Guest Post by Scott Manning
References to King Arthur occur in the recently released season 2 of Marvel's Luke Cage on Netflix. In episode one, Cage and others attempt to determine who is the likely buyer of weapons, working off the vague reference El Tercero, which they track down to Arturo Gomez, a Dominican gangster.
After looking at older photos, one of Cage’s friends recognizes the face, “This guy’s on TV 24/7. Arturo Gomez the third.” He opens a paper to reveal an ad for “Magical Markdowns” at Merlin Discount Furniture.
Cage immediately appreciates the lead, realizing Arturo Gomez changed his last name to Rey and reinvented himself with a “legitimate” business.
One of Cage’s friends tries to connect the dots with the rebranding, “Merlin? Arturo Rey?”
The group realizes the connection at the same time and exclaims, “King Arthur!” as Arturo Rey translates from Spanish to Arthur King.
“Sometimes the answer’s right in front of you,” concludes Cage.
Eventually, Cage goes to confront King Arthur in a warehouse district, possibly the furthest thing from Camelot.
-Scott Manning (@warpath)
Hello,
ReplyDeleteI came across this page when I was searching for the connection between Luke Cage and King Arthur; prompted by Merlin furniture of course, but also when I was re-watching season 1 and saw a sign outside Pop's Barber Shop (after Pop died) that said 'Once and future king'. It seems a strange quote to put in the show if it wasn't intended to have a connection with Arthurian legend. Just thought I'd share that here because I can't find any mention of it on the internet.