“Okay let’s talk about what makes a hero, the best heroes follow an arc. But towards the end of that arc something knocks him or her down, they lose everything. Because the best heroes are born again from nothing. So as we watch the rise and fall, we all ask ourselves the question at the center of all, who are we?”
~Father Delgado
That sounds about right for all heroes right? When I saw the trailer of Cloak and Dagger last summer at New York Comic Con I wasn’t intrigued instantly, it took me a while. But when I saw the first two episodes I was hooked, the storytelling, the music, and the character development is spot on. Everything was perfection, I couldn’t get enough waiting for it to air every Thursday. Cloak and Dagger follow two people from different worlds and different class. Tandy Bowen, who wanted to be a ballerina got into a tragic car accident resulting in her father’s death gone into a downward spiral. She went into conning rich kids and stealing from people. While Tyrone Johnson came from a middle-class family, when he was younger he watched his brother got shot by a cop. Both of them gotten powers from an oil rig accident, Tandy could project and fires light daggers. Tyrone could teleport himself wherever he wishes to go.
This show centers around New Orleans and challenges the topics of racism, black and white privilege, police violence and the big bad Roxxon Corp. This show is unlike many different Marvel shows, the heroes are not perfect they are flawed and both of them are set out for revenge. The CGI for the powers are very detailed and beautiful to watch, the fight scenes, emotional scenes made me touched. Olivia Holt as Tandy is portrayed perfectly as she displays the emotion of anger, desperation, and determination. The struggle when she receives her powers to learning to use them is a delight to watch. While Tyrone struggles are the highlight of the show, he has a heart of gold but the society we live in abuse that heart. Tyrone wants to be free but he is always oppressed by his parents, they remind him to always keep his head down and listen to everything. His brother Billy was gunned down by a cop, he told the truth but the corrupt cop got away with it.
In the comics, Tandy was the one with the stable financial situation and goes to great schools while Tyrone is the one on the streets. The role reversal is such a nice change to the eyes, Cloak and Dagger deal with drugs lords and corruption so we maybe won’t be seeing much of Spiderman or other Marvel heroes. But recently in the episode, they dropped Misty name who is associated with Luke Cage. Recently in SDCC, the cast of Cloak and Dagger stated they wanted to do a crossover with Runaways. Maybe we will see that coming soon, the finale is airing on next Thursday. I can’t wait to see the divine pairing wreck havoc and saving the city.
JessieClexaFlash 