Finally! A show with unimpeachable writing that relays a spectrum of experiences honestly and in relatable fashion. Well paced, sincere and not derivative or cliché. Identity is a fight that's more complex than white people this and black people that, and this show does a fantastic job of weaving the narrative so you stay hooked past your gut instinct the title might suggest you infer. Because the chapter structure allows each profile to focus, you're not left feeling like you don't remember or care about a person which, given that I erased "character" should tell you how much these don't just feel like people, they are. These are real conversations and real struggles. This is the mess of racial politics from every high to low comment or show of solidarity to split. The fawning of "serious subject" shows that got paid to the mockery that was 13 Reasons Why has me wondering what that show would have been worth with an ounce of the respect and reality this carries. You want to listen and pay attention. It makes you in only a way something loud and important and real can. I love when I'm not prepared to be delighted and engaged and am taken anyway.
It starts to get away from itself the longer it goes. I dialed back my enthusiasm and patience for the...creative...ways it decided to shift its tone and writing.
Review by dogg724VIP 3BlockedParent2017-07-03T19:26:32Z— updated 2022-08-03T03:05:26Z
Finally! A show with unimpeachable writing that relays a spectrum of experiences honestly and in relatable fashion. Well paced, sincere and not derivative or cliché. Identity is a fight that's more complex than white people this and black people that, and this show does a fantastic job of weaving the narrative so you stay hooked past your gut instinct the title might suggest you infer. Because the chapter structure allows each profile to focus, you're not left feeling like you don't remember or care about a person which, given that I erased "character" should tell you how much these don't just feel like people, they are. These are real conversations and real struggles. This is the mess of racial politics from every high to low comment or show of solidarity to split. The fawning of "serious subject" shows that got paid to the mockery that was 13 Reasons Why has me wondering what that show would have been worth with an ounce of the respect and reality this carries. You want to listen and pay attention. It makes you in only a way something loud and important and real can. I love when I'm not prepared to be delighted and engaged and am taken anyway.
It starts to get away from itself the longer it goes. I dialed back my enthusiasm and patience for the...creative...ways it decided to shift its tone and writing.