Marvel's Luke Cage Reviews: 10 Early Reactions You Need To Know
8. Leans Into Superhero Tropes
While the reviews for Luke Cage are as strong as Power Man himself, with a particular focus on the non-comic book elements, it's worth remembering that this is a superhero show, and is likely to adhere to certain conventions - something some reviewers have picked up on, and called out:
"Marvel’s Luke Cage doesn’t reinvent the wheel when it comes to revenge stories or even superhero ones – in fact, much to my surprise the series just seems to revisit those tropes beat-by-beat." - Nerd Repository
"There are some archetypes that get leaned on a little too heavily and characters have a tendency to monologue, sometimes aggressively." - Den of Geek
They're small complaints in amongst the praise being showered, but it does serve as a reminder that this is a TV show based on a comic book character, and there are elements of that it can be hard to avoid or, given we've seen it play out so many times, do something really different with.