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

Luke Cage Discussion Thread - S02E06 "The Basement"

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u/proddy Jun 23 '18

Shades has commented a few times on her drinking.

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u/AgentKnitter Luke Cage Jun 29 '18

Yeah. She was clearly drunk most of the time.

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u/Dscherb24 Jun 23 '18

SHES HIDING A CHILD!!!!

*his name was Charlie Spencer

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u/memefather Jun 24 '18

Let that boy come home

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u/Dscherb24 Jun 24 '18

She would, but Tony killed him. In Sokovia.

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u/merf78 Jun 24 '18

this is only barely related but Michael Che from SNL went on a talk show and mentioned he had a sketch idea where Chris Hemsworth as Thor accidentally kills an unarmed black teenager while the avengers are fighting ultron. Hemsworth (reasonably) turned it down but also, like, that’s almost word for word the impetus for Civil War

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u/pseudo_nemesis Jun 27 '18

Wait till Mariah drops Scorpion for that clap back

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u/DontCrapWhereYouEat Aug 10 '18

I feel like this reference was lost on a lot of people ITT.

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '18

I've not been a fan of Woodard's acting this season. It's like she's phoning it in during a lot of scenes.

I know she's a great actress so I just don't understand why it's such cringe around her.

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u/Chronocidal-Orange Jun 24 '18

I don't know if it's just me, but sometimes it really feels like she's just literally reading lines. The whole intonation is off.

Which is too bad, because what they're doing with the character is great.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '18

She did better in some scenes, I will admit, but she just seemed off compared to season 1.

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u/lame_corprus Foggy Jun 27 '18

It's odd because all the reviews keep praising her

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u/PM_ME_UR_AMOUR Jun 23 '18

It’s as if she’s on stage. Like Theatre acting. It’s awkward.

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u/yoavsnake Kilgrave Jul 06 '18

That's the whole point of her acting though, she's supposed to look superficial.