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Synopsis
| SERIES PREMIERE - Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) is a man wrestling with a secret. As the father of Anissa (Nafessa Williams) and Jennifer (China Ann McClain), and principal of a charter high school that also serves as a safe-haven for young people in a neighborhood overrun by gang violence, he is a hero in his community. Nine years ago, Pierce was a hero of a different sort. Gifted with the superhuman power to harness and control electricity, he used those powers to keep his hometown streets safe as the masked vigilante Black Lightning, but he left the Superhero days behind. Almost a decade later, Pierce's crime-fighting days are long behind him... or so he thought. Christine Adams, James Remar, Damon Gupton and Marvin Jones III also star. The episode was written and directed by Salim Akil (#101). Original airdate 1/16/2018.[src] |
Plot
Jefferson Pierce is the former hero known as Black Lightning. His eldest daughter Anissa is arrested by the Freeland Police Department for protesting. Jefferson and his younger daughter, Jennifer, collect Anissa from the police station and head to a gala event at Garfield High School. On the way, Jefferson is stopped by police officers and pulled over for a crime he did not commit. Enraged by the unfairness of the situation, he almost unleashes his Black Lightning powers for the first time in years.
At the gala, Jefferson meets up with his ex-wife Lynn Stewart and Jennifer goes to a club owned by The 100 with friends. She meets Will and soon gets into trouble with the 100. When Jefferson finds out where Jennifer is, he goes to retrieve her. Finding out she is in trouble, he is forced to use his powers to ensure her escape. Meeting with Peter Gambi, his old friend and mentor urges Jefferson to become Black Lightning once again but Jefferson refuses.
Will abducts Jennifer and Anissa from Garfield High School despite Jefferson's deal with Lala for the 100 to leave Garfield alone. Will intended for Jennifer and Anissa to work as prostitutes at the Seahorse Motel, but Lala is incensed and orders the girls killed instead. Lynn releases Jefferson from his promise to not be Black Lightning. Gambi presents him with a new suit and he storms the Seahorse Motel to rescue his daughters.
Lala is brought before the head of the 100, Tobias Whale by Syonide and Joey Toledo. Tobias orders Lala to kill Black Lightning. Anissa wakes up in the middle of the night and finds that her trauma has activated her powers as she breaks her sink in half.
Cast
Starring
- Cress Williams as Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning
- China Anne McClain as Jennifer Pierce
- Nafessa Williams as Anissa Pierce
- Christine Adams as Dr. Lynn Stewart
- Marvin "Krondon" Jones III as Tobias Whale
- Damon Gupton as Inspector Bill Henderson
- James Remar as Peter Gambi
Guest starring
- Dabier as Will
- Skye P. Marshall as Kara Fowdy
- Will Catlett as Lala
- Charlbi Dean as Syonide
- Roland S. Martin as Himself
- Senator Nina Turner as Herself
Co-starring
- Eric Mendenhall as Joey Toledo
- Kyanna Simone Simpson as Kiesha
- Caleb Thomas as Malik
- Jimmy Woods as Youngster #1
- Donny Rogers Carrington II as Youngster #2
- Amanda Davis as Joan Lincoln
- Tommy Kane as Reporter
- Crystal Lee Brown as Desk Sergeant
- Leon Lamar as Store Owner
- Fallyn Brown as Young Jennifer
- Stanley McLaughlin II as Student #1
- Shantea Reeves as Student #2
- Joe Lewis as Club Security
- Hal Whiteside as Officer #1
- Hector Banos as Officer #2
- Scott Hunter as Officer #3
- Mark Spates Smith as Father
- Kwajalyn Brown as Wife
Gallery
Videos
Trivia
- The episode was previously titled "Dark Matter of My Brain".[1]
- The car stopping scene was inspired by a true event that showrunner Salim Akil once faced in his life.[2]
References
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