Black Lightning Recap — And Then the Devil Brought the Plague: The Book of Green Light

Season 1 / Episode 5 / The CW Writer: Adam Giaudrone Director: Rose Troche THIS DUDE FLYING LIKE IRON-MAN AND I WANNA FIGHT EVERYBODY!! So you telling me that in all the time he was Black Lightning before, Jefferson never flew or did precision lightning bolts? Okay…

Learning to Fly The Freeland police continue to be terrible as we drop into the middle of an arrest about to go wrong. In case you didn’t know a white officer was about to shoot an unarmed (kinda) Black boy, we linger on the drawn and aimed gun for a reeeeeeeeaaaaaal long time before Jefferson swoops in to block the bullet. Unlike the police, Jefferson only pumps enough electricity into the kid (super strong and high on Green Light) to knock him out. My man, a taser ain’t got that much juice… Then Jefferson Iron-Mans off the scene like Green Light ain’t a super drug and the FPD isn’t famous for just shootin’ niggas.

Jefferson still wants some flying practice but Tobias and his homegirl with the half bang drop by Peter’s for a “new suit” and some EXPOSITION. Turns out Tobias is really old as hell and pumped full of some serum that keeps him young (but has mysteriously ominous side effects *wiggles fingers*). I’ll be honest, I don’t know what the hell is happening in this scene or why nobody’s gotten shot yet. I do remember that half-bang homegirl is a TERRIBLE shot, so Peter might be okay regardless of how slick he starts talking. Also, who the hell is buying suits in this city? How is he staying in business? Bac…