TMC
02-25-2016, 06:35 PM
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/26/arts/television/blackish-police-brutality.html?_r=0
This week's Hope episode, says James Poniewozik, "pulled off both about as well as you could imagine: It was funny but heartbreaking, nuanced but not mealy-mouthed, blunt but not despairing. It firmly established Black-ish, if there was any doubt, as a sitcom that’s not just timely but up to the challenge of its times.” PLUS: This was one of the best-ever episodes to deal with race (http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2016/02/25/black_ish_s_episode_on_police_brutality_hope_is_one_of_television_s_best.html), it showed how essential family comedies (http://www.salon.com/2016/02/25/black_ish_is_fearless_its_brilliant_take_on_police_brutality_mixes_heartbreak_and_hope) can be, and it transcended “Very Special Episode" (http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/02/blackish-black-lives-matter) territory.
This week's Hope episode, says James Poniewozik, "pulled off both about as well as you could imagine: It was funny but heartbreaking, nuanced but not mealy-mouthed, blunt but not despairing. It firmly established Black-ish, if there was any doubt, as a sitcom that’s not just timely but up to the challenge of its times.” PLUS: This was one of the best-ever episodes to deal with race (http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2016/02/25/black_ish_s_episode_on_police_brutality_hope_is_one_of_television_s_best.html), it showed how essential family comedies (http://www.salon.com/2016/02/25/black_ish_is_fearless_its_brilliant_take_on_police_brutality_mixes_heartbreak_and_hope) can be, and it transcended “Very Special Episode" (http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/02/blackish-black-lives-matter) territory.