Marvel's Cloak & Dagger

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  1. Forbin

    Forbin Do you feel fluffy, punk?

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    I discovered we have FreeForm on demand, so I'm binging this series, and rather enjoying it. I'd say it's on a par with Netflix's Jessica Jones, tho not quite at Daredevil levels. The two young leads are attractive and talented. It takes a few episodes to get going, but it got me involved as it developed. I don't know if the sound track is "current" music (since I'm not into current music), but it's good music, and well suited to what's happening onscreen. I'm only marginally familiar with the characters (can they even be called C-list Marvel heroes?), so I don't need to spend any time thinking shit like "Dagger would never do that!"

    It's guilty of one horrible writing cliche: The bit where a character walks into the room and starts talking to another character, even tho they're not in shot, about what they want to do tonight, or how well something's going, or their hopes and dreams. You know goddamn well the person they're talking to either isn't there, or is lying dead in the next room. The show did it three times in two episodes! That should be a writing 101 no-no.
  2. Diacanu

    Diacanu Comicmike. Writer

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    Trivia tidbit-

    My "Milk and Cookies", av is a parody of Cloak & Dagger.

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    Needs better rez - I'd been reading it as MLK and Conkers. Like he was gonna smack the racism out of you with a h0rse chestnut on a bit of string.
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    Diacanu Comicmike. Writer

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    Click it to enlarge.
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    I've been trying that line for years.
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  6. Forbin

    Forbin Do you feel fluffy, punk?

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    The 'headspace record shop' scenes in season two are outstanding! Some lucky artist in the graphics dept got to have fun making album covers.