re: Marvel's Luke Cage | Discussion Thread | *** SPOILERS ****

Cottonmouth and Mariah were the best villains. Diamondback is a bit too over the top. I actually wouldn't mind Cornell's death at the hands of Mariah if Diamondback was a bettter villain. Wouldn't even be that bad if he was toned down.

Obviously, Mariah can't be the only villain. I would have preferred Shades taking over the main antagonist role to keeping Diamondback around.

However, the show was still very good, especially in the first half. The ending cliffhangers were all pretty good and ending to applause with a skyline shot of the city was perfect. Music was great, social consciousness aspects were done fine and not too preachy most of the time.

Loved Pops. Great cast overall and excited to see how the Defenders come together. There's a lot on the table. i just hope Diamondback isn't involved in the Defenders

Another reason I think Cornell was better is because Luke's better when he's actually bulletproof and can only be hurt through non-physical means.