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This show was a miss on many levels. I watched because I was excited to support Terri J. Vaughn as I loved her on The Steve Harvey Show as Lovita. However, this was a hot mess. The storyline is meh and kind of unbelievable. The not so subtle hints of racism are awkward and feel forced. Also, if they are all from Mississippi why do only the white characters have accents? I'm a stickler for continuity. The writing feels like Tyler wrote a script and then just told the actors to adlib however and whenever they saw fit. A lot of the scenes felt like skits more than a sitcom. Jo Marie Payton brought some good character to the show, but that is to be expected as she is the veteran actor of the cast. Even still, that is not enough to make up for what else is lost on this show. A laugh track definitely would have helped, but probably not much. I feel like I should've known better, but I gave it a try anyway and my expectations should have been lower than they were. I can't really recommend watching it, but feel free to see for yourself.

While somewhat predictable, this movie provides viewers with the familiar and unfamiliar at the same time. Jaq and Shane don't know each other, but share a light chemistry early on, and while it doesn't necessarily lean into romance, their bond proves strong and necessary for what the film becomes. I think I enjoyed them bonding together more than the progression of the film. Shane's character needed more development. And I feel like they just threw Jaq's backstory at us when it was convenient, but I'm fine with how it played out. The plot is fairly predictable, but in a way I didn't mind. Watch if you want a safe (pun intended), solid movie with actors you know and love (if you haven't grown to love Tyler James Williams from Everybody Hates Chris or Abbott Elementary, what are you doing?!!). Or if you don't know them at all, even better!

I enjoyed Inventing Anna. At first, I wasn't that interested in binging it, but a few things swayed me. First, I thoroughly enjoyed Julia Garner as Ruth Langmore in Ozark and am excited to see her future acting endeavors. Secondly, I enjoy Shonda Rhimes's work - specifically Scandal and HTGAWM, so I figured it'd be decent. I was right. I also find it funny that a bulk of the negative reviews come from people who stopped at two episodes or fast forwarded through the series. Those review should be null and void IMO, because how can your review truly be valid if you didn't even watch tht whole series? But I digress. The show is good. If you're a Shonda fan, there are moments that are starkly her - cc: Nell and Vivian's discussion about what she really wants in episode one. I thought Olivia Pope was talking at one point, but remembered who this work was tied to. Julia does a great job playing her role, but the accent is definitely cringeworthy. It's horrible. It was probably my least favorite thing of the whole show. Aside from that, Anna Chlumsky annoyed me on occasion, but that is probably because of how her character is portrayed/how she chose to portray her. All in all, it's worth a binge, but I do think it kind of dragged on after episode six. If you are fan of Scandal, it was like a mini reunion as quite a few familiar faces popped up in this show. I read up on Anna (Soronkin) Delvy after, and a number of the characters were real and a good part of the story is too. I recommend watching, especially of you enjoyed The Tinder Swindler.