This seems like a watered down version of an episode or two from the 50s. The one that immediately comes to mind is the pilot episode from 1957 or 1958. I love how the older episodes worked to address civil rights with African and Asian people in various episodes. It came off more classy if that makes any sense. Regardless of the black and white color back then but Rod and the team who worked on the earlier episodes were WAY more thought provoking. Yes the 50s era had its share of bad episodes too, it's not perfect. Find me a show that is. It's certainly not breaking bad either. This just seems like something that wasn't good enough for another tv network or movie and they just bought this second rate script for next to nothing. Middle school kids write better stories than this. You'd get the same reaction if someone redid fresh prince of belair and cast tony hawk as will smith and it was an episode about him nailing his first 900 trick. Fans would be out raged.
Everything is too convenient, the ending works but that would be like the only way getting German people on is to mention the Hitler or doing something about Ukraine HAS to mention Chernobyl. The lead is good, the co-stars are fine but the SECOND they mentioned a certain iconic civil rights leader and some other social stigmas back then my eyes rolled. It was about as necessary as the mom changing her weaves, wigs or whatever. With a few minor tweaks , such as getting rid of that lame intro and Forest waddling around this could be one of those awful hallmark movies for BET that no one remembers. It's like this awful movie with the worlds manliest actor Steven Seagal called Fire Down Below. If I had my time back I'd watch one of his movies instead of this garbage and at least learn something.