Luke Cage season 2 will take a "different approach" after criticism of season 1's later episodes 

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was (mostly) one of the good ones – but that doesn\'t mean there isn\'t any room for improvement.

Reflecting on the changes needed for the show\'s next season, star Mike Colter and showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker spoke to

about their new and improved approach to season two.

Because, let\'s face it, the second half of its debut did let the team down a little bit – which is something Coker is happy to admit, explaining: "The standard conventional wisdom is that the show was great up until episode 7 and then went downhill."

Suggesting the show\'s change in villains from Mahershala Ali\'s Cottonmouth to Erik LaRay Harvey\'s Diamondback was part of the problem, Coker continued: "Diamondback wasn\'t as good a villain as Cottonmouth, but as Jeph Loeb, the President of Marvel Television jokes, Mahershala couldn\'t have followed Mahershala!"

team are philosophical about the series\' dip in popularity, series lead Mike Colter confirmed that season two will take "a different approach".

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"[The first season] was a great try," he said. "Some people enjoy the full season. Some really felt the second part was not as strong as the first. And I get both."

Calling the Netflix show\'s success "commendable", Mike added: "You\'ve got to take a chance to make your series different... If people thought it was a miss, that\'s fine."

Whether fans will have the same opinion on

\'s second outing is yet to be seen, but we\'ll find out when it returns to Netflix on June 22.

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