The new Luke Cage Season 2 trailer sees Black Mariah enacting her devious plans and roping in our hero.
One of the standouts of Luke Cage Season 1—other than the whole series itself—was Alfre Woodward’s Mariah Dillard, aka Black Mariah. The character was multi-dimensional and seemed like a true threat due to her self-righteous perception that she was the one to save Harlem. Everyone knows that villains are the most dangerous when they view themselves as the heroes. And Black Mariah was no different.
Like all of Marvel’s Netflix endeavors, the studio is taking its sweet time in developing and evolving Mariah into her final form. How long did it take for us to see Matt Murdock in his crimson uniform? When did we actually get to see Frank Castle sporting his famous skull emblem? Another thing to add is the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s small-screen pursuits have a mostly grounded vision. So Mariah is much scarier in this interpretation—because she could actually exist in the real world.
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In the newest Luke Cage Season 2 trailer, Black Maria is seen upping her game in a bid to control all of Harlem. If viewers don’t remember, Season 1 saw the character kill her own cousin, Cottonmouth, after reaching her limits. This is one politician you don’t want to wrong. In this trailer, we see her take her influence a step further as she tries to control the Power Man. Like all good trailers and teases, the scenes bring up more questions than answers. And we’re that much more intrigued by this character.
In addition to Woodward’s mesmerizing scenes, we also see the introduction of Bushmaster—who definitely has the upper-hand against our hero. Luke is going to have his hands full this time around, as his brains and brawn will be challenged by these two formidable foes.
Marvel’s Luke Cage Season 2 will premiere on Netflix on June 22, 2018.
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