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Topic subjectThis is typo city. Let me try that again.
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13402087, This is typo city. Let me try that again.
Posted by Boogie Stimuli, Tue Sep-01-20 01:06 PM
>Of course I'm wondering if Atticus is gonna try to find
>Winthrop's pages and decode the language of Adam. Story line
>is fun and intriguing to me.The scene where she was
>chanting with the ghosts over Shirley Ceasar was ... oddly
>powerful. I love so much of the stuff they're doing here with
>making sci-fi of our history and culture. Just such a joy
>to watch and appreciate US. During this episode, I found
>myself wondering if the show will continue on the strength of
>our love alone, because I can see white people hating that
>Black people are being shown as protagonsists and themselves
>as villains (exact opposte of what they tend to wanna see). I
>also came away wondering how any Black person into sci-fi
>could possibly NOT like this show. Then I come here lol. I
>remember having Game of Thrones recommended to me b/c my homie
>wanted to talk about it. It took me like 3 or 4 SEASONS before
>that shit was interesting to me. That first season was slow
>and boring af. Negros everywhere stuck around for that and
>even stanned HARD for it tho. Go figure.
>This is us being done right in sci-fi so far.
>Brilliant stuff... not just some random BS thrown
>together but a very nicely developing storyline with
>intelligent Black people figuring their way through things. It
>was nice to see Letitia being the one figuring things out this
>episode. That's George, Atticus, and now Letitia who have all
>shown intelligence and not just been Black clutzes on screen
>or having to be saved by white people. You don't see this a
>lot when Black people share the screen with white people. I
>like that Atticus is always trying to protect Letitia. (uncle
>George stopped him when he was about to interfere with her
>family business, the policeman stopped him when he wanted to
>run to the car from the cabin, he offered to sleep in the
>basement and stand watch for her). Only minor knock there is a
>lot of his knowledge comes from white folk's military.
>Would've liked it if he was just a smart civilian who just
>read up. Also thought is was silly of him to not only try to
>shoot a damn sorcerer, but a white woman, BUT it did
>facilitate her line about killing white women, which is a line
>I can appreciate... because with all the magic she has, she knows
>being a white woman is one of her most powerful tools. If that
>ain't some plain ol' reality for you.
>
>Anyway, this episode was great imo. As the story builds, I'm
>just hoping this stays this good and stays on for many
>seasons. It's gonna have to be US who support it tho.
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