The Other Black Girl's TV series ended with a bang! We loved the fact that there was potential to explore Nella's transformation into a more assertive character, especially contrasting with the book's less satisfying conclusion. And, we liked that they left lots of room for another season. But, we may never get that second season, because for now it's been cancelled. My cohost Nicole and I talk about this and more in this episode of Podcasting Is the New Kink!
We talk:
Racism in Boston and the lack of that context - 2:54
Shani and Kendra Rae's narrow introductions - 9:45
Jesse Watson's character in the book vs the series - 19:08
Political commentary in the series - 22:45
The endings - 30:06
One of my favorite parts of the conversation was about the confusion around Shani's character and the lack of context provided. In the book, she is used to introduce the resistance, and that storyline is pretty choppy and hard to follow. In the series there is no resistance, so we are left to wonder about Shani's actions and her relation to Kendra Rae.
The lack of context and character development is mentioned multiple times:
- surrounding Shani, as mentioned above
- when Nicole gives us background on Boston's racial dynamics and critiques its portrayal in the storyline
- when we discuss the lack of depth in characters like Owen and Malaika
We also talk about the political commentary in Jesse Watson's role and the series' critique of the publishing industry.
Connect with Nicole on her website BlackWritersRead.com and IG @blackwritersread
Episode References:
The Other Black Girl (TV Series 2023)
The Other Black Girl (Novel 2021)
Clayton Bigsby, the World’s Only Black White Supremacist - Chappelle’s Show
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