It was incredibly ambitious. That's a great word for it. It hit on several nice moments too.
It would have been even better if Misty and her boss didn't have the EXACT same conversation a dozen times over several episodes:
"Luke's innocent"
"We've got to bring him in"
"But he didn't do it"
"But we've got to bring him in"
repeated in the station, on the street, outside the club, over the phone, etc.
The plot devices and thematic choices meant to drive the story forward were illogical and strange at times, especially for characters who are put forwards as criminal masterminds, but this is a show I wanted to enjoy and I did somewhat. Not as much as DD for sure, but that's a hard act to follow.
No disagreement here, Chris. Maybe because she had to have the conversation with her captain and then all over again with the inspector?
Here's a great list of easter eggs for each episode: Den of Geek's Luke Cage: Complete Easter Eggs & Reference Guide
I really only noticed it with her inspector, when she came on the job, then in the interrogation room, then outside the club, then back in the station, so many times with the same words between the same two people. It really struck me as strange.
But she REALLY believed he was innocent by that fifth conversation! Or just wanted some more coffee.