Luke Cage – “Moment of Truth”
The titular character of Luke Cage may have found his television start in Marvel’s own Jessica Jones, but thanks to a commanding presence from actor Mike Colter, it was only a matter of time before his character also received the Netflix treatment. And boy did this series hit hard. “Moment of Truth,” the pilot premiere for Netflix’s Luke Cage series, is undoubtedly one of the year’s finest episodes to air. Unlike Marvel’s cinematic universe, which chooses colorful characters over a grimmer story, Luke Cage is all about painting this tragic hero as just your average man trying to get by, who just so happens to be invincible. Expertly crafted to introduce us to not only a likable leading man, but an array of twisted villains he’ll begrudgingly have to face whether he wants to or not, “Moment of Truth” cranks out one of Marvel television’s best narratives to date. – Donald Stroham
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