Marvel's Luke Cage Season 2: Ranking Every Major Character From Worst To Best
9. Tilda Johnson
Season 2 introduces Mariah's estranged daughter Tilda Johnson. At first, Tilda seems to be the exact opposite of her mother - an expert on herbal and homeopathic medicine, she heals people while Mariah harms them. However, as she is sucked back into the Stokes family life, she starts to look more like a chip off the old block.
As with all Luke Cage villains, Tilda is a very loose adaptation of the comic book antagonist Nightshade. At first, you could easily miss this but by the point that Tilda is helping Bushmaster kill her mother, before murdering the woman herself with a poison kiss, it becomes obvious that she's not a good'un.
The only problem with the character is that her sharp turn towards villainy feels somewhat forced, though it does neatly mirror Mariah's own arc in season 1. Gabrielle Dennis offered a solid performance in the role so it'll be intriguing to see how she will challenge Luke for Harlem's Paradise in season 3.