And, he makesquitethe entrance.
The episode takes its time revealing this, but Diamondback, a.k.a.
Willis Stryker, is the one who shot Luke with the Judas at the end of the last episode.
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And, their beef goes way deeper than just Luke Cage messing with Cottonmouths business.
In his first appearance on the show, Diamondback seems to share part of Kilgraves sadism.
(He changes his mind at the last minute because he wants to make Luke suffer.)
), and they finally come to blows.
Eventually, their fight returns to the streets.
But, Misty isnt a fool.
She remembers that Candace didnt like Cottonmouth.
Unfortunately, Candace isnt breaking and neither is Mariah.
Having Detective Knight get physical with Claire is another provocative move on the shows part.
Ridley rushes in, breaks them up and lets Claire go.
Meanwhile, the show also continues to add some more shading to Mariah.
After Candace does her part, she meets with her and pays her off.
No, youre not a whore.
Thats power, says Mariah.
Now, it seems as though shes come over to her deceased cousins side of things.
At the same time, however, part of her is still uncomfortable with this newfound position.
She returns home, sees a picture of Mabel and slams it down saying shes nothing like her.
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