User Reviews

It was so refreshing to see a black woman experiencing these extraordinary events, typically reserved for white people. Although this show has tackled life in Jim Crow era America in a unique way its still exhausting to see black characters constantly fighting against it. It was so nice to step away from that for a moment. Up until this episode I felt like I was holding my breath, and this episode gave me space to exhale.

This might seems a little hypocritical, but I didn't care for the diversion that made up the second half of this episodes as much as I did for episode six - which was essentially one long diversion from the overall plot.

Atticus (Jonathan Majors) and Leti (Jurnee Smollett-Bell) come to a conclusion about the dreams they've shared, that Hanna (Joaquina Kalukango) was carrying the book of names with her when she escaped the burning lodge. Atticus goes to look for that, whilst Leti stays with her sister, unaware that Ruby (Wunmi Mosaku) has been turned to the Braithwaite team. Hippolyta (Aunjanue Ellis) discovers the secrets of the Orrery - which lead her on a journey of self-discovery, through time and space.

Whilst I did like aspects of the afrofuturist odyssey that Hippolyta went on, it was stunning to look at and Aunjanue Ellis was great in it, I felt that it took up a lot of story real estate in a show that is ramping up to next week's finale. It's not that it was worthless, despite Hippolyta having been a relatively minor character so far, it's apparent that she is the most intelligent one in the story and this was presumably some necessary work for her to rediscover her self-worth and prove pivotal next week. It's more... I got it... and I got it fairly quickly, so one scene from each of her time/space jumps would have been enough. Especially as the show has, in past episodes, been wilfully neglectful when it comes to explaining some of its aspects.

Away from that half of the show, it was more positioning ahead of the finale, as Ruby apparently picks her side, Atticus gets confirmation of his fathers secrets and we discover a little more about how Christina's magic works and the fate of Dell from earlier in the season.

Performances have never been this shows problem, but storytelling has been. We'll see next week whether what we've been building towards is worthwhile.

I had to scroll through a lot of clueless white boys' complaints to find my fellow "I Am" fans. I thought I had to be dreaming up this episode because no way could there be anything this lovely on tv in 2020, could there? But "damn, it feels real," and joyous, and angry, and I loved it. I second all the other 10-star writers' more specific comments about it thus far: a lovely tribute to Black women, a breath of fresh air, and all the rest.

This episode was perfect. For those that watch the show for the storyline alone will not enjoy this episode as it has an incredibly deeper message and tone rather than focusing on the storyline solely. I loved it!

This episode was like a love letter to black women. I feel it came out during a perfect time considering what is going on in the world, and what Megan Thee Stallion is going through. The most disrespected person in America is truly the black woman. I don't really have any complaints toward the episode. However, I was expecting the show to progress a bit more I was hoping to see Leti and Ruby talk more and Leti find out Ruby knows about magic now. I'm looking forward to the last 3 episodes, I hope they're good!

Truly baffled how anyone could have enjoyed that episode. The SFX was corny, the writing was so on the nose you can't help but role your eyes, and finally the episode added absolutely zero plot development to the series as a whole.

This was my favorite episode. It spoke on so many levels of how women shrink themselves to be everything to their families and lose themselves in the process. Hippolyta is finally living her life on her terms uninterrupted.

This has no development value to the series. It felt like a proper nonsense...

This is by far the most beautiful and epic science-fiction episode of Lovecraft Country. They did such a good job on this one. We got to go all over the place both inward and outward.

Beautiful.. Why ppl hate this is beyond me. But it seems like a trend to do so as soon as it gets in to peoples rights, feminism etc.

Someone here wrote that this episode have to had been written by females, why, Id like to think so! Geniuses! You dont need to be black nor a woman to absolutely feel what she is feeling in this episode. Who havent felt lost of whom one is and what path one should take.. And a longing for absolute tranqililling freedom.

Nah, haters gonna hate. Unless you have a problem with feminism you gonna love this.

Does this have ANYTHING to add to the series AT ALL ? Come on, just add up 30 more minutes and sell it as an independent movie, but don't sell it as part of a series. This is some serious BS.

Creative time travel, great character developement. Thoroughly enjoyable!

I've loved this show so far! It's not perfect, but it's had some great stuff. This episode was just weak. Basically no progression in the storyline, and TERRIBLE acting from the supporting characters. I feel like this episode did sci-fi dirty.

This episode filled me with so much joy! I loved the journey it took us on through Hippolyta. It was powerful and really spoke to me as a Black woman.

This episode made no sense. Feels disconnected to the series and I'm just watching it because I'm waiting for new episodes of the Boys and Raised by wolves.

Loved this episode - strange fantasy, "whatabout-ish". How many have not wanted that oppertunity "say your name and what you are". Wonderful. And the story gets more Lovecraftian as well.

I can understand if young men don't like this. It IS focused on black females, but live with that. How many movies have I watched that takes he standpoint of a young white male?

Im white, female and 59 years old, if you wonder.

Hippolyta: "I wanna kill white folks!". Really? This is what we need to watch?

The episode was a fantastic experience. It's deep and has quite an imaginative sci-fi/sci-fantasy travel. The episode demonstrates that the mundane, plebeian stereotypes in the popular culture (like middle aged family centered housewife) exist because the content creators lack imagination. Now more than ever I am looking forward to the next episodes.

This show is amazing! This episode is powerful. The negative reviews are too small minded. This isn't the average scifi fantasy. It's impactful social commentary and thought provoking. I am more and more impressed with each episode. This isn't a show that you can sit passively back and be spoon fed. Maybe that's part of why some people have issues with it. That and the fact that it presents discomforting moments. Instead this is what I love best about scifi and fantasy. That it takes you out of the ordinary context to present ideas in an extraordinary way. It's a great journey if you give yourself over to it.

To be honest, people who think this episode has no place in a Lovecraftian vision have not read enough of Lovecraft.

Although Lovecraft has more flare with its hereditarian curses and fleshblobs of monsters, Lovecraft also includes cosmic and other worlds / multiple-dimensions.

There are several tales of H. P. which focuses on more "fantasy" side of things, such as the tale of a singer who searches for his lost birthplace, or the "madman" who dreams of fantastic landscapes...

This episode fitted perfeclty in my opinion in this Lovecraft-like piece of art. It is a true love letter to black culture and offered some of the strongest catarsis with it's "redemption" arch that showed us some quality character development.

This is my first public review, and the reason for it is that I realized this was one of the worse reviewed episodes of the series.

Oh well, people need to have more imagination!

This episode devolved into a worthless rewrite or dreck that I've ever been subjected to - although the message is valid, the content is horrible