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Sesali Bowen

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mixed-ish: Season 1 (2019) 76% EDIT “Much like being bi-racial creates a different racial experience, mixed-ish is a different kind of show - and that's ok. It's a lane to explore those differences in all of its nuances,” – Nylon Sep 26, 2019 Full Review American Horror Story: Season 9, Episode 1 (2019) EDIT “It's become a welcome part of my autumn ritual-and it lived up to all of my expectations.” – Nylon Sep 19, 2019 Full Review Random Acts of Flyness: Season 1 (2018) 100% EDIT “Even in the midst of the Black television renaissance that has blessed us with, Random Acts of Flyness trumps them in all in terms of racial commentary and overall weirdness.” – Refinery29 Dec 15, 2018 Full Review American Horror Story: Season 8, Episode 10 (2018) EDIT “Episodes eight and nine of this season were lackluster at best, giving us very little plot development in abbreviated installments. But number 10, "Apocalypse Then" more than made up for it.” – Refinery29 Nov 15, 2018 Full Review Tell Me a Story: Season 1 (2018) 60% EDIT “And while there is quite a lot of drama and scandal in both shows, Tell Me A Story is notably different - and more grown up - than its ABC counterpart [Once Upon A Time].” – Refinery29 Nov 9, 2018 Full Review American Horror Story: Season 8, Episode 9 (2018) EDIT “Unfortunately, there was some action in "Fire and Reign," but it wasn't the firey, apocalypse-bringing action that I'd hoped for.” – Refinery29 Nov 9, 2018 Full Review American Horror Story: Season 8, Episode 8 (2018) EDIT “[It's a] short, but sweet episode.” – Refinery29 Nov 1, 2018 Full Review American Horror Story: Season 8, Episode 7 (2018) EDIT “The young witches are making some discoveries about a few of their own. Coco (Leslie Grossman) has the gift of calorie counting. That's not a joke.” – Refinery29 Oct 25, 2018 Full Review black-ish: Season 5 (2018) 80% EDIT “[In season 5,] my eyes were firmly on Diane (Marsai Martin) who is on the precipice of something great. In fact, I'm calling it now: Diane is going to shine in this season.” – Refinery29 Oct 18, 2018 Full Review American Horror Story: Season 8, Episode 6 (2018) EDIT “I can't even begin to explain how excited I am.” – Refinery29 Oct 18, 2018 Full Review All American: Season 1 (2018) 92% EDIT “All American is, regardless, refreshingly Black... The interlocking politics of race, sports, and school is real and has been the subject of numerous documentaries, and this series dramatizes it effectively, if superficially.” – Refinery29 Oct 11, 2018 Full Review American Horror Story: Season 8, Episode 5 (2018) EDIT “It's still unclear who will ultimately end up on top, but things are starting to get real for the witches, warlocks, and demons alike in Boy Wonder.” – Refinery29 Oct 11, 2018 Full Review American Horror Story: Season 8, Episode 4 (2018) EDIT “Ryan Murphy really knows how to take his time telling a story. It makes for... great television to not hurry things along.” – Refinery29 Oct 4, 2018 Full Review Insecure: Season 3, Episode 8 (2018) EDIT “Season three has seen the women of Insecure grow up, grow apart, grow wiser, grow out of old phases. Episode eight is giving us a peek at what's waiting for them on the other side.” – Refinery29 Oct 1, 2018 Full Review Fuller House: Season 2 (2016) 50% EDIT “The hype around Fuller House relied heavily on the '90s nostalgia... We were amped enough on our memories to get through the first season, but this time around, I was literally begging for Jesse, Joey, and Danny to show up.” – Refinery29 Sep 29, 2018 Full Review American Horror Story: Season 8, Episode 3 (2018) EDIT “This season of American Horror Story is probably really hard to follow if you're not a superfan of the franchise... "Forbidden Fruit" was a moment for superfans to rejoice.” – Refinery29 Sep 27, 2018 Full Review Insecure: Season 3, Episode 7 (2018) EDIT “If I had describe this week's episode of HBO's Insecure in one word it would be: triggering.” – Refinery29 Sep 24, 2018 Full Review American Horror Story: Season 8, Episode 2 (2018) EDIT “"The Morning After" arrived to put the horror back into AHS.” – Refinery29 Sep 20, 2018 Full Review Insecure: Season 3, Episode 6 (2018) EDIT “Episode six... was the night Insecure's writers not only took advantage of the emotional investment viewers have made in the characters, but also the shared experiences that so many Black millennials experience in love and relationships.” – Refinery29 Sep 17, 2018 Full Review American Horror Story: Season 8, Episode 1 (2018) EDIT “It's a bad omen if there ever was one and this has secret society written all over it. I'm pretty sure Miriam and Wilhemina served the residents human flesh in order to boost morale after they killed him.” – Refinery29 Sep 13, 2018 Full Review Insecure: Season 3, Episode 5 (2018) EDIT “Molly uses the quiet time to finish up on work. If this isn't a perfect example of what it's like transitioning into your 30s is like - falling asleep and working before midnight on the first night of Beychella - I don't know what is.” – Refinery29 Sep 10, 2018 Full Review Insecure: Season 3, Episode 4 (2018) EDIT “In between the fun the pair is having together, Issa also feels vulnerable about the fact that she is passionate about rapping and that she cheated on her ex. *squeals* I've never seen our girl like this, and I'm honestly shook!” – Refinery29 Sep 4, 2018 Full Review Insecure: Season 3, Episode 3 (2018) EDIT “The writers have mastered the art of pacing the show so that viewers feel fully immersed and invested in the lives of Issa and her friends.” – Refinery29 Aug 27, 2018 Full Review Insecure: Season 3, Episode 2 (2018) EDIT “"Familiar-Like" was also a beautiful reminder of why we love Issa, why fine ass men like Daniel are drawn to her, and why so many of us feel like she is just as much of a friend to us as she is to Molly.” – Refinery29 Aug 20, 2018 Full Review Love Is...: Season 1 (2018) 80% EDIT “Love Is_ is a damn good show, even if it is frustrating for millennials having a completely different experience with dating.” – Refinery29 Aug 15, 2018 Full Review
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