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Black Lightning – Season 1, Episode 3 Lawanda: The Book of Burial

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Black Lightning – Season 1, Episode 3

Lawanda: The Book of Burial

Aired Jan 30, 2018

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Jefferson Pierce wants to know if the community could survive without Black Lightning's help; Anissa comes into her own; Jennifer makes a revelation to her parents.

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Cress Williams

Jefferson Pierce

China Anne McClain

Jennifer Pierce

Nafessa Williams

Anissa Pierce

Christine Adams

Lynn Stewart

James Remar

Peter Gambi

Marvin "Krondon" Jones III

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Carmen Phillips

Autostraddle

04/23/2018

I'm seriously starting to wonder if "Black Lightning" is actually the name of the queer women of color representation train that this show is on.

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Christian Holub

Entertainment Weekly

03/12/2018

B+

Another week, another astounding Black Lightning episode. By my count this show is three for three so far, and this time it even showed a wider emotional spectrum.

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Kyle Fowle

AV Club

03/12/2018

B-

"LaWanda: The Book Of Burial" is the first misstep of the season.

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Ade Adeniji

The Tracking Board

08/27/2018

B+

We're barely into the infancy of Black Lightning and that kind of aliveness is already there and then some because what's going on in the fictional world of Freeland isn't too different than what's going on in real world.

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Stephanie Holland

Geeks of Color

08/14/2018

It's become a show where you just can't wait to see what they're going to do every week.

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Tirhakah Love

Syfy Wire

05/24/2018

Let's hope, with all the intrigue intermittently gestured during this episode, the show delivers next week with the same style and execution of its first two.

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Synopsis

Jefferson Pierce wants to know if the community could survive without Black Lightning's help; Anissa comes into her own; Jennifer makes a revelation to her parents.

Director: Mark Tonderai
Executive Producer: Mara Brock Akil, Salim Akil, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter
Screenwriter: Jan Nash
Network: The CW
Rating: TV-14 (D|V|L)
Genre: Drama, Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date: Jan 30, 2018

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