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Friends, a lot of people I follow on twitter, and now the LSA crew have basically said that this episode was underwhelming. The price to pay when you have a new showrunner. It genuinely never fails smh. Since I watch another show @ this time, I may catch it later, but someone let me know if it improves!
 

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BMJ has always been up and down for me but it was getting really interesting around last season. Then I watched this premiere today and chile...

Ok for one thing: What happened to their cinematographer? The show used to have a great look and feel to it, almost cinematic. And now it looks, dare I say? Kind of cheap.

Maybe I missed it but did they ever explain why Kara moved to New York? Did I miss something from last season or this episode?

I also hate that they had Mary Jane sum up why she left for NY in a 30-second whispered aside to Kara instead of actually showing that. It would have been more interesting to see the family deal with that kind of trauma and see Mary Jane toe the line between standing up for her family and trying to keep her job before being forced out and deciding to move to NY. And wouldn't she have told Kara all of that before moving?

Who is this Dave East fellow? He was kind of cute in an aspiring fuckboy way but did we really need a full interview with him?

Also not feeling all the flashbacks and flash-forwards, like this is How To Get Away With Murder. Just tell the damb story.

I can't decide if London is cute or not. In certain angles he seems kind of cute and in certain angles he looks kind of odd. He's def not ugly though and his voice is like butter. But yall what the ENTIRE fµck was up with her talking about use this rubberband and tell me you love me before you have xes with me stranger dude I just met? HUH??? When did this show turn into 9 1/2 Weeks??
 

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This thread was miserable. Bunch of complaining and making fun of that man and gabbys looks. Smh
 

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I LOVED this ep!
2ns season really lost me...I think I'm back in!
 

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What in the Atlanta back lot was that!? DEFINITELY NOT New York. The crowds were too small. The cab was wrong, the streets were wrong. All of the exteriors were just wrong, wrong, wrong.

Aside from that, I like the Big Headed British dude. His head was GIGANTIC but I loved the accent! The story gets a solid meh :e1_25:. I'll take a wait and see attitude.

As a parent I have to admit that i'm mad AF at Kara for giving up her kids for her career. I know that some people do that but for the life of me I can't understand it!
 

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I actually enjoyed this episode! At the beginning I was skeptical. Im such a fan of this show so Im willing to give this season a chance.
 

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I feel like nothing really happened in this episode. I hate how they skipped over what happened to Niecy. Mary Jane's love interest looked weird and ugly. :e1_25:
 

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Oh, what happened?

Girl they showed Pres O's farewell speech so i didn't get to see the premiere so I recorded it on Wednesday and even then there was some technical issues. BET is always incompetent on the scheduling....
 

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I am just going to say it. The episode was a LET DOWN. Did anyone feel like something was different?? The acting was shallow and so was the plot of the episode... the love interest ...I dig the accent.


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I'm ready!:cheering: I hope they let MJ leave those punk asses Andre and David in the past where they belong! Oh, and I heard Mrs. Brock is no longer working on the show so who knows if it'll be the same. Either way, I'm here and I'm ready! Leggo! :1244:

This explains a lot. The look and feel of the show is different. I don't know how this is going to go over. I hope this isn't the beginning of the end.


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Pretty dull. I hope things pick up significantly but I guess I will keep watching no matter what since I am certain this is the last season.

If this show depends solely on the Mary Jane character it will fail. Gabrielle doesn't have the chops to carry a show. The past seasons had a lot of side plots/stories that kept it interesting.

On a positive note I liked her coat and the grey Antigona.
 

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LOVE it! This bag was the only interesting thing about this episode.

Givenchy Antigona:

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They say the medium one is heavy and the small one is the GOAT.

$1750+ (small) $2435 (medium).
 

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I'm just catching up now. Chile who is Dave East? I don't know ha. MJ's makeup looked off. I think it was a combo of the highlight and her lip color. If Cara says Mama one more time, girl I will run into 5pm traffic.

I'm trying to stand in solidarity with London since he's a fellow Nigerian, but to the font that said he had unfortunate features arranged in an unfortunate way? :highly_amused::cry 512x512::highly_amused:.

Niecy and her stank attitude and lack of maturity are still getting on my last nerve. I thought her second baby daddy was Latino? Now he lookin like a Filipino? Maybe I'm wrong.
 

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I'll give it a couple more episodes. I wasn't feeling the 1st episode. The scenery is kinda boring now.
 

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I liked it...but I really need Mary Jane to stop meeting and sleeping with someone new on the regular. This is the reason I just started watching the show last season...even in the movie she was sex!ng every man she saw...literally.

But whatever, I like the comedian, he seems like hubby material (a little stalkerish though so we'll see) But I can see him chasing the kids in the backyard.

Oh and DANG! The matchmaker could have at least told her why she was dropping her...she seemed like a hater from the jump...and like she liked girls but that's another thread.

Lol yesss! And she reminded me of Dej Loaf in a way.
 

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NYC has a gritty/glamor to it and disappointed they aren't capturing it. The show feels very different and the lead guy isn't inspiring. I love that there's a messy stylist who spills tea, I guess he's the type that would be on LSA. Is that the lady from half & half?
 

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So glad this show is back on. I luv how much Mary Jane loves her family. I know her family isn't perfect , but they love each other and are always ready to help each other.
 
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Was it just me or was MJ's makeup off? In the past series she always looked so fresh and clean faced but still beat. Now it just looks too much
 

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