He also was abandoned as a kid. He was the bastard son of Mama Mabel's daughter Jasmine and her boyfriend Malik. Malik overdosed on drugs while Cornell was an infant, and Jasmine ran away because she felt she wasn't ready to be a mother.
I really feel bad for Cornell. He was an insanely talented kid with a soft heart, never wanting to get involved with the streets. He had a bright future ahead of him but his aunt ruined his life.
I like Cottonmouth more after seeing his backstory he didn't want that life he wanted to be a Musician but his Aunt made him into a mobster instead now I know why he made a club in Harlem
To be honest this is how it is for most black males growing up. Made to do dirt and run the streets by their mother. She is how most black mothers are.
The Fallen I don't know if you even ever been outside, always had your head up your ass, or you live under a rock, but most blackMothers do not make her son's run the streets and in crime.
The Fallen that actually might be the dumbest thing ive ever read on UA-cam... And thats saying something! Thats like me saying white mothers want their daughters to be gold digging trophy wives!
Seeing those flashbacks and how Pete tried so hard to encourage his nephew to have a good life through what he loved was so tragic and real. You know so many young ones fell to the family first motto. Too real.
Pete was quite the canvas. He encouraged Cornell's musical talents, raped Mariah (siring Tilda in the process), and personally took on an attempted hit on Bushmaster.
@@TheLewistownTrainspotter8102 Pete is the reason Luke's time in Harlem is so difficult. His death made Cornell angry but initiated Cornell into gangster life. His raping Mariah made Tilda and psychologically damaged Mariah so that she would engage in crime. His attempted assassination of Bushmaster (WHO HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH PETE'S BROTHER DYING BY THE WAY), motivated Bushmaster to start a gang war in Harlem just to kill Mariah in revenge.
It was really hard for me to hate Cornell after going through his backstory, I just couldn't. When I saw Mariah kill him I understood, she was the real villian.
A room full of fucking monsters, crazy how pop becoming the shining example in all of those people in that room. Pete seemed like the "nice uncle" but he was a monster as much as mama Mabel was
0:45 Mariah glares at Uncle Pete even tho she complimented him. It's the 1st sign Pete is abusing her. Also before that Cornell resents the attention Mariah gets for her studies as opposed to his piano playing.
I can't believe this is set in the same world where Howard the duck, drinks wine in space museum, Baby Groot dances during a fight with a giant monster Dr Strange fights with interdimensional demons and Thor protects nine worlds
It’s a big universe. One corner you have an organisation being infiltrated and abusing their power to kill those that they perceive as a threat, in the other a former space smuggler is dancing to distract a blue alien fanatic. One corner a man is being emotionally drained by his dual life as a vigilante and is unsure where he should go, feeling powerless without it but knowing how much torment it has brought to people around him, and in another, a rich business guy is beating his assistant to death for wanting vanilla ice cream.
Cottonmouth had so much potential. It's tragic how he couldn't use his talents for a career. However the greater tragedy is his lost potential as a villain and character. Instead of using his charisma and likeable attitude to improve the show they beat him to death with a Mic stand and the show has been worse since
@@amitnikam356 2 years and you don't even have a fraction as many upvotes as his opinion lol, doesn't look like anyone agrees with you. Also the fact that youtube doesn't even show downvotes and still only 5 people upvoted that comment other than yourself lmao.
this scene immediately removed cottonmouth's villain status. he just wanted to be a musician because he had talent but he was forced into a life of crime
man.. flashback scenes like this where it shows awful scary family like this one always get's to me like there always just so disturbing but that also means you got some damn good directors/writers on your hand also thank you to my family for never being like this
@@alexanderbyrne9684 -No. Mariah held a meeting with 4 Crime bosses (2 Blacks, 1 Asian and 1 Mexican) to sell the criminal assets of Stokes Family...so, she could leave and be a Politician... But Diamondback popped up and killed 3 Bosses and forced Mariah to REMAIN in the Thug life, remember? And then she had to kill somebody else because somebody was gonna rat her out for killing Cornell and then after tying up that loose-end, She attempted AGAIN to get out so she could be a Politician but...a News reporter who hated her..fucked her political image up (which caused her Political party to disown her) and then she decided that she can go make some Other political moves but then something else happened that forced her to do some MORE gangsta shit! Mariah didn't wanna be a Gangsta Boss...Mariah Stokes just wanted to be a Politician.
@@2025-e4n that doesn't explain everything before and after. Mama mabel made sure she wasn't into the day to day of gang life yet despite her constant insistence that she was uninvolved Any small inconvenience made her immediately go back more brutal each time
drew harrington Fisk was abused by his dad, his dad was running for mayor, he got into a deal with a mob, he was in a very bad debt with them, he beat up his wife right in front of him and that’s when Fisk snapped and beat him to death with a hammer.
I feel like if he wasnt a mouthy fool and tried to reason with her, he wouldnt have suffered like that and probably would have been let go and just wouldnt be able to hustle for a while, but what broke the deal was when he called her "Old ass".
@@idrinkcofe Mama Mabel would've had Pete beat her up and then tell him to go. But he got his finger cut off because he mouthed off to her. The scene makes this very obvious.
SUCH A GOOD VILLAIN ORIGIN!!! I can't say I miss the netflix marvel shows (overall they were mid) but when they got real they got REAL. This reminds me of Michael in The Godfather .
With a crime boss matriarch and a, let's call him "checkered", uncle, even a gifted mind (Mariah) and genuine talent (Cornell) can't escape what they were forcibly bred for.
Cornell was a musical prodigy, his talent deserved to be nurtured just as much as Mariah's but instead he was robbed of his chance at a good life for a chance to be a "king"
This scene is perfect. Youngblood don't be disrespectful to the old folks now. She was trying to teach you a lesson but you just want to keep on talking and being disrespectful.
This is extremely fucked up. His sister was spoiled and turned out a piece of shit and Cottonmouth was a good kid who was forced into street shit and still had honor and a code
In a way, I think he might of been better off without either influences in his life. His uncle was a snake and what he did to Mariah is why she turned into a black hearted villain
Shouldn't have been have talking shitt. Samuel Jackson wife in this is very brutal. I know this is a show and not real but I had a nightmare about her.
silver smoke I wish we could’ve seen that happen. These people are more terrifying than any of the one dimensional villains in the two seasons of Punisher
@@silversmoke4159 I was trying to show respect to Mama Mabel. I wasn't being literal my friend. I friend Punisher comics she tried to kill Ma Gnucci of the Gnucci crime family.
Cottonmouth was literally the most interesting character on the whole show and they killed him like it was nothing. This is one of the MCU biggest Ls in MY humble opinion
Back then, dealing drugs or even buying drugs were a very high risk of someone getting caught and they would give up their whole crew in order to get off lightly.
@@renegade6578 That wasn't a good answer. Honestly dealing guns and drugs are both morally horrible. There is no better. They both end up killing people when things get out of hand and the people who profit off it don't give a damn.
You really feel bad for Young Cornell here. He was a young musician with a soft heart forced to harden and turn to the very thing that scares him.
Isaiah Wilson bro he should’ve called the Punisher and got the hell out of there lol
@@Seasonal-Shadow_4674 Frank wasn't even the punisher yet, during that time...
Samuel was a joke..
joshua ashley they should’ve explained it
He also was abandoned as a kid. He was the bastard son of Mama Mabel's daughter Jasmine and her boyfriend Malik. Malik overdosed on drugs while Cornell was an infant, and Jasmine ran away because she felt she wasn't ready to be a mother.
God the writing of this scene the power behind every line. So much rhythm, and cadence. I could sip on these performances like fine wine.
Damn Samuel L. Jackson's wife is scarier than the man himself
@@thiagoalbornoz5062 Mama Mabel is scarier than Nick Fury. Makes me happy Luke never had to deal with her.
Just like Uncle Pete does during this scene.
Control Freak bro he should’ve called the Punisher and got the hell out of there lol
Fun fact: The actress who played Mama Mabel is Samuel Jackson's wife.
MisterGenesis64AK whaaat?
Was she typecasted? She looks like a fat evil bitch.
Another fun fact, Uncle Pete does the voice of Virgil in the Warriors game.
No wonder she sounds like a Pulp Fiction character
Julie Hernandez U jealous u wasn’t his wife ugly bitch?
I really feel bad for Cornell. He was an insanely talented kid with a soft heart, never wanting to get involved with the streets. He had a bright future ahead of him but his aunt ruined his life.
I like Cottonmouth more after seeing his backstory he didn't want that life he wanted to be a Musician but his Aunt made him into a mobster instead now I know why he made a club in Harlem
To be honest this is how it is for most black males growing up. Made to do dirt and run the streets by their mother. She is how most black mothers are.
The Fallen I don't know if you even ever been outside, always had your head up your ass, or you live under a rock, but most blackMothers do not make her son's run the streets and in crime.
The Fallen um...I dont....I dont know where u heard that from but...thats completely wrong💀
The Fallen that actually might be the dumbest thing ive ever read on UA-cam... And thats saying something! Thats like me saying white mothers want their daughters to be gold digging trophy wives!
I think she's his grandmother.
Seeing those flashbacks and how Pete tried so hard to encourage his nephew to have a good life through what he loved was so tragic and real. You know so many young ones fell to the family first motto. Too real.
Then he was rapping everyday Mariah
@@LEMMlWlNKS He also tried to kill Bushmaster and Bushmaster becomes a villain due to his attempted assassination.
Pete was quite the canvas. He encouraged Cornell's musical talents, raped Mariah (siring Tilda in the process), and personally took on an attempted hit on Bushmaster.
@@TheLewistownTrainspotter8102 Pete is the reason Luke's time in Harlem is so difficult. His death made Cornell angry but initiated Cornell into gangster life. His raping Mariah made Tilda and psychologically damaged Mariah so that she would engage in crime. His attempted assassination of Bushmaster (WHO HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH PETE'S BROTHER DYING BY THE WAY), motivated Bushmaster to start a gang war in Harlem just to kill Mariah in revenge.
It was really hard for me to hate Cornell after going through his backstory, I just couldn't. When I saw Mariah kill him I understood, she was the real villian.
Facts
She did have a right to be mad that he victim blamed her, but killing him was an extreme overreaction
“I got white folks in the front. I don’t want to scare em off”
Jeremiah F ytf would Mama Mabel and Uncle Pete do such a thing
A room full of fucking monsters, crazy how pop becoming the shining example in all of those people in that room. Pete seemed like the "nice uncle" but he was a monster as much as mama Mabel was
0:45 Mariah glares at Uncle Pete even tho she complimented him. It's the 1st sign Pete is abusing her. Also before that Cornell resents the attention Mariah gets for her studies as opposed to his piano playing.
Renaldy Calixte bro he should’ve called the Punisher and got the hell out of there lol. Mama Mabel and Pete needed to be put sown
@@Seasonal-Shadow_4674 ok we get it bro stop leaving the same response on everyone's comment
I can't believe this is set in the same world where Howard the duck, drinks wine in space museum, Baby Groot dances during a fight with a giant monster
Dr Strange fights with interdimensional demons and Thor protects nine worlds
Marvel street hero's and villains
And a marine who put fear into the mob and criminal
@@bolobalaman And a hacker that uses her earthquake powers to save the world as Quake.
And a comedic but badass kid in a spider suit that join with a metal man and more to stop a giant purple man
It’s a big universe. One corner you have an organisation being infiltrated and abusing their power to kill those that they perceive as a threat, in the other a former space smuggler is dancing to distract a blue alien fanatic. One corner a man is being emotionally drained by his dual life as a vigilante and is unsure where he should go, feeling powerless without it but knowing how much torment it has brought to people around him, and in another, a rich business guy is beating his assistant to death for wanting vanilla ice cream.
Cottonmouth had so much potential. It's tragic how he couldn't use his talents for a career. However the greater tragedy is his lost potential as a villain and character. Instead of using his charisma and likeable attitude to improve the show they beat him to death with a Mic stand and the show has been worse since
XR-Phoenix bro he should’ve called the Punisher and got the hell out of there lol
The show definitely did not get worse
@@amitnikam356 Oh yes it did, significantly worse borderline unwatchable.
You missed the point Cottonmouth was forced into the life Mariah was always the villain
@@amitnikam356 2 years and you don't even have a fraction as many upvotes as his opinion lol, doesn't look like anyone agrees with you.
Also the fact that youtube doesn't even show downvotes and still only 5 people upvoted that comment other than yourself lmao.
this scene immediately removed cottonmouth's villain status. he just wanted to be a musician because he had talent but he was forced into a life of crime
I feel bad for Cornell. A young soft hearted boy who wants to be a pianist but is forced to do horrors no one should do.
Captain Fives bro he should’ve called the Punisher and got the hell out of there lol
@@Seasonal-Shadow_4674 bro shut up nobody wants to hear the same ass comment
man.. flashback scenes like this where it shows awful scary family like this one always get's to me like there always just so disturbing but that also means you got some damn good directors/writers on your hand also thank you to my family for never being like this
DanielR3535 bro he should’ve called the Punisher and got the hell out of there lol
What Cottonmouth and Mariah both had in common: They didn't choose the Thug-Life.... The Thug-Life chose them!
No Mariah was one of the few who had a choice. She chose criminality
@@alexanderbyrne9684 -No. Mariah held a meeting with 4 Crime bosses (2 Blacks, 1 Asian and 1 Mexican) to sell the criminal assets of Stokes Family...so, she could leave and be a Politician... But Diamondback popped up and killed 3 Bosses and forced Mariah to REMAIN in the Thug life, remember? And then she had to kill somebody else because somebody was gonna rat her out for killing Cornell and then after tying up that loose-end, She attempted AGAIN to get out so she could be a Politician but...a News reporter who hated her..fucked her political image up (which caused her Political party to disown her) and then she decided that she can go make some Other political moves but then something else happened that forced her to do some MORE gangsta shit! Mariah didn't wanna be a Gangsta Boss...Mariah Stokes just wanted to be a Politician.
@@2025-e4n that doesn't explain everything before and after. Mama mabel made sure she wasn't into the day to day of gang life yet despite her constant insistence that she was uninvolved Any small inconvenience made her immediately go back more brutal each time
@@alexanderbyrne9684 What small inconvenience?
@@2025-e4n great explanation! 👍🏿
Kilgrave, Cottonmouth and Kingpin, all equally great, all had horrible childhoods, all deliciously evil.
account four numbers too bad iron fist messed it up with their lackluster villain
It made them what they are.
“All it takes is one bad day.”
What happened in Kingpin childhood
drew harrington Fisk was abused by his dad, his dad was running for mayor, he got into a deal with a mob, he was in a very bad debt with them, he beat up his wife right in front of him and that’s when Fisk snapped and beat him to death with a hammer.
Wish we got more of Mabel she really left an impression and I think would've been a great villain in her own right
She was comic accurate to Black Maria in the comics!
Not possible since she’s long dead by the time the series had started
Mabel knew Pete was behind it all
When the Boogeyman goes to sleep at night, he checks under the bed to make sure Mama Mabel isn’t there.
Ghost Rider went blind trying to give Mama Mabel the penance stare.
Or he'll killer her with a pencil.
@@RenaldyCalixte seriously?
@@silversmoke4159 its a joke
@@RenaldyCalixte okay
Wow those screams of pain really get to you :(
Hearing the kid get stabbed to death was haunting, but makes for a great scene.
Steak n Eggs bro Cornell should’ve called the Punisher and got the hell out of there lol
Ser Bronn you can hear at the end, the sound of a knife piercing clothing and soft tissue
they beat him then killed him
@@darko-man8549 brooo that was the worst😩
omg the way she looks at pete with those eyes, nice that they added that in
Look at pistol Pete with that guilty face when she ask who gave him the idea
I really want mahershala ali to come back in season 2, cottonmouth is an awesome villain
Me too but even i know it'll never happen
Mahershala Ali only was available to do six episodes. He ain't coming back.
He’s blade now
Man I just wanted to give cottonmouth a hug at the end
I can't believe they decided to replace a compelling villain like cottonmouth with an over the top villain like diamondback
Goddamn, I almost forgot how brutal Netflix Marvel could be.
She was a badder villain than the first two Iron Man movies combined.
😂😂😂😂
1:54 Uncle Pete sipping on his tea 😂😂😂😂
A hint he was behind it.
Mama is basically Black Mariah from the comics. :)
The reason that guy looked at uncle Pete was because he was really the one behind it.
I feel like if he wasnt a mouthy fool and tried to reason with her, he wouldnt have suffered like that and probably would have been let go and just wouldnt be able to hustle for a while, but what broke the deal was when he called her "Old ass".
Not sure about that one
@@idrinkcofe I believe so
@@idrinkcofe Mama Mabel would've had Pete beat her up and then tell him to go. But he got his finger cut off because he mouthed off to her. The scene makes this very obvious.
I think so. Bruh was dumb as hell. What did he expect to happen. I'm sure he knew how ruthless she was. Definition of when keeping it real goes wrong.
@@4074092899 Yup he should've came to her with a good attitude, she is very dangerous and angering her wasn't a good idea.
SUCH A GOOD VILLAIN ORIGIN!!! I can't say I miss the netflix marvel shows (overall they were mid) but when they got real they got REAL. This reminds me of Michael in The Godfather .
Mid?...🤨...you spelled Marvel Disney Plus wrong.
The uncle really does look a lot like Mahershala.
After knowing more about what Pete did after season 2, the Stokes' past is even more fucked up than when I first watched this scene
With a crime boss matriarch and a, let's call him "checkered", uncle, even a gifted mind (Mariah) and genuine talent (Cornell) can't escape what they were forcibly bred for.
Cornell was a musical prodigy, his talent deserved to be nurtured just as much as Mariah's but instead he was robbed of his chance at a good life for a chance to be a "king"
Cornell growing up in this family really messed him up. He could've been somebody.
This made me look into getting a Rhodes piano
You know how I like to call Mabel? Mrs Fury
joshua ashley LaTanya Jackson, wife of Mr Muthafuckah incarnate. You know, Nick Fury
@@burra007 Now I know why they married. Nobody messes with Mama Mabel.
1:54 I seen that scene while I was at the barber shop, waiting in line for my turn. I was so very disturbed by this.
when a family member is referred as "Mama Whatevers" you know that person was placed on a pedestal with utmost reverence!
She was Venomous and the uncle was a monster's monster.
I love seeing that little homie scream without a finger lol, hope I get to do that some day.
I got traumatized because of this. I loved it :)
Man, I forgot how gruesome this scene was.
He wasn't ready
This whole scene is what I thought power book iii raising kanan was gone be like it turned out the opposite
I easily forgot this was a marvel even with all this violence, I haven’t seen any of that in a marvel movie or show
R.I.P Donnie
Uncle Pete was the only one who wanted a Better life for Cornell
Came back here cuz I had no idea this was Sam L. Jackson wife playing Mabel
Same universe as a talking raccoon and a god that's just a chibi bao bun.
In the beginning they seemed they were just a normal family
That's how it alway starts. Then you look a bit closer and a bit longer and you see all the fucked up evil come to play.
@@EmptyMan000 true
This is why everyone loves this show, it's so dark 😈
Youre not yourself when hungry, have a snickers!
Salvador Colon and all dem cats Makin mad loot and yo old ass get left......Aaaahhhh! Aaaahaaaahhaaah! Damn gangsters went hard back in the day
It always starts somewhere 😢
Mama Mabel should have just let the boy play, Cornell’s and Mariah’s fate would have probably been different
Pete was obviously scared of her. I wonder what her husband was like? Was he born ruthless or was he just another second like Pete?
This is true darkness right here.
This scene is perfect. Youngblood don't be disrespectful to the old folks now. She was trying to teach you a lesson but you just want to keep on talking and being disrespectful.
True they need to respect them and listen to them need to obay them
This is so violent
Mini Man3000 and they say art reflects life
I liked.
"Marvel's just for kids"...
Patricio they thought wrong
MCU is for kids.
The movies.
This is extremely fucked up. His sister was spoiled and turned out a piece of shit and Cottonmouth was a good kid who was forced into street shit and still had honor and a code
Mariah is his cousin.
This is great!🔥💯🔥💯🔥🔥👑🔥👑🔥🎶🔥🔊🔥🔊🔥🔥🔥🔥
2:02 😂😂😂
If Batman entered the Marvel Universe and saw this, he'd retire and be a drunk billionaire.
@Tribhuvan Shekhawat Joker and Black Mask didn't kill kids.
@Tribhuvan Shekhawat ok
Probably the year back in the 80s or 90s
All i have to say is something really bad happened in that room
I winced once at the dismemberment and then at the sight oh his finger on the table
Looks like back in the 1980s
Cornell is Cottonmouth right?
Yep, used to call him that cause he was loosing his teeth in a fight. Always had cotton balls in his mouth.
Latanya Richardson Jackson played that part!!!
What is the song playing in the brothel before Cottonmouth plays his keyboard?
What if cornell shot his grandma instead of his uncle
In a way, I think he might of been better off without either influences in his life. His uncle was a snake and what he did to Mariah is why she turned into a black hearted villain
@@SheriffOutlaw was mama mabel Mariah real mother?
@@cameashaflowers1527 I'm not sure. I need to rewatch to figure that out
remember that this is disney
Lmao
This is all Netflix, Disney doesn't have the balls for this.
@@TermiNation_45669. disney put this deal together with netflix since they own marvel so yes it was disney
@@derangedcrouton1864 Well now, that's very interesting.
After what Mamma Mabel and uncle pete put him through
Good series
Thanks for watching! 👍🏿💯
They must revisit Luke Cage, it was left unfinished
@@SheriffOutlaw I believe they have an online petition to bring it back. Check it out when you get a chance. 👍
When women get in control of things.....
Yep that's Samuel L Jackson's wife
Shouldn't have been have talking shitt. Samuel Jackson wife in this is very brutal. I know this is a show and not real but I had a nightmare about her.
Ali was to great of a actor to kill him in the first season
Is that douda from the chi
The devil herself... Mama Maybel
Even Punisher would run away from Mama Mabel. The Punisher!!!
@@RenaldyCalixte quite the opposite.
He'll beat her to death.
silver smoke I wish we could’ve seen that happen. These people are more terrifying than any of the one dimensional villains in the two seasons of Punisher
@@RenaldyCalixte You mean the same guy who took out Cartel members with ease and stared down Kingpin?
@@silversmoke4159 I was trying to show respect to Mama Mabel. I wasn't being literal my friend. I friend Punisher comics she tried to kill Ma Gnucci of the Gnucci crime family.
Did they kill him or just beat the holy hell outta him?
Wasn't it that lady who played the annoying grandma on The Fighting Temptations, with Beyonce & Cuba Gooding Jr?
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Wait did he get stabbed or beaten
Both
When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong?
douda from the chi !!!
He comes from a crime😂
How black folk taught their kids.
I feel bad for him
No that’s messed up
Wow
Man those Stokes were just awful
They were a cursed family. The whole tree needed to be burned down.
Cottonmouth was literally the most interesting character on the whole show and they killed him like it was nothing. This is one of the MCU biggest Ls in MY humble opinion
I'm sorry how are drugs worse than guns morally speaking?
I feel a gun is more likely to kill someone
Back then, dealing drugs or even buying drugs were a very high risk of someone getting caught and they would give up
their whole crew in order to get off lightly.
@@masterjustin2246 fair enough
@@renegade6578 That wasn't a good answer. Honestly dealing guns and drugs are both morally horrible. There is no better. They both end up killing people when things get out of hand and the people who profit off it don't give a damn.
Guns protect your interest and it arms your partners. Drugs just slow down productivity and the police were cracking down on drugs More so than guns.
This scene is crazy and so tense. The writing is so good
I hate the favoritism in this scene
What favoritism