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Natalie

Natalie's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
Biography:

A black biracial, bisexual girl raised in the South, working hard to restore North Carolina's good name. Lover of sports, politics, good TV and Sonia Sotomayor. You can follow her latest rants on Twitter.

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https://www.autostraddle.com/author/pecola/

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Clean Slate: Season 1 (2025) 87% EDIT “It eschews the dramatic and rests almost entirely on the comedic. It bypasses chances to deepen our understanding of the characters and their circumstances. ” – Autostraddle Feb 13, 2025 Full Review XO, Kitty: Season 2 (2025) 83% EDIT “... Particularly when it comes to queer representation, XO, Kitty is breaking new ground and, hopefully, pushing an entire genre towards greater inclusivity.” – Autostraddle Jan 24, 2025 Full Review We Are Lady Parts: Season 2 (2024) 95% EDIT “When I pressed play on the second series of We Are Lady Parts, it was hard for me to imagine it being better than the first. But Manzoor somehow manages it. She has continued and expanded the story without missing a beat.” – Autostraddle May 31, 2024 Full Review The Girls on the Bus: Season 1 (2024) 59% EDIT “To the extent that The Girls on the Bus is worth watching, it’s on the back of its four co-stars. They are eminently watchable and elevate what is otherwise a middling script.” – Autostraddle Mar 14, 2024 Full Review Vigil: Season 2 (2023) 57% EDIT “I’ve always preferred British thrillers to American procedurals, in part because of their willingness to confront hard truths and to complicate the narrative around policing. But in this instance, Vigil falls short.” – Autostraddle Feb 15, 2024 Full Review Hightown: Season 3 (2024) EDIT “Hightown never fully appreciated the complexity that Raymund brings to the character.” – Autostraddle Jan 27, 2024 Full Review Under Pressure: The U.S. Women's World Cup Team: Season 1 (2023) EDIT “The absence of drama in Under Pressure also means that no one should come to the series hoping to get answers for what went wrong.” – Autostraddle Dec 27, 2023 Full Review Rap Sh!t: Season 2 (2023) 100% EDIT “Chastity’s storyline is absolutely the best thing about Rap Sh!t‘s sophomore effort. Chastity still delivers that swagger and she is nothing if not a hustler but this season also gives her the opportunity to be scared and vulnerable. ” – Autostraddle Nov 9, 2023 Full Review Lioness: Season 1 (2023) 54% EDIT “That Lioness works at all, it is on the backs of its stars who are engaging enough to watch, even as the story fails them.” – Autostraddle Aug 31, 2023 Full Review Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop: Season 1 (2023) 100% EDIT “... Making queerness a five-to-ten minute segment at the very end, as if it wasn’t what we were talking about all along, was short sighted and leaves a bad taste on what was otherwise clearly a work of love and care.” – Autostraddle Aug 10, 2023 Full Review P-Valley: Season 2 (2022) 90% EDIT “... It's already claimed its spot among my favorite shows of this year.” – Autostraddle Jun 22, 2022 Full Review Good Trouble: Season 4, Episode 9 (2022) EDIT “While much of this episode and much of this season have felt like a miss, Alice and Malika’s storylines have been standouts. They are proof that the big swings are worth taking… and it’s enough to give me hope for the rest of the show’s fourth season.” – Autostraddle May 23, 2022 Full Review The Bold Type: Season 4 (2020) 63% EDIT “It feels like The Bold Type is re-emphasizing one of the things that makes the Kat/Eva storyline problematic: diminishing the show’s lead black character to bolster the bonafides of its white ones...” – Autostraddle Apr 12, 2022 Full Review Naomi: Season 1 (2022) 91% EDIT “Amanda Marsalis delivers one of the best looking pilots I’ve seen on the CW.” – Autostraddle Jan 19, 2022 Full Review The Bold Type: Season 2 (2018) 100% EDIT “You watch The Bold Type expecting Miranda Priestly, not Jacqueline Carlyle. It seemed at once wholly inauthentic and, yet, very necessary.” – Autostraddle Oct 23, 2021 Full Review Doubt: Season 1 (2017) 55% EDIT “It's not a perfect show. Still, I'll treasure it for it's revolutionary representation of trans women in pop culture.” – Autostraddle Oct 5, 2021 Full Review We Are Lady Parts: Season 1 (2021) 100% EDIT “While it shares some of its DNA with other British exports, We Are Lady Parts has its own voice... and it is loud, raucous and unapologetic.” – Autostraddle Jul 2, 2021 Full Review How to Get Away With Murder: Season 5 (2018) 86% EDIT “To hear that from Eve, of all people, is really unfathomable. This was just awful, awful writing.” – Autostraddle Sep 15, 2020 Full Review Homecoming: Season 2 (2020) 60% EDIT “This role was made for Janelle Monáe, I just wish the show's writing matched her talents.” – Autostraddle Jun 15, 2020 Full Review Good Trouble: Season 1 (2019) 100% EDIT “Good Trouble avoids that trap, keeping the show's narrative focused and balanced, even while introducing all these new characters...” – Autostraddle Jan 16, 2019 Full Review All American: Season 1 (2018) 92% EDIT “In a disappointing TV season, All American stands out as one of the fall's few bright spots, thanks in large part to the bond forged between Coop and Spencer.” – Autostraddle Oct 11, 2018 Full Review Ackley Bridge: Season 2 (2018) EDIT “Deeply, deeply uncomfortable and so very, very necessary to witness, no matter where you live.” – Autostraddle Jul 23, 2018 Full Review Claws: Season 1 (2017) 82% EDIT “The show errs in its audacious moments, which seem crass for the sake of being crass - but there's enough relatable material on Claws to make enduring those moments worthwhile.” – Autostraddle Apr 20, 2018 Full Review Imposters: Season 1 (2017) 93% EDIT “While you could chalk some of those tropes to being a side effect of the show's overall premise, the presentation of Maddie's sexuality leaves a lot to be desired.” – Autostraddle Apr 20, 2018 Full Review grown-ish: Season 1 (2018) 95% EDIT “grown-ish is a show teeming with potential.” – Autostraddle Apr 20, 2018 Full Review
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