 We are now in the fourth episode of Black Lightning and things do not look like they are slowing down. I am loving the show but let's get into the details. My name is Brennan Keith-Avery and this is just my opinion. What's going on everyone? Thank you so much for tuning in to my Black Lightning review slash recap. I really do appreciate it. This is episode number four titled Black Jesus. And before we get into the review, help your boy out by clicking that subscribe button. Also click the bell so you can be notified when I make uploads. Give me that thumbs up. Let's see if we can get this video to 100 likes. And just one more thing. If you have a Facebook account, which I'm sure you do, and you want to get into the discussion even more, besides my own recap video right here, there's a link down in the description box for the largest Facebook group discussing Black Panther. They discuss non-spoiler spoilers. It's very well organized. It's a very nice group. 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So if you haven't seen episode number four, Black Jesus, go watch it right now and then come back and then we can talk about it. But this is another great episode. I like it a lot. One of the things that I'm just really noticing about the show, I like how we get to see Jefferson Pierce Black Lightning more as a principal than the actual Black Lightning character. I mean, that's kind of like he wants to be a hero, but at the same time, he keeps that in his back pocket, you know, early on in the season, you know, he was really skeptical and reticent to come out and just be the hero again because he didn't want to lose his wife. Things are getting more organized with this family. But he always tries to talk things out first, you know, as a principal or Jefferson Pierce, how he's most known to everybody else. And then the Black Lightning character is like second tier to him. But he kind of had to mix that early on in the episode because it starts out, you know, he's in the school walking down the hallway and there's a guy screaming. His name is Bernard Screaming in the bathroom is going crazy because he overdosing on this green light drug or whatever. And I like the fact that he was just real cautious like, oh snap, you know, like, I can't release my powers. He kept looking over to the to the left of the door trying to make sure nobody came in. And I mean, Gamby later on in the episode saying that this is like cracking PCP put together, but but no, I was in there for going like the incredible hook or something, picking up toilets and throwing him. And Pierce had to zap him twice or whatever with, you know, his powers and you know, that just kind of shows how strong the drug really is because the first one, it really didn't do much to him. You know, he kind of like took it and just like, ah, you know, Bernard and he really had to zap him twice. And I was like, oh my gosh, is Bernard going to come back to consciousness? And when we get back awake, is he going to realize that that was Jefferson Pierce to shock him or is his memory gone? So that was something that concerned me. And it looks like, you know, his memory was shot and he didn't remember that. So, you know, that's that's good. I like that. Next scene is, you know, I can't. I mean, I'm not going to show a lot, but, you know, you got these dudes, these, you know, wannabe thugs, wannabe tough guys or whatever threatening Anissa with a gun. I'm like, come on, brah, like, what are you doing? Like, you are weak. You are frail. Like, you know, I have no respect for you. You know what I'm saying? I mean, you're threatening a woman with a gun. Like, you a man. I mean, you shouldn't be violent with women in the first place, calling them bitches and stuff like that. That's just not cool. But for you to have to like, what are you going to do about it and pull up your shirt and show your gun? I just think that's wack. I don't, I don't like that at all. You know, grow up, dude. You know, you should be able to hold your own, you know, and be more threatening without a gun. But, you know, I guess not. Also, you know, there's a lot of snitching in this episode. And we all heard the rumors and the stereotypes that, you know, snitches get stitches. And, you know, some people snitched. Some people didn't want to snitch. You know, I find that kind of hilarious early on in the very, very beginning of the episode that one guy, he didn't want to tell on, you know, he didn't want to snitch on anybody. But he ended up giving that guy the nickname called Two Bits talking about, hey, this looks like a, I know this sounds like a 70s old. I forgot exactly what he said. But I kind of chuckled there. His acting was a little off there. But it wasn't that big a deal to where, you know, it turned me off completely. And we also have, you know, Lady Eve. She is coming through. I'm loving her as a villain. She popped up in the last episode. She's popping up again. She's really disgusting with the body on the table, you know, talking to the Bites. And she has her goons in the background as well. And I'm just like, man, you have no remorse or anything. Like, she just like really, Jill Scott, she's just like really cold blooded, just, you know, siphoning the blood out this body. And I'm just like, man, you know, what's going on? That's just like, that's just nasty. I mean, and the guy is alive. So I don't know what's going on right there. But it's just really, you know, showing that she just really doesn't give two craps about anything. She doesn't care about Tobias at all. It's blatantly obvious that he is disposable to her. And, you know, I kind of liked the fact that she was just talking all that mess. And then he's kind of like, you know, looking and rolling his eyes. She's like, hey, bro, you got something to say. You know what I said? He's like, look, I don't make you means dollars. And she's like, you lie on your resume, man. You know, you've been in the game for nine years. And your reputation was built up on, you know, everybody thought that you killed Black Lightning, but that's not the case. So I kind of see her point, you know, and I like her and I like Tobias. And I like that she's because what was the guy's name and the Lala or Latavius, you know, he was the top of the food chain at early on. But then we found out Tobias was above him at the end of episode one with our own. And then we found out Lady Eve just got us above him. And then it's just like, it's so much, it's so many layers because she was talking about that she has partners as well. So I don't think that there's anybody above Lady Eve. I think that she just has partners. And, you know, I liked it because it just, you know, it's adding layers on and it's kind of like, this is a video game where Black Lightning, Jeff Sampirs is just gonna have to go level to level to level or whatever. So he defeats, you know, this whole crime syndicate of selling drugs to teenagers and children and whoever wants the drugs and just taking over the streets. So, you know, I'm really, I'm really, really liking all that. So the next scene, we got a Bernard, he's in school and they're talking about expelling him. And he don't want to snitch either. And I kind of liked that his daddy was like, no, you are a snitch. Tell him all the information that you got to know. You know, that was a pretty good scene. I really liked at the very end of the scene. And I have it written down here that he, Jeff Sampirs is just such a great role model. He's such a great figure to look at on screen. And he really does care about his kids because he was like, you know, where's the future? And Bernard was like right here. Whose life is this and is mine? And it's like, what are you gonna do with it? And then he replied, Bernard replied back like, you know, live it by any means necessary. What are you gonna do with it? Live it by any means necessary. I mean, that's just amazing right there. There's just another example of how we need black principals, black male principals and black male teachers as much as possible or male teachers that they have. But, you know, especially black male teachers or principals. And I think a real life statistic is under 2% of the whole country's teachers are black males. And I'm not saying that it has to be 90% but you know, I think the exact figure is 1.9%. And that kind of just really resonated with me because in my whole entire life, I've only had one black male teacher. And that was either my freshman or my sophomore year in high school and he was my psychology teacher. And he's the one that taught me about Pavlov and the dog salivating and all that good stuff. And I think I got like a B plus or A minus in that class. I remember that I performed very well in that class. I remember that I was looking forward to that class. I was having fun. It was very hands on and things like that. And, you know, black male teachers, they, you know, they're very powerful and you know, in real life and they're really putting it on the forefront of the show. And it's just something that I really like especially with this, you know, with him asking, you know, where's the future, whose life is this and what are you going to do with it? I really liked that. That was a very powerful scene to me. I liked it a lot. Unfortunately, you know, Khalil got shot in the last episode and you know, his spine was severed. So he's in rehab right now. I'm just trying to get it together. I like that Jennifer is right by his side. I mean, their relationship is new, it's fresh but she's down for him. She likes him. She really cares about him. And I like how she checked the nurses in the hall which was like, hey man, what the hell is y'all's problem? You know, my dude in here, you can hear y'all, please keep your voice down. Please be a little bit more sensitive to his call. You know, I like all that. You know, that's what's up. I'm feeling all that. That's good stuff. You know, that's dope. I'm really liking all of that. And you know, next, what we have next here, Khalil can't walk corner. Oh, so now it's a bias. He goes into the morgue or to the coroner's office and they end up beating a crap out of the corner. You know, I was counting the hits especially the second time I watched it. They hit him eight times. I'm assuming in the head with his brass knuckles. And this just goes to show, this is another villain that they showed of a Tobias that happens to be a white guy. And that's perfectly fine. Another moment with that. But I noticed, I remember that in the first and second episode, I think it was the second episode, la la, all the tables were like, man, you really do hate black people. And he was like, no, I just hate certain type of Negroes. And you know, since he's albino, he's light skinned but he doesn't have any black henchmen. He only has, he has the white woman that shot the rifle in the last episode. And then you have your white guy here. I don't know if that's really just because he doesn't like white people or I don't know. But I mean, he doesn't really like black people but I just noticed that maybe I'm looking into it. And also something I left out in the, when he was talking to Lady Eve, Lady Eve just got, she was talking about the old African tradition or not tradition or African beliefs that they thought albinos had magical powers. And so that they would cut up and grind up the bones and sell the dust or whatever like, cause I thought it was magic dust. And at the end of the episode, she was like, not end of the episode, end of that scene. She was like, you know, either get those stuff together or I'm gonna make me some a bottle of dust. And I'm like, man, this lady here is just ruthless. And she really is just going back, she was siphoning that blood from the guy that was not dead, he was still alive. So then next we have Jennifer that's trying to sneak into the house. You know, she's getting charged up by her parents. She's talking about she's wanting to quit track and things like that. And, you know, we have Lynn Pierce's ex-wife. I hope they get remarried again. They're going back and forth not necessarily knowing how to handle the situation. You know, but I'm feeling all that. And then right after that, we have Anissa at the dinner table being kind of honest and, you know, I like how fearless she is. I like that she's speaking up her mind. Sometimes she can, you know, be a little too big for her britches. And, you know, with her tone, saying some type of things that are rude and Henderson, the cop, he was just like, you know, why is it every time somebody's going to say without any offense, you know, they're about to say something offensive. I feel him there, but she is speaking her mind. But then she leaves that scene, the table, the house, and she goes and she wants to do some, oh, real quick, before I say that, I liked that Pierce, her father right before she was leaving was going to her and be like, hey, Anissa, are you okay? And she was like, yeah, but he started smiling when she left. And I think that he's smiling, he gave the little smirk because he's happy that, you know, she's like, hey, she supports black lightning. You know what I'm saying? I got some support from my daughter. I don't have full support for my ex-wife Lynn yet, but maybe she will come around. And then right after that, we get to go see her kick some butt in the streets herself. I liked that. You know, she's not obsessed with her power either. You know, she's, you know, she's just not going around beating people just for the hell of it or whatever. She was going back kind of paying them some payback. You know what I'm saying? Because, because they was talking trash earlier, calling her a bitch and stuff like that. So, you know, she had to go back and black. I got your bitch right here. You know, I liked it. That was dope. I really liked it a lot. This scene right here next with a black lightning going to go confront two-bit. Again, I like it because he has black lightning in his black car in his back pocket. I mean, he wants to try to resolve things through dialogue first. And he try, he goes, he's very respectful. But a two-bit in there with his dress, he's like, all right, you know, enough with the two small talk, you know, less, you know, why are you really here? And he was like, bro, I got a family to feed. And, you know, black lightning was like, all right, man. Well, I'll let you go. I'll let you be. Later he goes and talks to Gamby. Gamby was like, hey, you need to go back. And that's when black lightning, you know, shows back up. Nice scene. I liked it. Everybody was scared if early on in the season, I really wasn't feeling black lightning just popping up out of nowhere with neon lights on his chest where everybody can see him and shoot him. But I really just think that he's just trying to lay the stamp down. It's like, hey, I'm back y'all. If y'all want to be on that riffraff, that BS, that bull crap, you know what I'm saying? I'm back and I'm wrecking heads and, you know, get out of my way. And the tone from two-bit was completely different. Like, oh God, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. And some people may consider this corny, but I really got to laugh or got to kick you out because it's like, man, all you're going to do is knock me out and call the cops. You know what I'm saying? I don't want no 30 years. He's like, hey, bro, you should have thought about that. And I feel him there, you know what I'm saying? You should have thought about that. But he's like, all right, I'll knock you out, but I'm not going to call the cops. And dude's like, all right, before we call the cops, you know what I'm saying? Can I get a picture? And he went over there with the phone like this. You said I got a Captain America background. And that was just kind of funny. I was like, this dude here, that was corny, but it was funny, you know what I'm saying? He was scared of black lightning, but at the same time, he was a fan of his. And I just thought that was kind of funny. You know, that was, it was funny to me. It just was, I got a good kick out of that, a good laugh. And that wasn't funny to you. Hey, that's fine. All things up subjective. Next we got, you know, the board of educators are really trying to do a power move on Pierce and say, hey, we want Bernard expelled. And he really just wasn't feeling that, you know, but the next scene is what I really like a lot is the upgrading of the tech because Gamby gave him the electrical vision and so he was able to, it wasn't like a UV, not UV vision, I forgot the word, but it was like electrical vision or whatever. So he can see everything with electrical current. I liked that. But right on down the street, we got Anissa with her new friend slash girlfriend. Maybe we don't know yet. They really haven't been into me yet. And, you know, that was being picked on. And that just, Anissa is not going around, you know, looking for fights. The fights are kind of coming to her and she will stay butt. And I liked that. And she stomping on the ground and making earthquakes and things like that. And Black Lightning comes and he's like, hey, Gamby, look at the security footage. But then we got Gamby lying to him. Why is Gamby lying? I don't understand. I mean, Gamby deleted the footage from the last episode. He's not telling, he didn't know that there was, he didn't know that there was Anissa. So it's not like he was trying to protect the daughter. But why is he lying? I don't understand that what's going on. Guys, if you know more than me, please put it in the comment section below and you can spoil away because this is a spoiler field video. But I was really confused by that. And Gamby coming with his little sawed off shotgun. So I'm thinking about the end of this season. Gamby is going to get some in the nitty gritty and get into some action as well. And then we did see a shot of him earlier that he had a t-shirt on and he had some muscles. So he'd be working out too. So that's what's up. I don't know if he ever fought in the comics. If he did, let me know. And then now we get to meet Tobias' sister. I forgot her name. And Tobias has put little rats and mice in the piranha cage. And that was pretty gross and disgusting. And one thing that really concerned me, I thought Black Lightning was about to give his identity away because Bernard's father called him like, hey, I don't know what to do. I didn't know who to call. Bernard went to the drug house to get some dope. I got pistol whip. Please help. And I'm so glad he didn't say I'm on the way. He was like, I'm going to make some calls. But now Bernard knows that, hey, I guess that Black Lightning and Jeff's appearance are like this. I mean, you got him on speed, Dabra. So you got to be careful of their appearance that you don't give away your identity or leave people to believe that you're Black Lightning. But I was thinking about that. He came in, wrecked shop and whooped everybody's butt. At first I was like, why aren't they using guns? But this is a dope house and you don't want to use guns and draw a bunch of attention to the dope house. But at the same time, I'm assuming the cops know that it is a dope house because Bernard's father was like, they didn't do anything when I guess he tried to report it. So I don't know. I was kind of conflicted on that. But really the last scene is Tobias, he's using his brain. He's the one that's been behind giving Khalil all the gifts. Unfortunately, Khalil cannot walk. His spine is completely severed. And he was the one shying with him with gifts. And when Tobias was talking to us, he was like, hey, I got these warrants or whatever. I can't go. But Willis used some mental psychology here and gets Khalil and people to hate black lightning. And that's what he wants to do. And he goes and shows up blaming black lightning for Khalil's predicament that he's in. And I really wonder what Khalil is going to think here because it was Khalil's day that black lightning saved the day in the last episode. So we'll call it one of the book of burial. So I really like Khalil so far. I don't want him to turn into a character that I don't like that's stupid and not using his brain. I'm like, yeah, black lightning, this is your fault. No, no, you're being manipulated and things like that. I mean, come on, man, you know, black lightning versus this albino dude that just shows up out of nowhere. I mean, I don't make any sense, but we'll see that he would, Tobias is just seeding in little seeds here and there to try to make this grow into a plant of Khalil hating black lightning and everybody else, the whole town, the whole society, but we'll see. But I really did like this episode. This season right now is four for four. I really don't have any complaints. I like Anissa slowly getting her powers. I like black lightning and him engaging and him trying to use dialogue first. And I just can't wait for more guys. I really am living this show. It's intense. There's a lot that I like about it. And it relates to me. And there's a lot that I can relate to. 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