I am also glad that they included the chain belt, because I could never tell from the comic exactly how he was supposed to be buckling that thing.
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I think the tiara and metal wrist cuffs were a little more problematic.
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if Luke Cage wants to wear a pretty, princess tiara, I am not going to tell him he can’t.
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Personally, I think a lot of superhero getups are pretty ridiculous.
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Of course they are; that’s part of the fantasy - that you can kick all kinds of ass in tight, “sexy” clothes, without busting a spandex seam, or without an errant tit popping loose.
Because while I adore me some Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman, c’mon, son:
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[quote=“Melizmatic, post:91, topic:86649, full:true”]c’mon, son
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I see your point, but the jiggle factor (or big breasts, hair, etc.) never really floated my boat. During that time period, I was all about Kristy McNichol.
Personally, what floats my superhero boat is the Ellen Page version of Kitty Pryde. And the outfit just seems so practical.
So, that provides you a mirror that reflects my love life - always attracted to the ones who later come out as lesbian. 
Edit: For clarification, I certainly don’t mean “porn” lesbian, in case anyone got the wrong idea.
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more for the rest of us 
In all seriousness though, I feel you, I’m crushing on this girl I knew was completely straight, and she’s so wonderful, heck, she asked about my pronouns, she hangs out with my gay friends, and she even likes Hamilton. 
Not fair.
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Them’s the brakes; sadly, everyone has an attraction to someone who is completely unattainable to them, at some point.
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Haven’t watched the show (I’m not a comics reader, so all these shows go over my head) but the Atlantic CityLab just published an article linking Luke Cage with Donald Trump’s Blaxploitation of ‘Inner Cities’, for anyone who might be interested.
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OK, got to finish the show this week and had some reactions:
1. The “holey hoodie” fad borne out of solidarity with Cage was a great plot point and a very timely homage to Trayvon Martin. (Trayvon even got a shout-out in the hip-hop ballad for Cage.)
2. The whole show was so unapologetically African-American, and that was great. A lot of references went over my head and that’s just fine with me too because now I have more to familiarize myself with. I started reading Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man over the summer and Luke’s reading list reminded me to pick it up again.
3. It was kind of silly that there were apparently still bad guys who hadn’t heard of the giant bulletproof black man by late in the show. And that they still didn’t try to shoot him in the face. Eyeball! Nostril! Ear canal! Are those teeth bulletproof too? Why not find out?
4. One downside of being able to watch an entire series with no breaks is that unlikely timing/continuity errors seem more obvious. For example, they had enough time to completely refurbish Harlem’s Paradise, complete with new management, in less time than it took Luke to get First Aid for a couple of festering bullet wounds. Similarly, the detective’s arm wound went from “life threatening and could require amputation” to “I don’t need this silly sling anymore” in a space of about 12 hours.
5. The whole soundtrack rocked.
Best of the Netflix Marvel shows so far in my opinion. Hope they don’t screw up the “Defenders” crossover.
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One quick side note on #4- In the comic books, the detective’s character actually has a bionic arm. I was assuming that was just a badly done attempt to convey that she needed more serious medical attention than she got, so they could amputate in season 2.
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Oh geez, I hope not. One thing the TV adaptations have been pretty good at so far is keeping the tone relatable and grounded (well, as grounded as possible given that all the stories take place in a universe where superheroes are increasingly commonplace and New York City was recently subjected to an alien invasion).
A couple of key characters who have superpowers central to the plot is one thing. Some NYPD detective just happening to have a bionic arm raises questions that take us out of the story, like “why don’t all wounded vets have awesome bionic replacement limbs?”
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I don’t want to geek out too much- Okay, yeah I do-
In the comics, she retires from the police force, gets the arm from Tony Stark, and goes on to be one of the Heroes for Hire next to Luke Cage and Iron Fist. Of course, she’s also basically a ninja because comic book.
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Is it six degrees of Rosario Dawson? She gets to know everyone (Cage, Jones, Murdock, who is next)?
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Apparently it is, and there is a new superhero on the way, Iron Fist. Night Nurse grabbing a martial arts self defense flier is the thread that may take us/her there. Night Nurse is the one who ties them all together and becomes the common thread in their becoming The Defenders.
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IIRC, the Night Nurse helped out all manner of superheroes in the Marvel Universe.
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Can’t remember if this was mentioned upstream, but Netflix has placeholders for Iron Fist, The Punisher, and The Defenders.
We’re approaching maximum saturation levels…
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Agreed. however, I think Netflix has put out the best of the MCU. I’m almost done with Luke Cage and I thought Jessica Jones was excellent, too.
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My face, when someone in my Marvel Contest of Champions Alliance said:
“Nobody watched that on Netflix and the character (Luke Cage) sucks.”
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Luke Cage was fantastic and anyone saying other wise has bad taste.
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