Marvel's Luke Cage

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Season 2
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 30, 2016
Season #: 2, 1
Metascore
64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
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  1. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Danette Chavez
    Jun 20, 2018
    83
    As season two unfolds, the show and its protagonist draw power from the past, both in confronting and embracing it. And in doing so, Luke Cage becomes the first Marvel show to not only best its first season, but also maintain most of the momentum (it’s not omnipotent, after all). The character and show regain a lot of their swagger.
  2. Salon
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    Jun 21, 2018
    80
    An all-around more evenly paced and executed venture from start to finish. From the performances to the directing to the fight choreography, every nut and bolt of this narrative has been tightened down, and the narrative energy emits more spark.
  3. RogerEbert.com
    Reviewed by: Allison Shoemaker
    Jun 20, 2018
    80
    This one is stronger, faster, and infinitely more compelling--all things it has in common with its hero.
  5. We Got This Covered
    Reviewed by: Shaan Joshi
    Jun 14, 2018
    80
    Luke Cage's second season marks the darkest point of the Netflix Marvel shows to date, and will have you rethinking your definition of 'good' and 'evil' once you reach the ending.
  6. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Liz Shannon Miller
    Jun 22, 2018
    75
    The show is, to be clear, worth admiring for the way it deeply cares about its ensemble and their journeys--Misty (Simone Missick) in particular is well-served with plenty to do. But that’s where most of the bloat lies: long scenes, with pretty quick emotional conclusions.
  7. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Alex Abad-Santos
    Jun 22, 2018
    70
    An intriguing, but slightly less riveting, second season of Luke Cage.
  8. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Michael Haigis
    Jun 15, 2018
    63
    [Luke Cage's] personal desires are in direct competition with his obligations as a celebrity and role model. The Netflix series struggles to coalesce those roles and present Cage as one coherent, if conflicted, person; instead, we see different iterations of the hero from episode to episode. It's a flaw that makes for a season of Luke Cage that's alternately bland and thrilling, formulaic and insightful--which is to say, as variable as Luke Cage himself.

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User Score
6.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 170 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 111 out of 170
  2. Mixed: 31 out of 170
  3. Negative: 28 out of 170
  1. herms3
    Jun 27, 2018
    1
    The acting so far this season is comparable to the unforgettable Iron First. Even the beautiful and talented Rosario Dawson couldn't elevateThe acting so far this season is comparable to the unforgettable Iron First. Even the beautiful and talented Rosario Dawson couldn't elevate season 2. The fake and unintelligible Jamaican accents makes listening and watching an unpleasant experience. I've watched 4 episodes so far and it's very disappointing compared to season 1. I'm going to skip to episode 10 so I can see Misty's bionic arm. It just feels like Marvel threw in towel on Luke Cage.… Full Review »
  2. LaurentV
    Jun 26, 2018
    4
    Once again, a Netflix Marvel Hero series with nine episodes of plot stretched and padded out to thirteen.
    -First off, it's boring. Some    Once again, a Netflix Marvel Hero series with nine episodes of plot stretched and padded out to thirteen.
    -First off, it's boring. Some superhero powers are low-key and provide subtle advantage. Super-strength and bullet proof are the powers for ACTION. Slouching up and down the streets in a hoodie is not action. Sitting in barbershop chair dithering is not action. Action is not just fighting, it's dynamic motion and uptempo music and fast cuts and kicking down a wall in frustration. Not talk-talk-talk have another glass of rum, oh what to do what to do.
    -Second off, it should be called "the Mariah Stokes Story". If the character, or her immediate family, were not on the screen 50% more than Luke Cage, I'll eat my remote control. Add in all the other supporting characters and the title of the series should be "With Cameo Appearance by Luke Cage!"
    -This Season 2 nearly challenged "Iron Fist" as the most boring Netflix Marvel effort, which makes it really a twist that the episode guest-starring Iron Fist was easily the best of the thirteen.
    -I had to turn on subtitles to have a chance of following/understanding the Jamaican accents.
    -"Luke Cage S2" had some many, many good moments. They just need to carefully edit those good moments into maybe eight tight episodes and they'd have something. Right now it's too much like pushing a tractor tire across a field...without super-strength.    … Full Review »
  3. imthenoob
    Jun 27, 2018
    4
    Suffers from the same issues that season 1 had. They gave up on a great villain in Bushmaster about midway through the season (much like theySuffers from the same issues that season 1 had. They gave up on a great villain in Bushmaster about midway through the season (much like they did with Cottonmouth in season 1) for some junk side plots that aren't all that interesting and to knock off a few characters we all expected to be knocked off from pretty much the first episode. And the final episode of the season doesn't make me even slightly interested for season 3. I've given up on Luke Cage at this point. The writers clearly have no idea what they are doing and despite a promising start, they crash and burn as the season progressed (much like they did in season 1).… Full Review »
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