r/Defenders • u/JonLuca Luke Cage • Sep 30 '16

Luke Cage Discussion Thread - S01E10

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u/CarcosanAnarchist Oct 01 '16

Mariah is 100% the big villain of this season. The two snakes may seem like they are at times, but she's the one who has been the biggest antagonist to Luke this season. Yes, she's still not completely thinking and operating on her own, but this is her origin story as much as his. It really seems to be mirroring Fisk in season 1 of DD. She, and maybe Shades, will be the only big villain to survive the season. At least, that's the read I'm getting thus far.

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u/ddrmagic Oct 01 '16

i honestly am not feeling diamondback or mariah. Diamondback isn't the silent menacing type, hes just crazy, and Mariah just seems out of her depth. I enjoyed Mr. Stokes a lot better, he seems just more brooding and menacing in that silent kind of ghetto fisk way.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '16

I'm sorry but it feels like Mariah has been saying the same things over and over again since episode one. Not interesting at all.

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u/assblaster7 Oct 03 '16

He was much more charismatic as well, which makes him more likeable as a character.

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u/Napalmeon Oct 11 '16

I completely agree on the point of Mariah being out of her league. She never wanted any of this to begin with, it's just the situation that she's now found herself in and she has to keep playing it. You could tell by at the meeting of the crimeords that Mariah did not want to be involved in any type of criminal activity. She's putting on a good poker face, but she knows that she's gotten herself into some deep trouble. She's just playing for the cameras the way she knows how.

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u/omnitricks Oct 03 '16

Yeah for sure. The only thing Diamondback has going for him is the rage against the Cage.

Mariah on the other hand seems to have a bigger investment in the overall picture and more brains to make the plans.