Cloak and Dagger: Season 2

Just when it seemed like we just had season 1 less than a year ago, along came season two of Cloak and Dagger. Since I already talked about this show before (Season 1), I won't sit here and bore you about how I'm a fan of the characters, blah blah blah. You've heard me do that enough on this blog. It won't stop me, but I won't bring that into THIS review.

So yeah, season two. I still love this show. As I've gotten older, I've gravitated more towards these YA type shows (Runaways, Riverdale, etc.) and I really don't know how I should feel about it. Oh, I know. I am comfortable in my own skin and I will like what I want! Ahem.

Ahem. As I thought about it, it's hard for me to explain why I like this show so much, but I'll try to explain. I really loved that they moved the characters from New York (in the comics), to New Orleans. It gives the chance to have a unique style to the Marvel shows in the same way that Runaways does.

This season, Tandy and Tyrone are now fully in control of their powers after the event of last season. I feel like the actors have grown into their roles in a good way. I love watching the interplay between Tandy and Tyrone and their friendship really grew in this season. Actually, it felt very natural and you could see they care for each other. I will admit that I have been shipping them pretty hard since the last season because they are together in the comics! With that aside, the way they have been built up here is why I've pushed it more.

The stakes are raised in this season as they face a villain that is even more supernatural than the last one. Gone is all the Roxxon mystery and all of that stuff. I say that to mean I'm thankful that we can move on. There is more focus on the voodoo side of New Orleans and the villains this time around and I am all about that. I find it fascinating.

I think the special effects are still pretty good in this show. They are not doing anything too fantastical, so everything feels grounded. The locales feel authentic and not just on a sound stage.

Also, we don't get a whole lot of new characters, outside of the main villain. We get to continue with our cast from the last season, so things keep from feeling too bloated.

At the end of the season, they appear to be running away to New York, so now they will truly be runaways and we can see this show start to slowly transition into what it is in the comics. I'm glad they have taken the journey to get them here and lose some of their silly comic book origins in the process.

If I had one comment to make, it's that these are teenagers and they are going around acting like adults, for the most part. They still clearly have issues with impulse control, so they are still kids in that respect.

Unlike some shows I watch (and ultimately drop), I was always looking forward to watching each episode of this show and I always got wrapped up in it. That's the mark of a keeper for this guy. Can't wait to see what they do in Season 3.