Marvel's Luke Cage Season 2 2

"Straighten It Out"

Marvel's Luke Cage Season 2 Episode 2

Release Date

June 22, 2018

Directors

Steph Green

Writers

Akela Cooper

Producers

Gail Barringer

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"Soul Brother #1"
(June 22, 2018)

"Wig Out"
(June 22, 2018)

Appearing in "Straighten It Out"

Featured Characters:

• Luke Cage (Main story and flashback)

Supporting Characters:

• Claire Temple (Main story and flashback)
• Bobby Fish
• D.W. Griffith
• NYPD
  • Detective Misty Knight
  • Captain Ridenhour
  • Detective Nandi Tyler (First appearance)
  • Detective Bailey
  • Detective Rafael Scarfe (Mentioned)
  • Unnamed members
• Reverend James Lucas

Antagonists:

• Harlem's Paradise
  • Mariah Dillard
  • Shades (Hernan Alvarez)
  • Comanche (Darius) (First name first revealed)
• El Tercero (Arturo Rey III) (Death)
• Yardies
  • Bushmaster (Johnny)
  • Anansi (First appearance) (Unnamed)
  • Nigel Garrison (Photo)
• Dontrell "Cockroach" Hamilton

Other Characters:

• Michael Smith (First appearance) (Cameo)
• Jemele Hill (First appearance) (Cameo)
• Coach Todd Bowles (First appearance) (Cameo)
• Usain Bolt (Topical reference)
• Adidas (Topical reference)
• Under Armour (Topical reference)
• Nike
  • John Epps (First appearance)
• Mama Mabel (Mentioned)
• Pete Stokes (Mentioned)
• Cornell Stokes (Mentioned)
• Michael Jordan (Topical reference)
• Donovan and Partners
  • Benjamin Donovan
• Pop (Mentioned)
• Hammer Advanced Weapons Systems (Mentioned)
• Wendy Dunnvant (First appearance) (Unnamed)
• Dr. Jackson Dillard (Mentioned)
• Michelle Obama (Topical reference)
• Albert Rackham (Mentioned)
• Tilda Dillard (First appearance)
• C.J. Powell (First appearance) (Unnamed)
• Drea Powell (First appearance)
• "Piranha" Jones (Mentioned)
• Matt Murdock (Mentioned)
• Jessica Jones (Mentioned)
• Danny Rand (Mentioned)
• Etta Lucas (Mentioned)
• Diamondback (Willis Stryker) (Mentioned)
• Reva Connors (Mentioned)
• Dr. Noah Burstein (Mentioned)
• Kilgrave (Mentioned)

Locations:

• Earth-199999
  • Earth
    • United States of America
      • New York
        • New York City
          • Manhattan
            • Harlem
              • Malcolm X Boulevard
                • Pop's Barber Shop
                • Mount Olivet Baptist Church
                • Harlem's Paradise
              • 29th Precinct Police Station
              • Mother's Touch (First appearance)
            • Brooklyn
              • Gwen's (First appearance)
      • New Jersey (Mentioned)
      • Georgia (Mentioned)
        • Seagate Prison (Mentioned)
    • Jamaica (Mentioned)

Items:

• Judas Bullet

Vehicles:

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Synopsis for "Straighten It Out"

Synopsis not yet written

Cast

Character	Actor
Luke Cage	Mike Colter
Detective Misty Knight	Simone Missick
Shades / Hernan Alvarez	Theo Rossi
Tilda Dillard	Gabrielle Dennis
Bushmaster / John McIver	Mustafa Shakir
Mariah Dillard	Alfre Woodard
Claire Temple	Rosario Dawson
Reverend James Lucas	Reg E. Cathey
Bobby Fish	Ron Cephas Jones
Captain Tom Ridenhour	Peter Jay Fernandez
Anansi	Sahr Ngaujah
Comanche	Thomas Q. Jones
Ben Donovan	Danny Johnson
Detective Nandi Tyler	Antonique Smith
Detective Mark Bailey	Justin Swain
D.W. Griffith	Jeremiah Richard Craft
Drea Powell	Michelle Beck
C.J. Powell	Christopher King
John Epps	Ian Lyons
Wendy Dunnvant	Carolyn Michelle Smith
Elderly neighbor	Venida Evans

Notes

• The title of the episode is named after the song "Straighten It Out" from the album Mecca and the Soul Brother by Pete Rock & CL Smooth.
• The songs featured in this episode are:
  • "Youth Suffer" by Clayton Hibbert
  • "If Trouble Was Money" and "Bright Lights" performed by Gary Clark, Jr.

See Also

• 7 image(s) from Marvel's Luke Cage Season 2 2

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