If you think there’s a lot to digest in this week’s episode, start with just the episode’s official title. And Then the Devil Brought the Plague: The Book of Green Light is a little too long. One could say the same about the events this week, but let’s not judge a book by its cover… As large as it might be for such a long description.

With Supergirl and The Flash on hiatus, it’s up to Jefferson and crew to deliver.

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(Source: The CW)

Black Lightning, Green Light & Blue Spandex:

  • The Green Light drug has hit the streets hard and Black Lightning is out there to make sure the cops don’t forget these are kids. Where was the mace? Where was the tazer? Jefferson was right on the money there. Cops went right for the firepower. That’s one more first for this show: this superhero is not chummy with the police, nor is the police squeaky clean either.
  • Lightning has a history with our Inspector Henderson. Apparently they have sort of, kind of, collaborated in the past. I still don’t trust Henderson, but he seems to be willing to help somewhat.
  • Gambi has a deal with Tobias Whale because of course he does. The tailor seems to have connections everywhere and Whale knows it. What exactly does Gambi have over Whale to make it through that scene without getting clobbered into oblivion? More important, Tori seems to know that Tobias visiting Gambi could cause friction with Lady Eve. How deep does this rabbit hole goes?
  • Jennifer gets jumped by two girls from her school at a skating rink but as it turns out she knows how to handle herself fine. One of the girls ends up with her hand in a cast and her family pays the Pierce a visit for a cash grab. First time I sided with Jennifer here. She gets attacked but she’s the one to end up grounded?
  • Anissa dons a superhero costume. It’s kind of a stretch (not a pun on spandex btw) because… Why would you wear something flashy if you are going to go skulking for information about your own grandfather? Too soon, I think.
  • Anissa’s investigations reveal Alvin Pierce was close to the truth about an experiment to give children special abilities. She’s bound to discover her father’s secret soon enough, which means it will eventually happen but they will drag it along for some time. The part I don’t like about this is the whole “when will they find out” where the audience already knows and we’re just supposed to have expectations on the reaction. This has happened on every CW superhero show.
  • On the other hand, Anissa’s snooping should end up revealing the origin of Black Lightning. What is that vial she found?
  • The nerdy looking kid that hangs out with Tobias is Joey Toledo. It’s hard to believe this punk is a threat, or that he could be a suspect in Jefferson’s father’s death.
  • Lightning gains hover capabilities thanks to the suit but he’s got these headaches that keep getting worse. It’s every superhero’s nightmare: What if your powers are unreliable? What’s worse, what if they incapacitate you at the worse time?

That will do for now.