Lincoln Heights

I just started watching Lincoln Heights recently. I'd heard about the show before, but never watched. I'm so glad I decided to give it a shot. I caught up on the past seasons' episodes as the new one began, and honestly, I have been hooked from the first episode. This show has great character and story development. I enjoy seeing the family members' relationships with one another, with friends, and their interaction with the world around them. In short, this is a positive show, with a positive message, and a positive vibe. Love reigns supreme in the Sutton family, and they face life's tragedies and triumphs together. Watching them gives me a warm & comfy feeling inside...it's like going home : )

Though I originally thought that the show was predominately for teens, I was pleasantly surprised once I found out that it was also a police crime - drama. The show follows the Suttons, a family of five who move into the city of Lincoln Heights (A city in the state of Los Angelas, California) and their constant struggles in life after they moved into the dangerous neighborhood. Pros: The acting in the show is great as Russell Hornsbury was fantastic as Eddie, and other actors such as Nicki Micheaux, Rhyon Nicole Brown, Mishon Ratliff, as well as a young Chadwick Bozeman (May the King of Wakanda RIP) all offered consistently stellar performances. The show handles dramatic moments very well with some of those moments leaving me with my jaws dropped. The show is also quite funny (sometimes unintentionally). Cons: The Cassie & Charles romance became mundane/uninteresting and I found Cassie to be very irritating throughout the show. I also feel that the show had a downgrade in quality after season 1, though the show was still mostly good afterwards. The logic in the show could be quite dumb at times with certain moments leaving me scratching my head.

Overall, Lincoln Heights is a pretty good show with strong acting, interesting character arcs, and good core drama. I do feel that the show focused too much on the aforementioned dull romance, and that the show seemed to have a lot of potential for some of its characters just for those characters to eventually disappear or worse.

Score: 7.0 - 7.5/10.

I love this show. I don't know what took me so long to watch it. The parents are awesome, the mom reminds me a lot of my mom, though my mom had a much worse temper. The two sisters are adorable, and the brother is a genuine believable little brother (I have two younger brothers, so I'd know). i love that the girl -can't remember her name because I'm terrible with names, plays basketball. We need to have more shows with active teenage girls. The teenage viewers need to know that it's cool to play sports as a girl. Cheerleading is not the only 'sport' out there for pretty girls. Playing basketball shouldn't automatically mean that the girl is a tomboy.

This show started off really good, but by season 4 I was very, very annoyed by ALL of the characters. If it wasn't for Netflix I would have abandoned this show in season 2. The kids are very hard headed and always getting into trouble because they don't listen. The parents are to trusting beyond reason. They let everybody and their mother stay at their house....literally. Who does that?! And I'm not going even get started on Cassie and Charles....annoying!!!! I see why it didn't get renewed. This show is ridiculous!

I only gave it a 7 because I did actually watch all 4 seasons, I feel as if I'm being generous!

Lincoln Heights is a well-rounded family drama that tackles real-world issues such as gang violence, racial tensions, and youth development. The depiction of a successful Black family, with both parents having jobs and a two-parent household, is a refreshing change from common TV stereotypes at the time. The first two seasons, which focus more on Eddie's life as a cop, provided a Law and Order-like feel to the show; Eddie and Jennifer's marriage goes through their love and issues while the teenage drama involving Cassie, Lizzie, and Tay adds an extra layer of complexity.

It's unfortunate that the series got canceled with no real ending, but overall, Listen Heights is a relatable and entertaining show. The shift in direction from season 3 to 4 may have impacted the show's overall quality, but it still manages to captivate its audience with exciting storylines in each episode.

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