<Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> "Shadow of Death: The Book of War" </Td> <Td> April 17, 2018 </Td> <Td> 0.5 / 2 </Td> <Td> 1.68 </Td> <Td> 0.4 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> 0.9 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <P> On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has received a 97% approval rating, with an average rating of 8.3 / 10, based on 43 reviews . The website's critical consensus reads, "Black Lightning doesn't reinvent superhero TV, but it does give the genre a necessary jolt with real - world plots, scary new villains, and a star - making performance from Cress Williams ." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 79 out of 100 based on 24 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". </P> <P> Daniel Fienberg, in a review for The Hollywood Reporter, praised the series for being "smart and relevant and full of an attitude that's all its own ." The portrayal of Anissa Pierce as Thunder has received praise for making television history as the first black lesbian superhero . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Award </Th> <Th> Category </Th> <Th> Recipient (s) and nominee (s) </Th> <Th> Result </Th> <Th> Ref . </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> Saturn Awards </Td> <Td> Best Superhero Television Series </Td> <Td> Black Lightning </Td> <Td> Pending </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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