Clean Slate

Is this groundbreaking content? No. Does it need to be? Also no.

We've come to expect that any media featuring trans identities needs to be educational, righteous, progressive, and informative of their experiences. It doesn't!

It's refreshing to have a mindless primetime sitcom featuring a trans main character- but not have the storylines solely focused on that single characteristic.

Of course the topic is navigated at intersections where it makes sense, but it is by no means focused on her gender identity.

Instead, the show is focused on themes and plot lines we've come to expect from our comfort sitcoms, with plenty of laughs to go around too.

Hoping they get a season 2. I need more Laverne Cox on my screen because that woman is a STAR.

Multilayered, nuanced, funny, and true. It's so Alabama sez an Alabamian.

Having it set in Mobile is a big departure for a series Is it autobiographical? It doesn't matter. I appreciate that everyday pieces of life are present-a parent using the wrong pronouns, being able to go home again, the library as a safe space and being remembered by the librarian.

Laverne Cox and George Wallace are favorites in our family. George used to hang out and talk trash in B. Smith's restaurant in Union Station, DC. (Also a hangout of Dick Gregory's.). That's part of the charm of this show, it's about family, community.

I agree with another commenter, this is an important show.

Thank you! 💚

Let me preface my review by saying I am a 71 year old White Grandfather with very limited experience with Transexual people.

I have always been very supportive of this community. Imdont need to know "details" to make transexual folks feel excepted and "safe"

This program really deeply touched me. At several points I found myself weeping. I am so very grateful for this program - it is helping me to understand what it means to be transexual. And what it means to be a family member of a Transexual.

The actors are perfectly cast - especially Laverne Cox. She is a National Treasure.

I encourage viewers to set aside preconceived prejudices and watch the program with an open mind.

And, for the "Good Christians" who find the topic uncomfortable. The Bible tells us very clearly NOT to judge other people. It also says specifically to be KIND to one another and to LOVE one another.

I just loved it all. Excellent characters, genuine laughter all along the eight episodes, and impecable actors. The small sourhern Alabama tone, far beyond the typical and boring stereotype, is just amazing.

It reflects very well the everyday life inthe South, the struggles in balance with the energy and determination of people to make it right. The plot is very well curated, it builds tension with such mastery. The way it makes you relate to the different characters and their life story is deeply valuable. The production in general demonstrates care on making the story and the scenes a one perfectly blended recipe.

Let's be honest for a moment. Trans people are a huge topic of conversation in our society at this moment -- hopefully short lived so we can get back to living our lives. That this show even was produced and released is a small miracle that would make the ladies of the church choir in Mobile Alabama shout Hallelujah.

What really makes this show a standout is the cast and dialog. There are just some moments that made me laugh out loud in delight at the witty jabs. And seeing Desiree turn down an undeterred ex-con named Mack again and again, despite their obvious chemistry, is terrific.

I think this show is meant to be lighthearted, sunny and sweet as a pecan pie (of which Desiree's father, Harry, cannot get his fill of). And seeing Desiree settle back into her home town and find acceptance is something we all can connect with.