Alright, y'all, I requested this scene mainly because I wanted an excuse to analyze it , and you all know how my analyses go, so here it is:

This, for me, is one of, if not the most memorable scene in all of the NCU Netflix shows. It's powerful, it's engaging, the context makes it even better, the intensity is felt so strongly, such a great scene, and I'm going to break it down.

Watching every comes in and take there seat is super powerful, as we see how crowded the church is. Everyone came down for Pop's funeral, since he had that big of a heart and Switzerland was Switzerland. They had to be peaceful, for his own sake. Even Misty shows up and takes her seat, even though we know about her relationship with a lot of people there, and it's all quiet. This right off the bat shows how great Pop was.

We then see Aisha Axton walk in, after telling Luke to grow up and fight back against Cottonmouth and Shades. Our thoughts about her are fresh from that scene, so as she sits down and we're next shown the two gang leaders, our hate for them grows. They sit near Aisha, really messing with our perception of relationships, seeing how good Pop was at being "Switzerland." Cottonmouth takes out his phone and starts texting, presumably about Stokes Crime Family business, showing that despite being near Pop, the job he has is too demanding and shaped him strongly into the person he is. We see he's texting Scarfe, who defies him, suddenly building up tension for that other story. We see Cottonmouth being pulled away from Switzerland, and come to understand him. This paves the way for us to understand Mariah's failed attempt at leaving the business later, and why Luke feels that taking Mariah's spot is the right thing to do.

We then get our first eulogy, given by Pop's son, Bert, who we never met before this moment. We see that, even as Bert hated him, he misses Pop, creating an interesting tension. However, Bert is not the focus of this scene, as Pop's past has already been shown to be dark, and we miss the person he had become. Instead, they draw us to Aisha, who brought a gun to Pop's funeral. There are two ways to see this, she is clutching it tightly because she's scared that Cottonmouth is a bad enough person to break the Switzerland rule at Pop's funeral (I mean, he already did once by killing him), or she's planning on attacking him, both fair assumptions to make. Before we get to think too hard about which, Luke arrives on the words "I need him, more than ever." This draws the connection between Bert and Luke, cementing Pop as Luke's father figure in such a subtle way. As everyone turns to look at him, they express the feeling of resentment that Cottonmouth caused them to have towards Luke, showing that Harlem can't forget about its politics, even during a funeral celebrating the most peaceful man there. They build such an atmosphere of combined hate and love with these aforementioned scenes.

As Luke sits down and tells Aisha that her problem is taken care of, it becomes clear that Aisha's intention was to attack Cottonmouth, but we still hold out hope that she was planning on attacking only out of defense, since we as the audience want Aisha to be a good person. This brings us to the first memorable shot from this scene, Luke crushing Aisha's gun. Such a simple gesture that suggests so many strong emotions for Luke and Aisha, and the desire for peace at such a sad moment. Pop's death was really tragic for everyone in Harlem, regardless of gang politics, and we get that through one simple motion.

Luke is about to get up and give a eulogy, and suddenly Cottonmouth speaks up, wanting to say something, and the audience gets quiet. His men kill Pop, what is he going to say? Yes, it's Turk's fault, but it was his men. They have the quiet just long enough for the intensity, and he starts speaking genuinely about Pop as a mentor and friend. He talks about Pop's days before leaving the gang scene and his nickname, and it's a genuine moment. He switches into "But he changed," and we get scared, but once again those fears are nullified when the next words are "He evolved." The group agrees, and we see a truly human side to Cottonmouth, despite being shown how terrible he is at the beginning. He talks about how great Harlem is, and how Pop saw opportunity throughout everywhere. We see the reactions from Billy and Aisha, who hate Cottonmouth but loved Pop, as they get worried, wondering, just like the audience "How is he going to politicize this? He's been making life here hellish." But we get to see him as a human who had just lost his friend, and they paint it so well. He switches into letting Pop's death make Harlem stronger, and mentions that the shooter was never caught, but that Cottonmouth has faith he's in hell. We of course know that this is because Cottonmouth killed him, but Harlem doesn't, and we get to see how this affects him and the people of Harlem. Then it happens, Cottonmouth promises that, despite being attacked by Luke (specifically "strangers with arcane abilities"), that he will stay true to Harlem's nature. The passive-aggressive way he talks about Luke, the moment of them giving each other death stares, and his belief that Harlem is fine the way it is being run by the Stokes Crime Family, they all go to set the stage for Luke's speech, as Luke has to somehow get Harlem back on his side without going to strongly against Cottonmouth to be seen as politicizing a funeral.

Luke gets up to talk, and we see Pop's face and the flashback to his death, and we feel Luke's struggle to think of what to say and how to pay respects. Aisha takes out her gun and sees what Luke did, suddenly understanding everything, and we see that moment strongly. Luke starts talking about Pop's no curse rule, and Pop's need to have strong men around being serious about work. He explains that he was late helping people (which we know means going after Cottonmouth), as Luke refers to Cottonmouth as "the forces that would do them harm." Whereas Luke is described as a stranger with abilities, Cottonmouth wants to hurt people. We get a knowing look from Misty, realizing what Luke is saying and what his plans are. Luke talks about living through Pop's legacy, helping people who need it and protecting others. This is such a powerful moment that leads into talking about Pop's belief that anybody can become a good person with his diamond metaphor, being formed by pressure, and subtly says that Cottonmouth is not doing what Pop would have wanted, but everybody picks up on it. Luke suddenly says that living up to Pop's legacy means standing up to a bully, "Especially... if he calls himself a friend." The exclamations and the shot of Cottonmouth show that everybody knows what he's saying, Harlem is being turned against Cottonmouth. The next line is "I don't believe in Harlem. I believe in the people who make Harlem what it is." This is such a powerful moment, that's partly in agreement with Cottonmouth's list of famous people who grew up in Harlem. However, Luke talks about its beauty in the moment in the sense of helping people, whereas Cottonmouth implies everything about it is perfect, including his family being in charge, which is simply untrue. As he leaves and the congregation applauds, we suddenly see how much stronger Luke's speech was, especially through the ring he returns to Aisha, showing the strength in helping people. Aisha realizes Luke has powers, but Luke just refers to himself as "someone who gives a damn." Everything about this moment is incredibly powerful. Aisha hugs Luke in such a soft moment, it's great.

We can sense the tension even greater when Luke confronts them, and suddenly everything is there. Luke and Cottonmouth were aware of their mutual goal, to outshine the other. Cottonmouth is still confident that he's winning, but Luke simply says he's billing Cottonmouth for the next suit that gets damaged, and Cottonmouth laughs. Mahershala Ali's brilliant acting shows a combination of amusement and confidence while Shades shows indifference. Shades works for Diamondback, he'd be fine if Cottonmouth lost power in Harlem. And, in case it wasn't any clearer, Misty directly tells Luke that his eulogy has a declaration of war, Luke discusses the failure of the system, and Luke shows confidence that he'll win without the cops, and leaves Misty in shock.

All of this brilliant writing, directing, and acting, combined with the accurate portrayal of black Christian culture all make this scene one of the most memorable in all of MCU Netflix.

This one was even longer than usual, sorry, but this scene deserves it.