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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Raunalyn" data-source="post: 6908898" data-attributes="member: 72670">I didn't enjoy it as much as I enjoyed Daredevil and Jessica Jones. It  takes about 4 episodes before the show hits its stride, and it focuses  less on Luke and his abilities and instead on the urban drama happening  within Harlem.  The show has a cool Grindhouse/Blaxploitation feel to it that is kind of charming for the first half of the season. However, it kind of gets in the way in the latter half. It did do a really good job of setting pieces in place for The Defenders. I liked Cottonmouth, but the second half of the season felt weak to me (I don't want to reveal why because spoiler). As others mentioned before, Harlem itself was a character, and I really liked its presence within the story, weaving and influencing the various point of views. Theo Rossi's "Shades" was absolutely delightful. I think what I have really been enjoying about the Netflix/Marvel shows are the strong and interesting villains. David Tennant's Kilgrave was phenomenal, and Vincent D'onofrio's Wilson Fisk was nothing short of magnificent. Daredevil season 2 did not have a strong villain, I think, and Luke Cage suffered from a similar problem. Shades, I think, could make a very strong villain if Luke Cage goes to Season 2. Overall, it was decent. I'd give it a 6.5 out of 10.</blockquote>