Jefferson Pierce is the principal of a successful high school... but nine years ago he was the masked vigilante Black Lightning until he promised to retire. Now the rise of The 100 in his city and their threats to his daughters means that Jefferson will have to break his promise and fight the crime in the streets.
Jefferson Pierce is the principal of a successful high school... but nine years ago he was the masked vigilante Black Lightning until he promised to retire. Now the rise of The 100 in his city and their threats to his daughters means that Jefferson will have to break his promise and fight the crime in the streets.
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By Gadfly on Jan 17, 2018
At a police station in the city of Freeland, Jefferson Pierce and his daughter Anissa waits and watches a newscast about another of the 100 gang's shootings. The father whose son is dead insists that the 100 controls the streets, not the police. Protestors took to the street but the 100 opened fire on them. Inspector Bill Henderson tells the press that the police won't tolerate violence, and the newscaster notes that many residents have lost faith in Henderson, who came up through the ranks figh…
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The best pilot episode of a superhero show so far!
What a shitty series...If I hadn't known that Green Lantern will be in it at some point, I wouldn't have watched it to begin with...