It’s also the episode where he finally emerges and lets the entire town know his name and what his powers are. These events set Luke on his current path, while illustrating just why he’s so determined. Of course said arena is dingy, dank, wrapped in racism, and all in the name of lining the pockets of prison guards and finding candidates for a science experiment, but it’s still an arena nonetheless. Also, there’s a lot of illegal prison boxing with our protagonist at the center of it so he literally steps in the arena. We also get an origin story to explain how Carl Lucas became Luke Cage and where he got his indestructible skin from. That rocket launcher - yes that happened - signified Luke has officially stepped into it, and Cottonmouth has his sights set firmly on him. Good writing works on multiple levels so once again, this title takes on different forms.
If you’re wondering how, allow me to explain. Each expresses a theme, an idea, or an important plot point. These episodes aren’t just randomly titled. Showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker is open about taking the idea from Shonda Rhimes’ Grey’s Anatomy but like any good writer, it’s more than just a cute trick. The legendary dynamic duo’s music framed the series before a single punch was even thrown with each episode named after one of their songs. No doubt, the strongest musical element to the Luke Cage is Gang Starr. When Ghostface Killah’s “ Enemies All Around Me” is cued up during a shootout, it’s an obvious and fitting choice. It defines the world, it’s the spine that every single limb is attached to, and isn’t just there to sound good.
There are at least a million things in the show worthy of analyzing, but perhaps the most important aspect of the show is the music. Not bad for a guy whose show was set to be fourth in line until he blew up thanks to his role in Jessica Jones. In fact, Power Man was so…well…powerful, he crashed Netflix for a few hours.
Luke Cage crushed all of the buildings the first few days of October.
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