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these are the top five best things about the new Black Lightning TV series there's a new superhero show called Black Lightning based on the DC Comics hero here are the best things about the show and I'm basing this top 5 on the pilot only if you haven't seen the first episode be aware mild spoilers are ahead and number 5 is it avoids the origin story unlike a lot of hero based properties the first episode of Black Lightning ditches the standard hero gets his mission and purpose in episode 1 instead the Black Lightning pilot is about the return of a hero and by the time he actually shows up you're rooting for him a little mystery is good and number 4 are its strong characters the first episode established plenty of strong characters from the Pierce family to the 100 gangs boss Tobias and inspector Henderson all are relatively well defined in 42 minutes now a lot of shells tend to have their characters do weird things and potentially act in stupid ways over time hopefully Black Lightning will avoid this at number 3 being a hero out of costume the main character is Jefferson Pearce foof spoiler was once Black Lightning here's the thing after Pearce drops his crime-fighting alter-ego Pearce continues to try to make a difference by being a high school principal he wants to empower his students and family to make a difference other than by punching crooks in the face coming in at number two is the show features a grown-up hero in a black lightning we have a lead who chooses to continue living his life Jefferson Pierce has two daughters and an ex-wife he is nine years removed from being a crime fighter he don't get teenage angst or whines from Jefferson he's got bigger things to worry about which makes the whole tone of the show different in a lot of other DC shows and the best thing about the new black lightning series is it's set outside of the air overs yes Black Lightning airs on the same network as arrow Supergirl and the flash those these shows have their characters crossover because they are part of a larger universe known as the arrow verse according to a black lightnings executive producer the new series is not part of the arrow verse this it allows Black Lightning to have a level of realism those other shows just can't especially in the way tackles social and political issues even though Black Lightning revolves around a guy who has electrical powers it's very grounded his grounded and electrical pun are you positive is that an electrical pun what did you like or dislike about the new Black Lightning series let us know on Twitter or on YouTube Amaya Zak tired I'll see you online you