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Wednesday, September 19, 2018

GHOSTWOOD 041: "The Last Evening" is Up!


"One more question, Jacques.  You know, Leo told me all about that night up at the cabin with the girls.  I’m curious about the chip, how’d that happen?"
"(Laughs) It was that crazy bird."
"Bird?"
"It had a thing for Laura.  Sayin' her name all the time like he’s in love or somethin'.  So we’re all partying, girls are all getting pretty high, everybody’s pretty crazy."
"You, Laura and Ronette."
"Leo lets Waldo out of the cage and the bird, he lands on her shoulder.  (Laughs) Laura, she’s all tied up.  Oh, she like that.  The bird, he starts peckin' on her shoulder, peckin' like, love pecks or somethin', (Laughs) you know what I mean.  So Leo, he’s doin' a number on her and Laura, she’s screamin' about the damn bird.  So Leo takes out a chip, puts it in her mouth, and says 'Bite the bullet, baby, bite the bullet'.  (Laughs)"
"Thanks for clearing that up."
-- Dale Cooper and Jacques Renault, Twin Peaks: "The Last Evening"

It is happening again...My co-host with the most Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast!  This time, we continue our commentary tracks as we watch "The Last Evening," the Twin Peaks Season One finale, featuring the arrest and murder of Jacques Renault, the Packard Sawmill going up in flames, and the cliffhanger shooting of Special Agent Dale Cooper!

LET'S ROCK!

In our latest episode, Xan and I discuss things like the MC Chris "Twin Peaks" song, my Star Trek: The Next Generation Monopoly set, the passing of Burt Reynolds, Grandpa Beers, Paul Williams as The Penguin, the results of my first ten Twin Peaks 2018 trading card packs, "The Last Evening" deleted scene, Xan's hatred of Claude Rains, tuning out the floor-sweeping scene in "The Return", Dr. Jacoby's drink umbrella collection, Dr. Jacoby's parallel to Miriam Sullivan, Cooper playing blackjack, Blackie's card tricks, the creepy close-up on Jacques' mouth, Leo liking his women blinded by shampoo, Jack Palance in Batman, Andy's most badass moment ever, me being a Latchkey Kid to the extreme, Leo blaming Shelly for breaking his non-existent heart, Nadine's suicide attempt, Hank Jennings having antlers, Josie Packard's new AB+ lipstick shade, more of Catherine being a sociopath, Andy finding out Lucy is pregnant, Hank manipulating Norma's emotions, James making Cooper a mix tape, Leo not being able to set a VCR clock, One Eyed Jack's hunchback seamstress, Cooper literally leaving Andy hanging, the John Justice Wheeler Saga vs. the James Hurley Saga, Xan preparing for her trip to South Africa, and more!

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Be sure to come back in three weeks as Xan and I continue our commentary tracks as we watch "May the Giant Be with You," the Twin Peaks Season Two premiere, featuring the first appearance of Carel Struycken as The Giant, Audrey Horne's awkward encounter with her father at One Eyed Jack's, and Ronette Pulaski waking up from her coma!  Look for more of Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast on iTunes, YouTube, Libsyn, and the official Southgate Media Group website!

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

First CAPTAIN MARVEL Trailer Teases Young Nick Fury & The Skrulls


She's not what you think she is.

Marvel Studios has released the first trailer for Captain Marvel, the upcoming film based on the Marvel Comics character, starring Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson and Ben Mendelsohn.

The one-minute, 55-second teaser trailer opens with Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers (Larson), a former U.S. Air Force pilot, plummeting to Earth from high above and crashing into...a Blockbuster Video store.  Yep, this is the '90s, all right.

As Captain Marvel recovers while surrounded by VHS tapes, we hear a voiceover from Nick Fury (Jackson), who says, "War is a universal language.  I know a renegade soldier when I see one.  It never occurred to me that one might come from above."

We see Carol wearing a S.H.I.E.L.D. ball cap exploring a secret facility, as Nick Fury continues with his voiceover.  "Space invasion...big car chase...Truth be told, I was ready to hang it up, 'till I met you today."

The much younger, '90s Nick Fury comes into full view as we cut to a scene of he and Carol driving along a remote desert road.  "So," Fury begins, "you're not from around here."

"It's hard to explain," replies Carol.

She continues in a voiceover.  "I keep having these...memories," she says as we see a fleeting image of Carol in a flight uniform with her fellow pilot, Maria Rambeau (Lashana Lynch), the mother of another Captain Marvel from the comics, Monica Rambeau.  "I see flashes.  I think I had a life here...but I can't tell if it's real."

We see another quick image of Captain Marvel hanging upside down, forcibly restrained, as an alien device is doing something to her mind.  We also see Captain Marvel with other members of the Kree military group known as Starforce, followed by a brief shot of Mar-Vell (Jude Law), Carol's mentor and commander in Starforce.

As we glimpse the film's big bad Talos (Mendelsohn) and some other alien shapeshifter Skrulls on a beach, we hear Fury's voiceover say, "We have no idea what threats are out there."  Captain Marvel sizes up an old woman on a bus, and (presumably knowing she's actually a Skrull in disguise), suddenly punches her hard.

We see a fleeting image of a much younger, '90s Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg), Fury continues with "You can't do this alone.  We need you."  More images follow, including Captain Marvel and other Starforce members traveling underwater, with Carol wearing the helmet from the comics that gives her hair a "fauxhawk" look.

In a separate scene, Carol tells someone, "I'm not what you think I am."

The trailer ends with very dramatic music, as Captain Marvel powers up with glowing energy, her eyes blazing with power, and gets ready to pound some Skrulls.

If you'd like to check out the trailer, you can view it below thanks to the official Marvel Entertainment account on YouTube...



Captain Marvel is scheduled to arrive in theaters on March 8, 2019.

Monday, September 17, 2018

JOKER Recasts Brett Cullen as Batman's Father, Thomas Wayne


Looks like someone else will get to be murdered in Crime Alley instead.

ComicBook.com is reporting that Todd Phillips' upcoming Joker origin movie starring Joaquin Phoenix has recast Brett Cullen as DC Comics character Dr. Thomas Wayne, the father of Batman himself, Bruce Wayne.  In addition to Phoenix, Cullen joins a cast that includes Robery De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Marc Maron, and Frances Conroy.

Last month, Alec Baldwin was cast as Thomas Wayne, but shortly dropped out due to a scheduling conflict.  According to previous reports, this version of Thomas Wayne will depict him as "a cheesy and tanned businessman who is more in the mold of a 1980s Donald Trump."

Cullen, 62, has appeared in dozens of films, including The Dark Knight Rises as Congressman Byron Gilley, Ghost Rider as Barton Blaze, Apollo 13, Wyatt Earp, Red Dawn (2012), The Runaways, 42, and National Security.  His television appearances include episodes of Lost, The Incredible Hulk, Tales from the Crypt, M*A*S*H, V: The Series, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Outer Limits (1998), Under the Dome, Castle, Ally McBeal, Walker, Texas Ranger, Once and Again, Without a Trace, Cold Case, Falcon Crest, Monk, CSI: Miami, NCIS, Desperate Housewives, The Young Riders, Criminal Minds, Ghost Whisperer, Private Practice, Ugly Betty, and Friday Night Lights.

Created in 1939 by Bill Finger, Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson, Thomas Wayne first appeared in Detective Comics (vol.1) #33 as a gifted physician and philanthropist to Gotham City, who inherited the Wayne family fortune after Patrick Wayne.  In the maxi-series Batman: The Long Halloween, a flashback revealed that Thomas Wayne saved the life of gangster Carmine Falcone.  Falcone's father, Vincent Falcone, came to Wayne Manor and begged Thomas to save his dying son, who had been shot by rival gangster Luigi Maroni.  Thomas wanted to take the younger Falcone to the hospital, but Vincent insisted that nobody know about the shooting.  After saving Carmine's life, he was offered a reward or favor, but refused to accept any form of payment.

One night, when exiting a movie theatre, Thomas and his wife Martha Wayne were murdered by a mugger named Joe Chill, right in front of their son Bruce. This tragedy shocked Gotham and led to Park Row, the street where the murders occurred, being labeled Crime Alley.  The Wayne murders were the main cause of much of the corruption and crime in Gotham City.  Once it became clear that even wealthy, important people could be murdered so easily, citizens began to lose faith in the police, and the police themselves started to lose faith in their importance, leading to corruption within the force.  More importantly, however, the murders deeply affected Bruce as a child, later serving as the motivation for Bruce to eventually to fight crime as the superhero Batman.

Cullen will be the sixth actor to portray Thomas Wayne on screen, after David Baxt in the 1989 film Batman, Michael Scranton in the film Batman Forever, Linus Roache in the film Batman Begins, Grayson McCouch in the Fox series Gotham, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan in the movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

Joker is currently expected to arrive in theaters on October 4, 2019.

Friday, September 14, 2018

The CW Arrowverse Casts Elizabeth Tulloch as Lois Lane


Hi, Lois Lane.  Welcome to the planet.

Deadline has word that The CW Arrowverse has cast Elizabeth "Bitsie" Tulloch as legendary DC Comics character Lois Lane.  The character will make her debut as part of the annual DC Arrowverse crossover involving CW shows The Flash, Arrow and Supergirl.

It's not known how many episodes Tulloch will appear as Lois, but Tyler Hoechlin’s Superman will be featured in all three episodes.

In an earlier statement from August, Supergirl executive producers Jessica Queller and Robert Rovner said, "We couldn't be more excited to introduce Lois Lane to the Arrowverse.  This dogged, determined and brave reporter will make for a strong partner to Superman and amazing addition to our universe of DC characters."

Tulloch, 38, is probably best known as Juliette Silverton/Eve on the NBC series Grimm.  She has appeared in the films Concussion and The Artist, and on episodes of Portlandia, Tyranny, Outlaw, Moonlight, House, Cold Case, and The West Wing.


Created in 1938 by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, Lois Lane first appeared in Action Comics (vol.1) #1 as an aggressive, career-minded reporter for the Daily Star (the newspaper's name was changed to the Daily Planet in Action Comics (vol.1) #23 in 1940).  After Clark Kent joined the paper and Superman debuted around the same time, Lois found herself attracted to Superman but displeased with her new journalistic competition in the form of Kent.  Starting early as the 1940s, Lois began to suspect that Clark Kent was Superman, and started to make various attempts at uncovering his secret identity, all of which backfired because of Superman's efforts.

In 1986, after DC Comics rebooted its entire continuity following the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths, writer/artist John Byrne revamped Lois in the miniseries The Man of Steel (vol.1) as a former Army brat and tough-as-nails reporter who rarely needed rescuing.  She was depicted as strong, opinionated, yet sensitive.  Another major change made was that Lois did not fall in love with just Superman, although she was attracted to him.  Lois initially resented the rookie Clark Kent getting the story on Superman as his first piece when she had spent ages trying to get an interview.  Following Clark's brief rampage under the influence of the Eradicator, Lois was hesitant to forgive Clark for "selling out" to Collin Thornton and running Newstime Magazine, but forgave him in a span of mere minutes when he returned to "grovel for his job back".  Clark elected to repay Lois by finally letting go of his self-imposed inhibitions and passionately kissed her. The two became a couple, and eventually, Lois accepted a proposal of marriage.

Before they were able to be married, however, Superman died in Lois' arms after a battle royal with the monster Doomsday.  After a period of time, Superman returned to life, and both he and Lois resumed their relationship.  Upon discovering Clark still had her wedding ring within a handkerchief, Lois warmly broke down, teasing Clark and finally agreeing to become his wife.  In 1996, Lois and Clark were finally married in the comic book Superman: The Wedding Album.

In 2011, DC once again rebooted its entire continuity with The New 52, but just four years later, the pre-Flashpoint Lois and Clark returned in the miniseries Convergence, with had them dealing with the impending birth of their child, as Superman is called to protect the city.  Their son, Jonathan Samuel Kent, was born shortly after and eventually began to develop superpowers of his own as he grew older and learned the truth about his parents' true origins.

Tulloch will be the eighth actress to portray Lois Lane in live action, after Noel Neill in the movie serials Superman (1948) and Atom Man vs. Superman, and Adventures of Superman TV series; Phyllis Coates in the movie Superman and the Mole Men and Adventures of Superman; Margot Kidder in the four Superman films starring Christopher Reeve; Teri Hatcher in the TV series Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman; Erica Durance in the TV series Smallville; Kate Bosworth in the film Superman Returns; and Amy Adams in the movies Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Justice League.

The three-night Arrowverse crossover event begins with The Flash on December 9th, followed by Arrow on December 10th, and ending with Supergirl on December 11th.

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Henry Cavill Out as Superman, WB Shifts Focus to SUPERGIRL Movie


Henry Cavill is up, up...and away.

The Hollywood Reporter has word that Warner Bros. is parting ways with Henry Cavill, who portrayed DC Comics' legendary character Superman in Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Justice League.

According to the article, Warner Bros. had been trying to get Cavill to do a Superman cameo in the upcoming DC Extended Universe movie Shazam!, but contract talks between Cavill's representatives and Warner Bros. broke down, affecting other potential Superman appearances.

One of THR's sources at Warner Bros. said the Shazam! deal fell apart because of scheduling conflicts, supported by previous reports that Cavill recently signed on to star in the Netflix series The Witcher.  However, another THR source stated that the Witcher commitment came after the impasse, suggesting a change in Warner Bros.' strategy.  "There's a recognition that some parts of the previous movies didn't work," said their studio insider.  Another source said Warner Bros. is attempting a "reset button with the DC universe", moving the cinematic universe in another direction. 

A statement from a Warner Bros. spokesperson remarked, "While no decisions have been made regarding any upcoming Superman films, we’ve always had great respect for and a great relationship with Henry Cavill, and that remains unchanged."

Cavill, 35, was cast as Superman in January 2011 for Man of Steel and recently appeared in the hit film Mission: Impossible--Fallout.  He's also appeared in the films The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Stardust, Immortals, The Cold Light of Day, Tristan & Isolde, Hellraiser: Hellworld, and The Count of Monte Cristo (2002).  He also played Charles Brandon on the Showtime series The Tudors.

In addition, the article claims the studio has shifted its focus to developing the Supergirl movie, which will be an origin story.  They also state that Warner Bros. isn't likely to make a solo Superman film for at least several years, according their source.  "Superman is like James Bond," said the source, "and after a certain run you have to look at new actors."

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

SWAMP THING Reportedly Casts Derek Mears as...Swamp Thing


Do not bring your evil here.

Splash Report has revealed that the upcoming DC Universe series Swamp Thing, based on the DC Comics elemental creature, is considering Derek Mears for the title role.  It remains unclear, however, who will be playing Dr. Alec Holland, the scientist whose consciousness and memories form the basis for Swamp Thing.

Swamp Thing follows Abby Arcane (Crystal Reed) as she investigates what seems to be a deadly swamp-born virus in a small town in Louisiana but soon discovers that the swamp holds mystical and terrifying secrets.  When unexplainable and chilling horrors emerge from the murky marsh, no one is safe.

The live-action DC Universe adaptation will be executive produced by Len Wiseman (Sleepy Hollow) who will also direct the pilot. Mark Verheiden (Battlestar Galactica, Netflix’s Daredevil) and Gary Dauberman (It) are attached to co-write the series and act as showrunners, with James Wan (Aquaman) set to executive produce the series alongside Verheiden, Dauberman, and Michael Clear.  The series is set to start filming this fall in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Mears, 46, is best known as Jason Vorhees in the 2009 reboot of Friday the 13th, the supervillain Dwarfstar on The CW's The Flash, and as Renzo in the 2017 revival of Twin Peaks.  He's also appeared in the movies Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, and Predators.  His other television appearances include episodes of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Comedy Bang! Bang!, Community, E.R., and The Shield.

Created in 1971 by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson, Swamp Thing first appeared in House of Secrets #92 as Alex Olsen, a talented young scientist in early 1900's Louisiana, who was married to a woman named Linda.  Alex's assistant, Damian Ridge, was secretly in love with Linda and plotted the death of his friend.  He tampered with Olsen's chemicals, killing him in the explosion and dumped his body in the nearby swamp. Ridge used Linda's grief to convince her to marry him, only to one day become confronted with Alex Olsen again, now a risen humanoid pile of vegetable matter.  Olsen killed Ridge, but Linda did not recognize him and ran away leaving Olsen to wander the swamps alone as a monster.

The character was reinvented by Wein and Wrightson a year in Swamp Thing (vol.1) #1 as Dr. Alec Holland, a scientist who worked in a secret facility located in the Louisiana swamplands with his wife, Linda.  Together, they invented a bio-restorative formula that could solve any nations' food shortage problems.  Two thugs working for Nathan Ellery, head of the criminal organization The Conclave, barged into Alec's lab, knocked him out, and planted a bomb in the facility.  Alec woke up as the bomb exploded, and in flames, he ran into the swamp.  His body was drenched in the bio-restorative formula, and this affected the plant life of the swamp, imbuing it with Alec's consciousness and memories.  The newly conscious plant life formed a semblance of a human and rose up from the bog as the Swamp Thing, the latest in a long line of Earth elementals created when The Green is in need of protection.

The Swamp Thing originally thought that he was Alec Holland, transformed by the freak accident into a monster.  He sought to regain his human body, but often met opposition in the form of Anton Arcane and his ever-growing legion of "Un-Men".  After finally defeating Arcane, Swamp Thing was set upon by General Sunderland's men in a covert military operation.  The resulting attack blastws a hole in Swamp Thing's head and destroyed the lives of many of his friends.  Sunderland brought the Swamp Thing's body back to Sunderland Corporation to study and unlock the secret of the Bio-Restorative Formula.

Sunderland hired Jason Woodrue, the Floronic Man, to study Swamp Thing's body, which he stored in a cryochest.  Over the course of his research, Floronic Man deduced that Swamp Thing is a plant that thinks it's Alec Holland, while the real Alec Holland died in the explosion.  Sunderland and Floronic Man parted on bad terms, so the scientist used Sunderland's automated computer systems to raise the thermostat in Swamp Thing's cryochest.  This allowed Swamp Thing's body to regenerate, and in his search for Sunderland, he stumbled across the Floronic Man's report, which sent him into a mindless rage.  He killed Sunderland and set off for the swamps.

Later on, Swamp Thing formed a close friendship with Anton Arcane's niece, Abby Cable. Her husband Matthew grew resentful of her disinterest in sex and turned to alcohol, further pushing her toward the Swamp Thing.  She asks for his help when her autistic students at Elysium Lawns are tormented by Kamara, the Monkey-King, and on the same night the demon attacked, Matthew left to help Abby.  However, his alcoholism caused him to crash his car, mortally wounding him.  To stay alive, he made a pact with the spirit of Anton Arcane, who possessed his body.  After weeks, Abby realized that the man she thought was her husband was actually her uncle Anton.  Her feeling of disgust sent her into a horrible shock.  Swamp Thing confronted the possessed Matthew, and with the guidance of the monster, discovered Abby's body.  

Enraged that Arcane sent the "soul" of his niece to Hell, Swamp Thing beat Arcane to a pulp, allowing Matthew's trapped spirit to cast the soul of the sorcerer out of his body and back to the netherworld.  This returned Matthew's control of his body, but left him comatose.  To set things right, Swamp Thing traveled into The Green, the Spirit World, and Hell, all to reclaim Abby's soul.  He was forced to fight off a legion of the damned, including Anton Arcane, but he prevailed again with the help of Etrigan the Demon.  After Abby returned to life, Swamp Thing and Abby confessed their love for each other.  To celebrate the beginning of their relationship, Swamp Thing grew hallucinogenic tubers for Abby to eat, enabling her to see the world as he does.

Mears will be the second actor to portray Swamp Thing in live action, after Dick Durock in the films Swamp Thing and The Return of Swamp Thing, and the 1990 Swamp Thing TV series.  The character has also appeared in various animated projects, including the Swamp Thing animated series (voiced by Len Carlson), Justice League Dark (voiced by Roger R. Cross), Batman and Harley Quinn (voiced by John DiMaggio), and Justice League Action (voiced by Mark Hamill).

Swamp Thing is expected to debut on DC Universe sometime in 2019.

Thursday, September 6, 2018

BLACK LIGHTNING Casts Sofia Vassilieva as Looker


Let's see who gets to love her more.

TVLine has revealed that the CW series Black Lightning has cast Sofia Vassilieva as Emily "Lia" Briggs, better known to DC Comics fans as the superhero (and occasional vampire) Looker.

Looker will appear in the show's upcoming second season and is the fourth member of DC Comics superteam The Outsiders to appear, after Black Lightning, Thunder and Grace.

Black Lightning showrunner Salim Akil remarked, "It’s really going to be interesting, the way we approach that story…I think people will enjoy it, but also be challenged by it."

Vassilieva, 25, is probably best known as Ariel DuBois on the NBC series Medium and recently appeared as Worldkiller cult member Olivia on The CW's Supergirl.  In addition, she's appeared in the movie My Sister's Keeper and in episodes of Lucifer, Timeless, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, Training Day, Notorious, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and The Agency.

Created in 1985 by Mike W. Barr and Jim Aparo, Looker first appeared in Batman and the Outsiders (vol.1) #25 as Emily Briggs, a mousy bank teller who lived a quiet life with her husband in Gotham City.  That all changed when she was kidnapped by people from the underground civilization known as Abyssia.  The Outsiders set out to rescue Emily and after a battle with the people of Abyssia, Emily's heritage was revealed to her.  As Halley's Comet passed by the Earth, Emily underwent a metahuman transformation, as well as becoming more conventionally attractive.

She learned she possessed the full spectrum of psionic abilities: telepathy, telekinesis, psychometry, enhanced metabolism, mind-control, psionic energy blasts, levitation, the creation of force shields, remote vision, and enhanced healing.  After leaving Abyssia to its people, Emily returned with the Outsiders and her astonished husband, Gregg.  She soon took on the name "Lia" as well as a more confident, yet self-centered, personality.  Emily's debut as Looker occurred after the Outsiders had been captured by the Masters of Disaster. After defeating the Masters of Disaster, she freed the Outsiders and was welcomed into their ranks.

Looker soon became somewhat of an outsider among Outsiders, which worsened when Windfall, a former Master of Disaster and peer of Halo, joined and the two were constantly involved in a rivalry of sorts.  In addition, Looker began a short affair with team leader Geo-Force during a time when they were stranded on an island but continued when they returned.  Eventually though, there was a mutual decision to call it quits, with the affair being unfair to Gregg and Geo-Force's girlfriend, Denise.

Some time later, Looker received a call for help from Abyssia.  Traveling to the underground city, Looker discovered that Abyssia had been taken over by a despot.  Looker invoked a challenge, and in the course of the battle, she was stripped of her beauty and much of her power.  Shortly afterwards, Geo-Force disbanded the Outsiders, and Lia returned to her previous life in Gotham City.  Through unknown circumstances, Looker regained her powers and was targeted by the Mud Pack, a group of various villains using the Clayface name, including Lady Clayface, whom Looker fought while a member of the Outsiders.  Lady Clayface duplicated Looker's form and powers in order to attempt to drive Batman insane,  but Looker was able to undo the damage, seeing into Bruce's mind and learning of his inner turmoil.  She ultimately helped Batman defeat the group and parted ways again.

When Geo-Force's homeland Markovia was overrun with vampires, Looker returned to action alongside the Outsiders.  An attempt by Queen Ilona to kill Geo-Force led to Looker running into their leader, Roderick.  Instantly enamored by her, Roderick transformed Lia into a vampire in the hopes of making her his bride.  After the transformation, Looker's existing powers were joined by some new abilities.  Due to previously being a metahuman, Emily was able to bypass some of the traditional vampiric weaknesses, such as vulnerability to sunlight.  The Outsiders are forced to become fugitives, due to Roderick having framed Geo-Force for the murder of Queen Ilona.  Once the vampires were defeated and the Outsiders' reputation was restored, the team unofficially disbanded.  Served with divorce papers and living under the vampiric curse, Lia broke all ties with her past life.

Black Lightning returns for Season 2 on Tuesday, October 9th.