Simone Missick in Luke Cage
While Mike Colter plays the title hero oh so well and Mahershala Ali and Alfre Woodard play effective villains, the true MVP of Luke Cage’s first season is Misty Knight, played by Simone Missick. A Harlem detective tasked with fighting the underground crime going on in her neighborhood, Misty Knight is a badass character that matches Luke’s strength with her perseverance and ferocity. She isn’t defined by any of the male characters but allowed to stand on her own and find justice the way she sees fit. Missick brings all her character’s strengths to life with a performance that is self-possessed and very human.
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