in the theft of the gangster’s money during an arms deal.

4. (1.04) “Step in the Arena” - Following Cottonmouth’s attack on the restaurant/apartment building where Luke lived, the latter recalls his past as former Savannah police officer Carl Lucas and the experiments that he had endured while as a prisoner at the Seagate Prison in Georgia.

5. (1.12) “Soliloquy of Chaos” - Misty digs deeper for the truth regarding Luke and Diamondback’s connection and a recent murder, while Harlem’s power players throw the city into confusion.

"LUKE CAGE" Season One (2016) Photo Gallery

Below are images from "LUKE CAGE", the Marvel Netflix adaptation of the Marvel Comics hero. Created by Cheo Hodari Coker, the series starred Mike Colter as Luke Cage:



"LUKE CAGE" SEASON ONE (2016) Photo Gallery

Five Favorite Episodes of “JESSICA JONES” Season One (2015)

Below is a list of my favorite episodes from Season One of "JESSICA JONES", the Marvel Netflix adaptation of the Marvel Comics heroine. Created by Melissa Rosenberg, the series stars Kristen Ritter as Jessica Jones. 



FIVE FAVORITE EPISODES OF "JESSICA JONES" SEASON ONE (2015)



1. (1.10) "AKA 1,000 Cuts" - A discovery about the past of her former tormentor, the telepathic Kilgrave, has the chance to change the game between the latter and enhanced private detective Jessica Jones.





2. (1.01) "AKA Ladies’ Night" - In this series premiere, Jessica is hired by a couple to find their daughter, an NYU student athlete who has vanished. But the case turns out to be more than a simple missing persons case.





3. (1.06) "AKA You’re a Winner!" - Former lover and enhanced bar owner Luke Cage hires Jessica to help him find someone who may have skipped town, but she fears he’ might learn too much about her past history with his late wife.





4. (1.12) "AKA Take a Bloody Number" - Jessica’s hunt for Kilgrave reunites her with Luke. Her foster sister, radio talk show host Trish Walker receives some unexpected information about NYPD Sergeant Will Simpson and Jessica.





5. (1.03) "AKA It’s Called Whiskey" - Jessica thinks she has found a weapon to use against Kilgrave. After discovering that Luke is an enhanced person like her, Jessica bonds with him. And Kilgrave uses Simpson to go after Trish, who has become involved with Jessica’s case against him.