I think Black Lightning (the CW show) is great inspiration for a Masks game—specifically examples of label influence.

I think Black Lightning (the CW show) is great inspiration for a Masks game—specifically examples of label influence.

I think Black Lightning (the CW show) is great inspiration for a Masks game—specifically examples of label influence. Lynn and Gambi and Henderson trying to shift Jefferson’s labels between mundane, savior, and danger. Then Lynn and Jefferson doing the same to Anissa. Obviously the characters are out of the scope of a Masks game, but the scenes are great examples of influence moves.

7 thoughts on “I think Black Lightning (the CW show) is great inspiration for a Masks game—specifically examples of label influence.”

  1. All the superhero shows on the CW are examples of Masks. It’s the nature of the network. Although the characters are adults, the genre is essentially “teen drama.”

  3. Troy Ray Yeah, the underlying premise of these shows is “what if teen drama was as life-shattering as it feels to them?”, just like Buffy’s What If High School Really Was Hell?

  4. Of all the superhero TV shows I’ve seen, I think Black Lightning is the one in which the family storylines have interested me as much as the superheroic storylines

  5. Michael Mendoza, that’s probably the age weirdness. CW shows have the issue that they’re teen dramas, so their 20-something and 30-something protagonists tend to have relationships with their family that are patterned more off relationships that teenagers have than those of actual adults. Haven’t seen Black Lightning, but I kinda got the impression that the named protagonist isn’t a teenager metaphor in the same way Oliver Queen or Barry Allen were, which might make for better stories.

  6. Alan Scott You’re exactly right. Black Lightning is a retired superhero. He’s got two daughters aged 17 and 24. He’s the principal of the high school. And he and his ex-wife are great friends who share family time with their daughters jthough they live with him. Lynn pursued her medical career and is a neuroscientist, so Jefferson Pierce raised the girls as a more stable parental figure.

    It’s the most grown-up show on the CW. Still the core of the show is the relationships and that what MASKS does.

    Jefferson embraces Savior and denies Danger while his ex-wife wants him to deny Savior and embrace Mundane. The elder daughter Nissa has seen her Danger Freak and Savior go up and down. The younger daughter Jennifer just wants to be Mundane but feels like a Freak while also trying to deny her Superior.

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