9. Marvel’s Cloak and Dagger
Appearing on the Freeform Channel, Marvel’s Cloak and Dagger follows two teens, Tandy and Tyrone, whose lives are linked by an incident during their childhood that gave them abilities over light and dark. Tandy has the ability to form light-based daggers and when she makes contact with an individual, she can view their hopes through a dream-like sequence. On the opposite side of the spectrum is Tyrone, who when shrouded by his cloak or point of darkness, can manipulate it to teleport and absorb enemies. Tyrone can make contact with an individual to view their fears, in sequences that play out like the darkest of nightmares.
There are important themes that Cloak and Dagger tries to address, a big one being the topic of racial discrimination and violence in New Orleans. A problem arises while the series progresses, and you begin to realize that Tandy and Tyrone are not particularly likable characters. There is an effort to make them likable, but they both never seem to be more than their problem of the season. When the ending is interesting, it feel as if the writers had to scrounge up a supernatural event to put these two super-powered beings to use. The ending never feels earned, or that the narrative progressed in a natural way to conclude in such a fashion.
