I always read Frankie as someplace on the autism spectrum? So, I chalked it up to being a combination of that, being a full-on hormonal teen, and following the pattern set forth by her sister...

Thank you! It is great to read a comment from someone who actually read the original work and can appreciate the nuances of positioning Bigger in a contemporary setting. “His lack of self-awareness and inability to think critically in a world where black men must always be hyper-alert make him less sympathetic” --…

Have you seen the film to determine if/how the contemporary setting addresses this issue or are you basing your thoughts on the infor from the review above?

Have you seen the film to determine if/how the contemporary setting addresses this issue or are you basing your thoughts on the infor from the review above?

So, Vikram, what’s the next show you’re reviewing? Or are you done with reviews? Thanks for your work!

They aren’t saying anything because none of them are getting much work these days...I mean Robin was on The Mentalist (cancelled) for several years and a few small films, Neve did a season of House of Cards (cancelled), and Fairuza’s last significant work was on a season of Ray Donovan several years ago.

That is completely insane! Building security should have already known you were there and why and someone from the FBI office should have confirmed your ID and ushered you in. No one had any reason to question you trying to do your job - sorry this happened to you.

Does anyone know if there is a good Deadly Class playlist on Spotify?

That’s a fair point. I’d love to hear the other sides to the story - from her as well as the writing staff.

Yep. My thoughts exactly. There may have been some dissention in the writers’ room and they couldn’t/wouldn’t resolve the issues, so they may have separated the staff as a band-aid solutions. Which sound ridiculous since writer’s room by design are meant to be collaborative. Very sad situation. But I’m nosy and want…

I hear you. I was thinking along the lines of how some directors keep certain cast members separate to maintain tension when they’re in character. Although I cannot recall any need for that in SMILF nor why the writers would need to be separate to create that tension.

This is disappointing. I watched the first season and I was underwhelmed - the character’s inability to get a win was annoying. I’m sure it was realistic, but it was pretty depressing. I’ve seen the first three episodes of the second season and found the vignette-style of storytelling much more compelling and…

Good question. I don’t remember what Toby does as a career/job. Did they actually say who was responsible for funding the party?

I don’t think she should walk out of the relationship, however, they both need to do a better job of being honest with one another about the priorities of their relationship together, with the girls, and as individuals and come up with a workable plan. I do think it was rather selfish and not very wise for Randall to…

They’ll fix this next season. If the baby survives (I think he will) then Toby and Kate will move back east to where their support system is - initiating a whole new series of conflicts and deferred dreams...

Money talks. But seriously, many college campuses make certain spaces available for public rental for special events and private functions. Maybe this counts???

Almost agree with you here. My wife and I were discussing this last night - it feels as if both Randall and Beth are making decisions and commitments they are both too smart to be making with such little forethought. Randall runs for office in a district that requires a 2-3 hour commute and he still thinks he’s going…

I think you’ve touched on an important aspect here: On Black-ish Zo had, as you described the elusive-popular-self-centered brilliance of a charming, smart, affluent older sibling, but once se got to college she realized she wasn’t as exclusive/original/special as she thought and then the inner-Zo, the…

Agreed. She was the coolest of the kids on Black-ish, now she seems perpetually manic. I think the writers should maybe consider not making her the central focus of every episode. There are a lot of interesting and challenging issues her friends are facing that are a lot more interesting than her making bad…

Yeah, I think he provided the majority of the funds they needed to secure the deed, but I think it is still in Fiona’s name.