Tales

This show is stupid! It doesn't even play the song the story is about till the very end!!!

I just learned about this series by accident and was pleasantly surprised! Each story/episode is separate from the other, meaning NONE of the characters, plot, setting, or tone carries over to other episodes. There are some episodes that were corny or I didn't get. Those were mainly the ones with reality stars with bad acting. The ones that are good, ARE REALLY GOOD! Deep Cover from season 2 had nice ending twists that had me saying, "WTF!". But I like those types of shows. Now don't go off and watch Deep Cover because of me and you're looking for the plot twist, then it won't have the same effect and you might not like it. Now, I loved the 1st episode once I watched it all the way through. At first I read the episode summary and skipped around scenes and thought it's wack from my biased black person point-of-view. Then I told myself, "You're bored with nothing else to do, so have an open mind and watch it anyway." As I watched the movie, I appreciated the different perspective. When I removed my personal bias the only message I got was if someone is minding thier business and not hurting anyone or breaking laws, let them be. Don't create a situation.

The jury is out in my opinion on whether this is a good show or not; the story-line for episode one was interesting and the racial/cultural flip-flop made the story very edgy.I have not seen this perspective on story telling before and the romance aspect seemed unnecessary and did not add to the story. Adding the hip-hop culture (specifically the music) to the plot makes this show intriguing (if you are a hip-hop/rap head). The acting was okay and scene cuts could have been smoother. I will watch episode two and I will definitely know at the end of the episode if this is a good, mediocre or bad show.

Top tier storytelling and the acting was surprisingly solid. I love the effort put into the show and appreciate the idea of a Black-led anthology. It has the appeal of Black Mirror with a Hip-Hip vibe. I STRONGLY recommend that white people watch the first episode, as they do an excellent job of proving perspective regarding the inner-city struggle against police brutality. I would rate the show higher if I could.

The first episode did kind of rub me the wrong way. I get what they were trying to do, but the execution was done poorly. I can definitely see how the first episode would turn people off from the show, but all I can say is give it a chance. It only gets better from episode 1 and up. Great, unique stories that can definitely make you want to binge watch, but then you realize you have a life so you have to pause; however, you can't wait to come back and continue your binge.

If you only get one thing from this post, get this: Give the show a chance. The first episode isn't the best, but it only get's better. Trust.