Black Lightning will continue airing Tuesdays at 9:00 P.M. on The CW.
The CW has gone to the superhero origin story at least three times now, yet Black Lightning feels like the first one with a true purpose beyond “I have powers, time to save my city!”
Whether that’s meant to suggest that Black Lightning will bring in other DC superheroes independent of the Arrow-verse remains to be seen.
Still, Black Lightning feels like it’s in full command of its tone after just two hours; rivaling Marvel’s Luke Cage with an impressive soundtrack and Atlanta aesthetic that feels more like our world than its CW predecessors.