13 Most WTF TV Moments Of 2018 (So Far)

10. The Rum Punch Massacre - Luke Cage (The Main Ingredient)

Luke Cage Rum Punch Massacre
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Luke Cage's second season featured a number of shockingly violent moments - Bushmaster (Mustafa Shakir) stabbing a guy's face off in the very first episode nearly made the cut here - though the infamous Rum Punch Massacre from the season's tenth episode is the most intensely disturbing.

Mariah Dillard (a brilliant Alfre Woodard) heads to Bushmaster's family restaurant to send him a not-so-subtle message, shooting dead almost all of Bushmaster's family members present in the eatery.

Mariah then sets Bushmaster's uncle Anansi (Sahr Ngaujah) on fire, resulting in a prolonged sequence where he agonisingly burns to death. Callously, an exasperated Mariah eventually shoots him dead.

Mariah's savagery was well-documented prior to this, but this was the coldest thing we've ever seen her do, to the point that even Shades (Theo Rossi) found it excessive and unnecessary.

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