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Black Lightning – Season 1, Episode 12 The Resurrection and the Light: The Book of Pain

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Black Lightning – Season 1, Episode 12

The Resurrection and the Light: The Book of Pain

Aired Apr 10, 2018

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Tobias returns to Freeland and is tasked to capture Black Lightning; after a battle of epic proportions, Anissa and Jennifer provide surprising aid.

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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

How is it that every side character on Black Lightning who originally felt inconsequential [...] managed to come back full circle, except for Lady Eve and both of Anissa's love interests.

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Christian Holub

Entertainment Weekly

04/11/2018

A-

I'm so excited to see how this feast of a first season wraps up.

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Kyle Fowle

AV Club

04/11/2018

B-

The most frustrating part of this episode is Jenn's arc, a storyline that's indicative of the larger problems with "The Resurrection And The Light" ... Unfortunately, it's one of only two true missteps this season.

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Stephanie Holland

Geeks of Color

08/10/2018

This was a fantastic set up of the season finale. All the loose threads were brought together, with everything hanging in the balance for next week.

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Cynthia Jones

Tell-Tale TV

06/19/2018

5/5

The fact that fans don't care about sexy times as much as they care about the drama is suggestive of the brilliance of the show.

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Tirhakah Love

Syfy Wire

05/25/2018

Black Lightning's challenging pacing doesn't take too much away from the show's magnetism. It's still a joy to see this gorgeously rendered Black superhero family search for happiness and cohesion

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Synopsis

Tobias returns to Freeland and is tasked to capture Black Lightning; after a battle of epic proportions, Anissa and Jennifer provide surprising aid.

Director: Oz Scott
Executive Producer: Mara Brock Akil, Salim Akil, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter
Screenwriter: Jan Nash, Adam Giaudrone
Network: The CW
Rating: TV-14 (L|V)
Genre: Drama, Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date: Apr 10, 2018

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