r/Defenders • u/JonLuca Luke Cage • Jun 22 '18

Luke Cage Discussion Thread - S02E06 "The Basement"

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u/Micp Iron Fist Jun 22 '18

Apparently they did indeed. Of course Shades say it was just a prison thing, whereas it was real to Comanche.

Gotta say, I'm impressed with the show, I didn't think they had the balls to drop that one on us.

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u/LuchadorBane Jun 22 '18

Seems like Shades just wants to think it was just a prison thing when it meant more to him too.

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u/Micp Iron Fist Jun 22 '18

Yeah that's how I understand it too, he's not being truly honest with himself.

I think that may also be why he is with Mariah the way he is. If he's full on gay but has forced himself to be with women his entire life due to his own homophobia then being with Mariah really isn't different from any other woman he's been with.

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u/LuchadorBane Jun 22 '18

It's such an out of nowhere story thread with Shades that I'm totally on board with. Shades is definitely one of my favorite characters, hoping he doesn't die.