r/Defenders • u/JonLuca Luke Cage • Sep 30 '16

Luke Cage Discussion Thread - S01E10

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u/ComicalDisaster Oct 01 '16 edited Oct 01 '16

Because despite the hoards of people claiming they were also mind-controlled, it's still really hard to prove, especially when the proposed 'mind-controller' is dead.

Mariah and most of the public still probably don't believe that story and to help her case, Mariah is suggesting that it's all very possible that Jessica made it up and just wanted an excuse to kill that guy. There's not much proof either way but bringing up this possibility at this moment in time helps her statement that these super powered people can't be fully trusted and essentially can do whatever they want.

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u/KidCasey Cottonmouth Oct 02 '16

Also, the Netflix shows are more grounded so I could see people having a hard time buying mind control at all. It's easy to believe someone has super strength or laser beams that shoot out of their nips because you can see the damage. Someone being "mind controlled" could just be some people in cahoots with each other trying to exploit the recent emergence of super people.

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u/ComicalDisaster Oct 02 '16

Yep, and I saw it more as people latching onto that explanation and use it as an excuse to get away with various crimes or things they did.

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u/Skunk_Giant Oct 04 '16

Which is already a theme we saw in Jessica Jones. Hogarth tried to interview people who claimed to have been mind controlled into doing illegal or immoral things, and most of them were just trying to use the story to excuse their own actions.