Luke Cage: Who's Gonna Take the Weight? (2016)
Season 1, Episode 3
8/10
How far will Cage go to protect and avenge his own?
1 October 2016
Warning: Spoilers
Luke CAGE, episode 3, WHO'S GONNA TAKE THE WEIGHT? Finds Luke attempting to keep Pop's barber shop and memory alive. Take matters into his own hands, he ambushes seven of Cottonmouth's safe houses, and eventually the "bank" at the Crispus Attucks.

From street camera footage, Detective Knight believes Cage is somehow involved in what has been happening between the shooting and the attacks against Cottonmouth.

After Chico confesses to Detective Scarfe is revealed to be on "the payroll" and murders Chico, but not before Chico tells him that it's Cage who had raid his safe houses.

Cottonmouth, in a very dramatic fashion, rocket launches the Chinese restaurant Luke is eating at.

This episode was definitely an "eye for an eye" sort of deal. It's going to be all out war, but even with Cage's powers he's just one man, and he has a conscious. Despite the fact that he raided Cottonmouth's stash, he's hasn't killed any of his men.

I can see this putting people Cage cares about in harm's way. At least, even more than it already has.

I like that I don't know what Cage is really capable of. Colter plays that line very well. Will he cross the line? Only time will tell. I hope he doesn't. It's a hero's burden, but this isn't necessarily a story about heroes.
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