Marvel's Luke Cage Season 1 2

"Code of the Streets"

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Marvel's Luke Cage Season 1 Episode 2
September 30, 2016

Episode Title

"Code of the Streets"

Director

Paul McGuigan

Writers

Cheo Hodari Coker

Producers

Aïda Mashaka Croal, Akela Cooper, Gail Barringer

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"Moment of Truth"
(September 30, 2016)

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(September 30, 2016)

Appearing in "Code of the Streets"

Featured Characters:

• Luke Cage (Main story and flashforward) (Leaves Harlem's Paradise)

Supporting Characters:

• NYPD
  • Detective Mercedes "Misty" Knight (Real name first revealed)
  • Detective Rafael Scarfe (Full name revealed)
• Pop's Barber Shop (Disbands)
  • Bobby Fish (Full name revealed)
  • Pop (Henry) (Real name first revealed) (Main story and flashback) (Death)
  • Wilfredo "Chico" Diaz (Real name first revealed)

Antagonists:

• Turk Barrett
• Harlem's Paradise
  • Cottonmouth (Cornell Stokes) (Main story and flashback)
  • Tone (Death)
• Shades
• Councilwoman Mariah Dillard

Other Characters:

• Mamba (First appearance) (Main story and flashforward)
• Crispus Attucks (Mentioned) (Main story and flashforward)
• Shameek Smith (Photo) (Corpse)
• Dante Chapman (Photo) (Corpse)
• Victor (First appearance)
• Zip (Mentioned)
• Sugar (Mentioned)
• Amos (Mentioned)
• Koko (Mentioned)
• Mamma Mabel (Mentioned)
• Peter Stokes (Mentioned)
• Reva Connors (Mentioned)
• Chauncey (First appearance)
• Domingo Colon (Mentioned)
• Wilfredo Diaz (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Jamel Shabazz (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Henry Hunter's wife & son (Mentioned)
• Torre (First appearance)
• Harlem's Paradise
  • Nate
  • Candace Miller (Mentioned)
• D-Nice
• Biggie (Photo)
• Faith Evans (First appearance)
• Lonnie Wilson
• Patricia Wilson

Races and Species:

• Humans (Main story, flashback, and flashforward)

Locations:

• Earth-199999 (Main story, flashback, and flashforward)
  • Earth (Main story, flashback, and flashforward)
    • United States of America (Main story, flashback, and flashforward)
      • New York (Main story, flashback, and flashforward)
        • New York City (Main story, flashback, and flashforward)
          • Manhattan (Main story, flashback, and flashforward)
            • Harlem (Main story, flashback, and flashforward)
              • St. Nicholas Avenue (Main story and flashforward)
                • Crispus Attucks Complex (Main story and flashforward)
              • 29th Precinct Police Station (First appearance)
              • Malcolm X Boulevard
                • Pop's Barber Shop
                • Genghis Connie's
              • Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard
                • St. Nicholas Playground South (First appearance)
              • Harlem's Paradise
            • Midtown (Mentioned)
              • Hell's Kitchen (Mentioned)
          • St. John's University, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn (Mentioned)
          • Hudson River (Mentioned)
      • Chicago, Illinois (Mentioned)
      • Georgia (Mentioned)
        • Savannah (Mentioned)
        • Seagate Prison (Mentioned)
      • Temple University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) (Mentioned)
    • Switzerland (Mentioned)

Synopsis for "Code of the Streets"

• Synopsis not yet written.

Notes

• The Gang Starr song the episode is named after is "Code of the Streets", from their album Hard to Earn. The song and episode both revolve around the criminal actions of young adults looking to make a name for themselves.
• The songs featured in the episode are:
  • "Doxy" by Miles Davis
  • A musical performance of "Mesmerised" by Faith Evans
  • Cristo Redentor by Donald Byrd

Trivia

• Luke is shown reading the Walter Mosley's book Little Green. The novel revolves around a man who has just woken up from a coma and who is looking for a missing boy. In the episode, Luke, who has just recovered from the coma that Jessica Jones put him in, goes on the search for Chico, by Pop's request.

See Also

• Discuss "Code of the Streets" on the forums
• Gallery for the Marvel's Luke Cage series

Cast

Recommended Media

• None.

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