This is one intense roller coaster of an episode!
But before that, we get a blast of genre fun when Khalil spars with other ASA goons.
Thanks to the venom coursing through his veins, it’s literally true.
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Luckily no one seems to detect the real cause, except for that new student Brandon.
Jefferson also has an intense day at school, thanks to a meeting with Tavon’s parents.
That dichotomy reminded me a lot ofN.K.
She protests, but he insists.
Sure enough, it’s during her mission to bring Tavon back that she gets intercepted by Khalil.
Anissa desperately calls her dad for backup, but it’s too late.
By the time Black Lightning arrives, Tavon is dying.
The scene afterward where his parents identify the body is utterly heartbreaking.
Things only get worse for Jefferson from there, however.
The fascist goons react badly to that, literally punching the kid.
That could explain why they’re so on edge.
That’s not the end of the cathartic good news.
But now at the end of the episode he reveals his full hand.
Tavon’s death and Jefferson’s beating were the sparks they needed.
Now comes the revolution.
