Hmm. Misty is introduced in Luke Cage in pretty much the same way Luke was introduced in Jessica Jones.

Luke is Misty and Jessica's ex, Misty is Luke's ex, Jessica is Luke's ex, Matt is Claire's ex, Claire is with Spoiler, and Misty and Iron Fist are supposed to become True Loves.

D'oh!

First seven episodes, without any spoilers.

I'm afraid this point is going to turn in a racial shipwar. It was already coming up race politics regarding relationships in the comments on the finale of the binge reviews.

Worth noting that comic books tend toward conservatism. Superheroes are often called fascist figures. Both hero and villain in Luke Cage are conservative people (Luke especially in his background that I won't spoil). The hero maintains his principles even though he must hide, while the public villains maintain…

Luke Cage was created by white dudes, which was why they went out of their way to seek black American control over how it was revitalized. I don't know the history of blaxploitation movies but black input at various stages (even as friends of John Shaft's creator) might have been important.

I wouldn't say *that* but it seems like Marvel's experimental stuff is building on itself to get better and better. I feel the criticism that something is just a superhero show feels more and more dated.

I think the writer wanted people to note spoilers for future episodes.

Luke has fake identification that is good enough to stand up to police inspection. The bar wasn't in his name, and he was very cagey (lol) about any details about his past. The showrunner no doubt knew, she and the Luke Cage showrunner collaborated to make sure Luke's appearance would fit with the Luke Cage series.

Only going to address the Claire thing: that sort of civilian point of view completely removed from the plot it's attached to is fascinating for a lot of people. We get new perspective on the Marvel Universe and the strange neighbors you might have in it. Claire bringing up her personal experience with a crazy…

I had to double check to make sure it wasn't porn.

Its not suspenseful but its chockful of atmosphere to the point the viewer chokes on it.

Maybe Hammer's out of business and former employees selling surplus they snatched on the way out?

A critic complained elsewhere that Turk showing up felt disruptive and out of place. I loved him being there though! I didn't even notice he was Fish's chess opponent. Its nice when one of the 'bad guys' is also part of everyday life.

Just read the showrunner's interview. It seems each hero's season is entirely under their control. Which means, unless Loeb/Marvel demand otherwise, the showrunner might have intended to box Luke in romantic/sexually before Defenders comes out and Luke falls under another showrunner's control. Having a norm like…

Except Claire knew about them, so that's not really relevant. Maybe she just liked a guy can walk down the street and openly fight crime? It seems fitting to her character to dislike secret identities. Comics canon is that she was very interested in the community, even more than heroics.

Considering the matter, I believe what those of us arguing for no love/sex interest meant was main female characters having relationships with main male characters without sex/romance being part of that relationship. Asexual representation, et cetera.

I ship him with everybody. :)

It means the hot waitress was a love/sex interest.