<<Non-spoiler Review>> So, I finished up Black Lightning S2 last night and kind of like S1, I was just kind of like meh. I still love the actor who plays Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning and I do really dig the Tobias Whale villain character, no matter how over-the-top cheesey they go with him. However, the series just doesn't have much past that. The writing for both seasons is fairly formulaic and terrible, and some of the supporting cast is borderline unwatchable, particularly the Thunder character. I haven't even mentioned that I still can't stand ANY of the costumes for any of the superheroes on this show as they are easily the cheesiest ones on all of TV. As for comparing this season to season 1, while both aren't particularly good, I'll have to go with Season 1 being better, mainly because it ended better. I thought Season 2 really ended super abruptly and didn't pay off anything it was building up. Oh well. This show, along with Legends of Tomorrow, still remain my top 2 shows for almost being a chore to watch through. Honestly, I'd love to see DC try something new with all their superhero TV show lineup. It seems that with every year that passes, these CW shows just become more formulaic, stale, and dated. They continue to just keep adding them too without killing off much of any of them. This is all happening while I feel Marvel keeps upping the TV ante by doing new and different things. There was a time when I felt Marvel and DC were neck and neck in the TV game, but anymore I feel like Marvel is kicking DC butt. Come on DC!!!
