Tyrone Johnson and Tandy Bowen (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

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Tyrone Johnson and Tandy Bowen
Devil's Torture Chamber"
  • Runaways
  • (2019)
  • Created byJoe Pokaski
    Based on
    Portrayed by
    In-universe information
    Family
    • Tyrone Johnson
    • Otis Johnson (father)
    • Adina Johnson (mother)
    • Billy Johnson (brother)
    • Tandy Bowen
    • Nathan Bowen (father)
    • Melissa Bowen (mother)
    NationalityAmerican

    Tyrone "Ty" Johnson and Tandy Bowen are

    third season of Runaways
    (2019).

    Fictional character biography

    Cloak & Dagger

    In the

    Mayhem.[4]

    Runaways

    Ahead of the

    Devil's Torture Chamber".[7]

    Concept and creation

    Olivia Holt and Aubrey Joseph at WonderCon 2018 promoting the first season of Cloak & Dagger.

    At

    ABC Signature Studios and Marvel Television.[10]

    In January 2017, it was announced that Aubrey Joseph and Olivia Holt had been cast as Cloak and Dagger, respectively.[3] Gina Prince-Bythewood, the director of the first episode, called the casting process "really, really tough ... it was three days before we were supposed to leave [to begin filming] and we didn't find [actors for Cloak and Dagger]. People started getting willing to settle and the people that were on the table were 27, 28. They felt grown and it didn't feel right for the show. Then Aubrey and Olivia walked in the door, and they had such great chops individually".[11] Maceo Smedley III and Rachel Ryals were subsequently respectively cast as a young Tyrone and Tandy.[12]

    Characterization

    Series showrunner and executive producer

    voudon or the Mardi Gras Indians, it felt like it was the only place for Cloak and Dagger to start."[13][9]

    Pokaski did not want to rush the romantic relationship between the duo in the first season, insisting that the season is "more about finding your best friend... this show is about 'There's exactly one person who understands me.'",[2] and hoping that the series would last long enough to allow for "an interesting path to their relationship",[2] Pokaski further said of Cloak in the series that "There was something interesting in helping him to understand that everyone is afraid."[2] and feeling that Dagger was "more cynical" than previous animated portrayals, and noted that when she touches people she can access their hopes and desires, saying, "There's something exciting about having a cynical character like Dagger who steals things and doesn't believe in the good of man, yet sees the best in them when she touches them".[2] The first season does hint at the pair becoming a romantic couple, with Pokaski and the writers being "excited to tease what will happen in their future".[14] Structurally for the season, Pokaski felt the first four episodes was the season's first act, where viewers get to understand [Cloak and Dagger] individually, the next three "are about them coming together comprehensively, not only as a team, but as best friends", before concluding with the last three episodes.[15]

    Following the first-season finale reveal of Cloak's ability to absorb people into his cloak, Pokaski said that Cloak is "a doorway to something" and "we're going to step into that doorway a little more" into the series' second season. Pokaski enjoyed being able to unfold the characters' powers like this so they could be tied to emotions. Pokaski said the season would explore his favorite element of superhero stories: people balancing their personal life with their responsibility as a hero. He said it would also show how a person can become a vigilante in a way that he hoped would be unique from other installments in the superhero genre. The season also sees the living arrangements of Cloak and Dagger reversed from the first, with Cloak now on the run from the police and living in the abandoned church that Dagger had been living in, until she moved back in with her mother at the end of the first season. Pokaski felt this would allow them to explore a side of Dagger that she herself has neglected, as well as showing who Cloak is without the "brave face" he has been putting on.[16]

    Reception

    Early reactions to the

    First Light" from its screening at South by Southwest 2018 were largely positive, with praise going to Joseph and Holt's performances.[17] Alex McLevy of The A.V. Club noted that "the charismatic leads are the true find, and if the show succeeds, it will largely be on the back of the work they do." He further praised the title characters' major changes from the comics, including the relocation of the characters from New York to New Orleans and the addition of "parents, home lives, and all manner of other backstories rejiggered to serve the long-form TV storytelling framework."[18] Meredith Borders of /Film felt the leads "have tremendous chemistry onscreen" that she became "deeply invested" in, calling it "among the upper echelon of Marvel television.... [doing] so with style and powerful storytelling" and felt it was "new in every particular way". She also felt the protagonists' powers were shown "in a really visually organic way"; while noting the strong divergence from the comics source material, she nonetheless felt that "the spirit of the characters absolutely remains the same."[1]

    In his review of the first four episodes of the first season, Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter felt that he "found [him]self enjoying quite a bit thanks to the solid introductions to the human side of its characters".[12] Reviewing the first two episodes, IGN's Joi Childs lauded Joseph and Holt's performances for "[t]ackling a variety of relatable subjects while embracing the thrill of discovering new powers [and] deliver[ing] an emotionally honest and surprisingly resonant premiere", concluding that "thanks to the drama, effects, mystery and chemistry between the main protagonists, the premiere builds a solid foundation for Marvel's newest series."[19] For io9, Charles Pulliam-Moore noted the series as "[not] exactly a show for die-hard comic book purists looking for a live-action translation of the superheroes they love, but that ultimately works out in its favor because that's not what it's trying to be."[20] Allison Keene of Collider was critical of the attempts to split the early episodes between both Johnson and Bowen.[21] Entertainment Weekly's Darren Franich complimented the first season for taking a "rough outline" of the comics "and cleverly moderniz[ing] it in unexpected directions" and how throughout the early episodes the New Orleans location "finds unexpected ways to root Tyrone and Tandy in the local culture."[22]

    See also

    References

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    2. ^ a b c d e f Swift, Andy (June 7, 2018). "Cloak & Dagger Boss Explains How Freeform's Newest Heroes Connect to the Marvel Cinematic Universe". TVLine. Archived from the original on June 7, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
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