Luke Cage
The penultimate episode ofCloak & Daggerseason 2 just let in a major reference book toLuke Cagethat may avail set the cinema on theMarvel Cinematic Universe timeline . The Freeform series is come on the remainder of its sophomore season and has been short on more significant MCU connective to this decimal point . The first seasonheavily tied itself into the past of this shared population , but the same is not true for season 2 .
After a season with rich MCU connections , Cloak & Daggerseason 2 did n’t refer to the result ofAvengers : Endgame . This was not unexpected , but still slightly unsatisfying for fans . To make sense of it , many have wondered just when exactlyCloak & Daggertakes position in the MCU timeline . Atime jump to start the second seasonhasn’t help either . All of the show ’s past reference point have been base around including known dimensions or organizations , but not of necessity by acknowledge what other display or movies are doing .
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In the second to last sequence of the time of year , Cloak & Daggerchanges that with a clearLuke Cagereference . ahead of time on in the episode , titled " Blue Note , " Tyrone Johnson visits a friend at a local restaurant . Before Ty discusses what he is there for , he discover that a newspaper nearby has Luke Cage on the binding . Ty note that he has hear of Luke before but has n’t see this chronicle before . The story in the paper is call " Luke Cage In The Harlem Rumble " and is spell byDaredevil ’s Karen Page , with Luke wearing his traditional hoodie pictured . Not only does this make for an first-class address forCloak & Dagger , but the details it hold may be enough to help us place the series in the grander MCU timeline .
The way Ty and his supporter talk about Luke is one of the first lively details to pick up on . They are both familiar enough with Luke Cage to know his name and that he is watertight . The first season ofLuke Cageprimarily focused on Luke require to outride out of the public optic in his larger-than-life duties , but the hero could n’t avoid that . Luke ’s abilities not only became have intercourse across Harlem as he helped his residential district , but he also became a viral sensation after footage of him throwing cops aside with simpleness and their bullets not wound him was resign online . This act and the insurance coverage that Luke get by the medium was big enough for masses in New Orleans to get word about it . These telecasting are probable why Ty and his ally have heard of Luke before , but the clause they ’re now watch is something new .
The " Harlem Rumble " that the story mention to is likely the final opposition between Luke and Diamondback inLuke Cageseason 1 ’s coda . The fight took post in the substance of Harlem and was worthy of getting such a deed of conveyance from the public press and Karen Page . Civilians and metier alike are all around during the brawl , too , with reporters trace Luke as he channelise into the police post at the oddment . His hoodie , while even , does not have any slug holes in it during the coda or in the photo used by the New York Bulletin , which could be further grounds that this story is about the time of year 1 finale .
If this is indeed the case , then we now have some frame of reference for whenCloak & Daggeris taking position in the big MCU . The first time of year ofLuke Cagedebuted in 2016 , and that is roughly believed to be when the events are submit place . This would then place the result ofCloak & Daggerseason 2 also in 2016 , while the events of season 1 could then be traced back to 2015 . The vagueness of when both shows take place does add a bit of precariousness to this , but apreviousCloak & Dagger / Luke Cagecrossoverfurther suggest that the events of the Freeform series could antedate what was encounter on Netflix .
While there is some wiggle way forCloak & Daggerto take place later , placing the series two years ahead of the snap makes sense in - universe and for the seniority of the show . The separation could give Freeform and Marvel television set a few more season of programming before needing to deal with the Decimation and better plan out how to reference the films . So , until it ’s confirmed elsewhere , it would appear that the event ofCloak & Daggerseason 2 are taking position at the same time with theLuke Cageseason 1 close based on this reference .
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Cloak & Daggerseason 2 concludes with episode 10 , " Level Up , " on May 30 at 8 pm Eastern Time on Freeform .
