This review gets an F! I usually love coming on AV Club to read reviews of my favorite shows, but Alston does not seem to get this show AT ALL. It is thoroughly frustrating. Last week he's all harping on how the only two lesbians (super femmes) are ultimately a male wish fulfillment device. First, there has been a…

Did you really just write that? Thank you for the laugh! Do you not find it hilarious that you just told a complete stranger to get over herself because of a differing opinion about a television show? Please, keep it coming. I'm always up for a chuckle.

Yeah, I love that Jamal and Hakeem are so close. It makes sense because they are the musicians and they share connection. Andre is obviously the odd man out.

Are hip-hop fans really the target audience? It's an honest question. I'm not quite sure. And IMO hip-hop has not been consistently authentic since the early nineties. Also, I do think homophobia in hip-hop is still pretty darn fervent. Frank Ocean is a singer who is a part of the culture. But if a straight up,…

That is my favorite line. That and her comment about weave smelling like goat butt. Taraji is EVERYTHING.

Respectability politics all up and through this thread. Ugh.

Maybe you should work on not seeing black folks as one dimensional. With the exception of Andre and his wife, I saw many layers to all of these characters. Were these white folks, would you see them as superficially? It's an honest question, especially because archetypes are part and parcel of this genre of…

I find your comment about the son's names random. Jamal and Hakeem are super common names among blacks. Andre is a super common name in general. As someone who has spent my entire career teaching in predominantly black schools (including in Philadelphia), these names are just one more thing that lends authenticity to…

Cookie spent 17 years in prison while her husband never visited her, divorced her and got insanely rich off of her sacrifice. She did not get to see her three sons grow up. Explain to me WHO on the face of the earth would not be justifiably angry about this? If Cookie were white, no one would be saying anything about…

So I totally realized that the woman at the bar was a set-up, immediately. And I knew that Jane was being called to deliver the mimosas to THAT room. AAAAND, it was so clear Petra was behind it all. Didn't dampen my enjoyment, but I'm surprised Oliver presents this as something that was not very obvious.

I think Sam's speech was intended to be coded language. There is a well-known derogatory stereotype of black women as hyper sexed, etc. Race is certainly a factor in Annalise and Sam's relationship. She mentions him sleeping with that "white girl" and she also accuses him of hiding behind his "black wife". He responds…

I don't know if I get a conceited, smug vibe from Damon Jr. I just don't think he is funny. He mostly seems to be trying too damn hard and it doesn't feel natural to me. I feel the same about Shawn Wayans. But I will happily be converted if Damon Jr can inject some consistent life into this season, which seems a…

I think Marlon is hilarious, but the material he's working with is often horrible. I couldn't agree more about the Winston situation. It is really frustrating.

Why would you be scared to comment? This AV Club! I have never watched an episode of Happy Endings, so I have no idea how he was on that show. I hope you're right about him being better integrated. I've never been a fan of his, but I'm open if he adds something good to the season which has been a bit slow going for…

I'm a lesbian so his handsomeness doesn't do much for me. But I can appreciate that the eye candy works for you. :) I wish the show would provide me with some eye candy! Jess and Cece are not cutting it!

Damon Wayans, Jr. has nothing on Lamorne Morris. His slapstick borders on coonery for me. It's his family's brand of humor, but some are better at it than others. Kenan Ivory, Damon Sr. And Marlon are the funny Wayans. I thought Coach was the weak link in the pilot and I find him annoying now. However, if him being…

Oh, the voting scandal is definitely coming back. That was shown in the season sneak peak. Will and LG have that video.

I wish! The first time in my life I have penis envy…

That shot in the court when Alicia REFUSES to look at Will, who is staring angrily/incredulously/hurtfully at her as he questions the witness, then she cross-examines. The acting in this episode was TO DIE FOR. Not one single actor missed a beat.

Diane played herself. She was willing to throw Will under the bus for the judgeship. Peter actually stood up for her with the Chief Justice. She sold Alicia down the river because she felt betrayed, but at the end of the day, she showed where her true loyalties are. I'm not surprised Peter let her go. She sold out his…