Black Lightning Recap: The Resurrection

Season 1 / Episode 1 / CW Writer: Salim Akil Director: Salim Akil Billie Holiday singing “Strange Fruit”. Out the gate. In a police station. Is it doing the most? Yes. Is it Black as hell? Yes. So I’ll allow it. Clearly, we ain’t gettin no quarter and Black Lightning ain’t playing no games. Black Lightning is a highly anticipated show, so I know you’re here for one thing and one thing only: Let’s recap what happened. Set Up: Freedland and the State of Policing Jennifer drops the kind of Milo Sweetman quote that folks familiar with Black Lightning Year One (or quick with the Wiki fingers) will recognize. Anyway, folks ouchea in Freedland shootin’ and actin’ a whole black ass fool. According to the news, the local 100 gang is running all over the police and gunning down Boyz in the Hood like Ricky. Then they turned a peaceful protest into a riot and made Inspector Henderson bust out his good blazer to let ‘em know the police is done taking that mess. But the people don’t care. They just want Black Lightning back. But Black Lightning is just here to bail his oldest daughter, Anissa, out of jail. And Jennifer is just here to give foreshadowy voiceovers and send shady ass texts. Ah, teenagers. They collect Anissa and her quilted coat and with a glance at the perp walk, which features the wanted poster for Tobias Whale that I’m sure will not be important in any way, they bounce. Because apparently everybody forgot Daddy Jefferson had a shindig tonight. Y’all some terrible daughters…