This show hits some very strong points on family values, the struggle of right and wrong, and what it means to be an ethnic American that only identifies with and loves America. The acting is fantastic for this type of show, and it's no more over the top or cheesy than The Flash or The Arrow, in fact is has way less melodrama and weak plot lines. The action vfx are solid, the costume is solid, the storyline is solid. If you're a DC fan and you love superheroes, this is a great show to put on.

The acting is horrible, dreadful. The youngest daughter is so annoying she almost single handedly ruined it all. Just all around a yawner

Saw First 6 Episodes, Its nothing like rest of CW Shows (arrowverse).Does not keep you engaged

So I finished watching Season 1 right now. I wanted to do that to be able to write not only about 2-3 episodes, but the whole series. And BOY this may have been one of the worst series I´ve ever watched. It yells "cliché" at every corner..1) The story: Might be ok even. City is overrun by drug experiment. Ex-Superhero comes out of hiding to do something against it. 2) The super villains: Boy. These make the series really bad. They are all like Dr. No, sitting in their chairs and complaining about how much they hate Black Lightning and how they are going to destroy him but noone even comes close. Nonetheless the end of the series shows us the Albino who again does evil things sitting in his chair, speaking of how he will destroy Black Lightning once and for all 3) Regular Villains: We have 2:Syonide and whatever Khalil calls himself. Theres so many bad scenes with both. really: whenever they appear on the scene, it gets more and more cringeworthy. The one is the "pistol"-girl, super quick with her never-to-be-reloaded guns who, in EVERY scene, needs to show how merciless she is and the other is the formerly disabled guy who got a new spine and poison-darts that kill on impact (cool poison!). And with his new equipment he also learned to be the best killer guy ever, killing 15 agents without getting a scratch. How long did they train him? Where again did they say he got his super moves? 4) The heroes: Ok, Black Lightning first. he has a bullet-proof suit and wears some kind of "mask" that only cover his eyes. He has the same statue and recognizable beard that this community pillar guy has... hmmm. Regardless, noone ever targets his head. His one daughter has the ability to be super strong and bullet proof when she inhales. Yet, we frequently see battle scenes where she already IS bulletproof but still inhales to make a shock wave. How long can she hold her breath? And again: where did she learn to fight? The other daughter is long time not aware of her powers, but when she becomes aware, she learns to control them super fast and can tie the bad guy in the last episode up even with her lightning cords. There´s so much more wrong with this series (like the music... this rap theme is so not good), the fight scene choreography and much more. How on earth can they produce something like this and get away with it? Why does THIS get a season 2 when Firefly doesnt?