Episode Details

On this episode of Coming Distractions, Terrence, T’ara, and Erica sit down to discuss the second season of HBO’s Insecure starring #IssaRae. Partially based on Rae’s successful web series “Awkward Black Girl,” the show returns in its sophomore season with extended storylines, new characters, and hella drama. The show focuses on the Black female perspective in life, career, and dating in your late 20s. Social and racial issues of #Blackness are well explored in this contemporary setting. This season also sees a far extension of Issa’s circle of friends and their relationships as well as follow the exploits of her now ex-boyfriend, Lawrence. These new expansions help to generate hashtags such as #LawrenceIsTrash and Team Issa vs. Team Lawrence fan fractures. Video of the Review: here Cast: Issa Rae as Issa Dee #JayEllis as Lawrence Walker Yvonne Orji as Molly Carter Lisa Joyce as Frieda Natasha Rothwell as Kelli Amanda Seales as Tiffany DuBois Y'lan Noel as Daniel King  

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