The series finale of Black Lightning was a satisfying one save for the truth that nobody desired his story to end. Thankfully, in the Arrowverse, anybody can come back. Cress Williams fits up as Black Lightning in part 3 of the Armageddon crossover event as well as every scene was a gift. The chemistry between Williams as well as grant Gustin was obvious in the dilemma on unlimited Earths event. So, it makes sense that (with Oliver Queen gone), Barry Allen turns to Jefferson Pierce in his many determined hour. As he always does, Black Lightning steps up. The laid-back nature of this appearance makes me believe we’ve not seen the last of Black Lightning in the Armageddon story. Yet, we’ll save the details for the spoiler section.
The specter of Jesse L. Martin’s Joe West hangs around this episode, as last week Barry discovered he’d forgotten the death of his surrogate father. The real-world nature of making television lets us understand that Martin is not going anywhere, so we understand we’ll see him again. Also, speaking of real-world things breaking through, the COVID truth of this episode is obvious in the staging between Williams as well as Gustin in their scenes. This is not a criticism, however just a hallmark of exactly how things have changed.
The rest of the episode is dedicated to grief, one more subject coming up much more as well as much more in our superhero TV shows. There are two chapters left, as well as still much more crossover characters to join in. At the extremely least, this event shows exactly how future crossovers of DC shows on the CW may work.
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How Black Lightning Fits into ‘Armageddon,’ as well as ‘Injustice?’
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We expected Black Lightning to mix it up with Despero, played with vigor by Tony Curran, as well as he did. as well as Despero did not want that smoke. We likewise got a bit Flash versus Black Lightning since superhero good friends like to fight each other as a method of having a conversation. Yet, throughout the episode recognized that he as well as Barry are trusted allies of each other. In fact, Barry invokes the “Injustice protocol,” which is a extremely fun DC Comics in-joke.
At the end of the dilemma event, I really hoped that Jefferson would step into the more-experienced hero function in the wake of Oliver Queen’s absence. That desire was satisfied in this episode. The storytellers did a excellent task of centering the emotional (and physical) dispute in this part of the story on Jefferson’s mantra. He’s a excellent character, as well as Williams understands precisely exactly how to play him. If you viewed his series, it makes ideal sense to you why Barry would count on Black Lightning with the vague sci-fi procedure of eliminating his powers.
Many DC stories focus on this idea, taking powers away from a rogue hero. Yet, the ‘how’ the Injustice Protocol works is less essential as to ‘why’ it’s going down this way. As the rest of this episode reveals, this has all been an assault on the Flash. He’s weakened; he’s damaged off from his support systems. So, when in question as well as you’re Barry Allen, you time-travel.
Is The Joe West secret a Set-up for season 8 After ‘Armageddon?’
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In the end of episode tag, it’s exposed that the reverse Flash, Tom Cavanaugh version, is behind it all. Unless he had a modification of heart, this is a restricted interaction for Cavanaugh, who left the series with Carlos Valdes last season. Also, the timeline with reverse Flash is always weird, however I believe we can presume this is the one who Barry mollywhopped in the last season finale. While I am not sure of the math on Mia Smoak-Queen’s age, I suspect she (and potentially the Canaries?) will show up in Armageddon part 4. It’s possible that whatever occurred to Joe will take longer than the Armageddon event to undo. (Or perhaps it’s unrelated altogether?)
I suspect Martin will show up in some type or one more before the end of these very first five episodes. Yet, the secret of what occurred to him may stretch out even more into season 8 of The Flash. The great thing for the producers is that starting with this event has shifted focus from what the larger story of season 8 will be. I believe the series still has a great deal speedforce left in the tank. Still, Joe’s absence is playing truly well with the utter dysfunction of team Flash without him. fortunately for Barry, Black Lightning sympathized with a hero out of control, possibly since he keeps in mind when it occurred to him.
The Flash debuts new episodes Tuesdays on the CW.
What did you believe of this newest chapter in the ‘Armageddon’ story? Share your thoughts, reactions, as well as theories about what the future holds in the comments below.
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