- "Cage, we have a mutual enemy, and the only way to bring him down is for us all to come together."
"There's no way I'm helping you."
"We came to offer you a truce. In exchange for helping you find Diamondback, you drop your beef with us." - ―Mariah Dillard and Luke Cage[src]
Soliloquy of Chaos is the twelfth episode of the first season of the Netflix exclusive television series Luke Cage.
Synopsis
Misty digs deeper for the truth as the neighbourhood's power players throw the city into confusion.
Plot
Cage manages to escape from police custody, while Knight works hard to locate Stryker and clear Luke's name. Stryker has Alvarez released on bail, then orders Zip and his thugs to kill him, but Alvarez prevails and kills them. The tide of public opinion begins to turn back to Cage, although the NYPD is still determined to bring him down. Candace meets Knight and says that she will testify against Dillard if Knight protects her. Knight takes her to Soledad's. Alvarez approaches Dillard and suggests they get Cage on their side by giving him evidence of Lucas's innocence, and that they all work together to defeat Stryker. Cage finds Barrett, who is working for Stryker, and forces him to reveal Stryker's location before locking him in a dumpster. Colon and his men attack Stryker and his mercenaries. Stryker manages to defeat them and escape. Cage arrives and saves a wounded Colon. As the parties converge on Pop's to parley, Stryker attacks, wearing a powered suit which allows him to match Cage's strength and invulnerability. Cage tasks Knight to go after Dillard and Alvarez while he engages Stryker.
Cast
Main Cast:
- Mike Colter as Luke Cage
- Simone Missick as Misty Knight
- Theo Rossi as Hernan Alvarez/Shades
- Erik LaRay Harvey as Willis Stryker/Diamondback
- Alfre Woodard as Mariah Dillard/Black Mariah
Guest Stars:
- Rob Morgan as Turk Barrett
- Ron Cephas Jones as Bobby Fish
- Karen Pittman as Inspector Priscilla Ridley
- Jacob Vargas as Domingo Colon
- Tijuana Ricks as Thembi Wallace
- Jaiden Kaine as Zip
- Sean Ringgold as Sugar
- Deborah Ayorinde as Candace Miller
- John Clarence Stewart as Alex Wesley
- P.J. Marshall as ESU Lieutenant Mario Green
- Lee Sellars as Sergeant Jacob "Jake" Smith
- Justin Swain as Mark Bailey
- Edelen McWilliams as Kerry Duggan
- Roberto De Felice as Ernesto
- Edward Torres as Ricardo
- David Chen as Bryce
- Andrew Casanova as Michael
- Jose Angel Diaz as Willie Gomez
- Eddie Clark as John Polsky
- John Garrett Greer as Mikey
- Brad Fraizer as EMT
- Cliff "Method Man" Smith as himself
- Sway Calloway as himself
- Heather B. as herself
- Chris Keegan as News Reporter (uncredited)
- Justin Michael Woods as FDNY Paramedic (uncredited)
- Mark Pettograsso as Undercover Detective (uncredited)
- Reginald L. Barnes as DJ Reggie Reg (uncredited)
- Stan Lee as Captain Irving Forbush (uncredited)
Appearances
Locations
- New York City, New York
- Harlem's Paradise
- Diamondback's Warehouse Hideout
- Colon's Gym
- 29th Precinct Police Station
- Pop's Barber Shop
- Mariah Dillard's Brownstone
- Genghis Connie's (mentioned)
- Ryker's Island (mentioned)
- Spurlock's Mortuary (mentioned)
- Train Diner (mentioned)
- Spofford Juvenile Center (mentioned)
- Sing Sing, New York (mentioned)
- Seagate Prison, Georgia (mentioned)
- New Hampshire (mentioned)
- New Jersey (mentioned)
- Switzerland (mentioned)
Events
- Chase of Luke Cage
- Attack on Shades
- Attack on Diamondback
- Attack on Pop's Barber Shop (mentioned)
- Assassination of Cottonmouth (mentioned)
Items
Vehicles
To be added
Organizations
Mentioned
- Cottonmouth
- Jackie Albini
- Pop
- Romeo
- Mama Mabel
- Damon Boone
- Iron Man
- Claire Temple
- Soledad Temple
- Chico Diaz
- Tone
- Mayor of New York City
- Kendrick Lamar
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Malcolm X
- Trayvon Martin
- Larry Davis
- Jean Paul Gaultier
- Eve
- Icarus
- Angel of Death
- Wu-Tang Clan
- The 48 Laws of Power
- Stormtrooper
Trivia
- Soliloquy of Chaos is a song from the album Daily Operation of the hip-pop duo Gang Starr.
- When Diamondback lectures Zip about Icarus, he mistakenly assumes he is talking about the rapper Icarus Moth who at one point was featured with Kendrick Lamar for his song "Breeze Thru".
- When Luke Cage spots two masked robbers entering a store, on the window is a poster with the image of Stan Lee, with the heading 'See a crime? Report it!'. This is the fourth time Stan Lee has appeared in an image in the Netflix series, the others being Jessica Jones and Daredevil season one and season two.
Music
| Song title | Artist | Location(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Bulletproof Love | Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad (feat. Method Man) |
Method Man spits rap live on Sway Calloway's radio show dedicated to Luke Cage; Montage as the police encounter multiple people dressed as Luke Cage; Willie Gomez that Luke saved sells "bullet holed" hoodies; Thembi Wallace reports the solidarity that people are taking with their 'Hole-y Hero'. |
| Blood On The Cobblestones (feat. U-God, Inspectah Deck & DJ Mark Luv) | Ghostface Killah |
Diamondback and his boys take on Domingo Colon and this gang. |
