![]() JJ manages to get the upper hand and Jen sees her life flash before her eyes. ![]() She was envious of Jen and used Jen's trips to the ionosphere to, eventually, take over her life. JJ explains that whatever she is, she's from the Glaze (what they call the ionosphere) and has no physical body of her own. JJ and Jen fight, but when JJ attacks TC, it enrages Jen. It turns out that JJ jacked Jen's DNA and was impersonating her and now Jen is back to take back her life. JJ and TC have gone into the tunnels and JJ is acting weird before she collapses. The real Jen (played by China Anne McClain). Meanwhile, in the ionosphere, the energy begins to take a face, then a form. She returns to the Sanctum and nearly collapses. They then realize that JJ has gone back to the ionosphere to charge up again and while there, she's sucked into an energy mass before escaping. Getting to it is going to be a major challenge. Next week would be great too.Gambi gets a break on where the emitter is being kept - Drakestone, which is owned by Tobias. Adaptational Location Change: In the comics, Black Lightning operates in the Suicide Slum section of Metropolis. But after 4 episodes it doesn’t seem like they can, so Gambi’s potential treachery should exit stage left at the show’s earlier convenience. Adaptational Attractiveness: Tobias Whale was, in the comics, nicknamed such because of obesity, to the point of being larger than his Marvel counterpart the Kingpin.Not so here. If the series could balance their past friendship with whatever Gambi’s doing, then it wouldn’t be an issue. But even when the flagship series isn't the jumping off point, they've found a way to. The CW has had a lot of success spinning Arrow out into a variety of different superhero shows. Gambi would serve the show better if he added information and nuance to Jefferson’s past superhero life. A new featurette and two posters have arrived for Black Lightning, while the actor behind the villainous Tobias Whale explains how albinism motivates his character. The show uses his family very well – his wife and daughters are interesting characters with their own arcs that only add to the story. Black Lightning is unique from The CW’s other superhero dramas because it is about a family man who retired from life as a superhero and reclaiming his hero identity. There could be a number of explanations, but when you add his investigation of Anissa’s fight the show is clearly up to something.īut, the question about Gambi’s activities and loyalties and loyalties are not helpful to the series overall, and hopefully, the show will move quickly past them. Until that encounter, in which Tobias sees Black Lightning without getting spotted himself, both men think the other is dead. In Episode 3 “Lawanda: The Book of Burial” Gambi deleted an image of Tobias from security footage of a shooting at a protest, which was the first clue of Gambi being up to something. Black Lightning Season 4 Ending: Final Jefferson Pierce Vs Tobias Whale Battle In Black Lightning season 4, episode 12, titled 'The Book of Resurrection: Chapter One: Crossroads,' Jefferson had attempted to make Tobias forget everything he knew about the Pierce family. Pictured (L-R): Cress Williams as Jefferson Pierce and James Remar as Gamb Mark Hill/The CW Why is he doing this? More importantly, why is the show doing this? Instead of using Peter to examine Black Lightning’s retirement they are wasting the show’s, and the viewer’s, time by toying with the idea that he’s a traitor. Peter spends most of the episode helping with the new drug hitting the streets, but when he sees video footage of Anissa’s fight, he lies to Black Lightning by saying there’s no footage, then goes out to explore himself. Also, Black Lightning’s daughter Anissa experimented with her powers, prompting a sneaky reaction from Peter. Meanwhile, Big Bad Tobias Whale, who isn’t on solid footing with his evil benefactors, called in his sister to help kill Black Lightning. On Tuesday, Black Lightning latest episode, “Black Jesus,” Black Lightning was mostly dealing with a new deadly drug. For new superhero entry, Black Lightning that is Jefferson Pierce’s oldest friend, Peter Gambi. ![]() Too often, those close to the heroes turn out to have their own secrets or ulterior motives. They have mentors, teammates and, confidantes.
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