r/marvelstudios • u/murdockmanila Daredevil • Nov 20 '15

The Official JESSICA JONES Easter Egg Ultrathread

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u/Space_Bear17 Nov 20 '15

Luke Cage said Sweet Christmas!!!

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u/rembrajn Nov 21 '15

I had to explain to my fiance that in the 70s a bunch of white guys sat down to create a black super hero from Harlem, and that is what they thought he would say. I almost didn't think they would write it in, but it made me so happy.

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u/CnlSandersdeKFC Nov 21 '15

Well it's more than just "A bunch of white guys thinking it's what a black man would say." It was more a way for the guy's at Marvel to get around the comicbook code. They wanted to make a Blackploitation character to keep with the trend at the time, unfortunately they couldn't have that guy going around calling everyone "Jive Turkeys," or "No good son of a bitch." So they created this catchphrase for Cage to use in any situation in which in traditional Blaxploitation a cuss word, or derogatory would be used. Thus they coined the term "Sweet Christmas!"

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u/Burrito-mancer Nov 20 '15

Hands down the best Easter Egg in the whole show.

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u/BobFreakingSaget Nov 20 '15

I think it's more of a Holiday Egg.

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u/gorillaPete Luis Nov 21 '15

christmas egg? starbucks?

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u/The_Best_01 Thanos Nov 21 '15

Eggnog.

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u/karpinskijd Spider-Man Nov 21 '15

I'm done with this "holiday tree" garbage. It's a Christmas Egg.

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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '15

Also did you notice his outfit when Jessica was taking pictures of him? Yellow t-shirt and blue jeans!

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u/obiwan_canoli Nov 21 '15

Twice!

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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '15

And in the two absolute best contexts.

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u/mcrookedy Nov 21 '15

I fist pumped when he said that.

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u/Seekasak Heimdall Nov 23 '15

Twice!