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Law & Order: Wicked Game (2022)
Based on the Ed Buck case
Most of the strongest episodes of L&O are from stories "Ripped from the headlines". This one is no exception. If you aren't familiar with the Ed Buck case, he was a wealthy, democratic, political activist that was found guilty of killing two black gay men by overdosing them with methamphetamine.
Definitely one of the stronger episodes of the season. Hopefully, the writers and the cast have found their groove, and will finish off this season on a high note.
Atlanta: The Big Payback (2022)
I knew the hate was coming the moment the credits rolled.
If you genuinely hate this episode, it's because it either speaks to you in a negative way, or it's because you chose to look a little too deep into it and got utterly disappointed in the end.
Afro-surrealism is the key theme of this season I'm pretty sure, this episode is obviously surreal and ridiculous, but it throws a little truth your way here and there.
Take the message seriously, history cannot and will not be forgotten.
Don't take the satire and surrealism seriously though, you'll only end up hurting yourself.
10/10 episode, loved every second of it.
Bel-Air (2022)
Ignore the haters
The show is excellent! It's a very well written, and well acted dramatic reimagining of the classic sitcom. By going with the hour-long format, the characters are really getting a chance to be fleshed out like never before. In addition to Will's fish out of water experience, there's also the rivalry with Carlton. This isn't the happy-go-lucky, dancing to Tom Jones Carlton from before. Not only that, but the one little fight on the basketball court in Philly is having some major repercussions.
The haters are complaining because it is no longer the comedy and clamoring for creators to stop ruining their childhoods. Newsflash! The reimagining does not erase the original from existence. It would have been foolish to remake this show as a comedy as it could never hit the same beats and be a successful. It would have merely been a carbon copy that paled in comparison.
I highly recommend this show to fans of the original, and to newcomers as well.