Roxanne Ford
The Future Mrs. Gurira
As the new hit show nears its first season's conclusion in a few weeks, I wanted to address some things:
UNANSWERED QUESTIONS
(1) Why have the Lyons not done a DNA test on Lola, Jamal's alleged 5-year-old daughter? I can't imagine that a rich family (or a black family, regardless of social class) would just take Olivia's word that Lola is his child. And if the child is Jamal's, why didn't Olivia seek child support, knowing Jamal's family is loaded. She's a former backup singer, but she didn' try to secure a record deal for herself for being Jamal's "beard? That makes no sense to me.
(2) What is Cookie's real first name? Surely no one actually names their daughter Cookie?
(3) Where is Tiana, the rising R&B star? Cookie is supposed to be a music manager for Tiana (and Elle Dallas), but is never seen with her clients besides her son Jamal?
(4) The Nation of Islam killed Lucious's father. What's the backstory?
(5) How the hell is Anika/Boo Boo Kitty fluent in Swedish (Episode 3)?
(6) Is the Lyon family aware that Andre is bipolar? Vernon and of course Andre's wife knows, but it's unclear that the others do? Are we gonna get a backstory regarding the onset of Andre's disorder?
(7) Will songwriter "Puma" (Cuba Gooding Jr.) re-enter the picture as a love interest for Cookie since he remains sweet on her?
(8) Did Cookie's ordeal as a "snitch" for the feds (which enabled her early release from prison) just disappear? Where are Agent Carter et al?
(9) Remember when Cookie put a hit on that drug dealer, after she thought that he left a "death rose" on her doorstep? No response from his crew? Seems odd.
(10) Now that Jamal has come out, will Michael/Dora come back into his life or will that Australian mixed guy Ryan be his new boo?
(11) Why does Lucious question the loyalty of Andre and Vernon, when they risked their futures by covering for Lucious on Bunky's murder?
(12) When are there going to be flashbacks of Hakeem's early life?
I suspect that some of these questions will be answered in the meaning three episodes.
INCONSISTENCIES
(1) Where are the Jews? They're highly overrepresented in the music industry, but absent here.
(2) Coke has been in prison for 17 years, but yet can operate the soundboards with no problems. Surely music studios have had many tech upgrades in the past two decades?
(3) Cookie has all of this money now but no car (remember Episode 5 where she took a cab to Philly). She can afford to put a $5,000 hit on a drug dealer but can' afford a ride?
(4) In Episode 1, Cookie claims to hate wearing weave (she says that Jamal has her wearing weave) but she walks out of prison wearing weave....before she even re-united with Jamal?
UNANSWERED QUESTIONS
(1) Why have the Lyons not done a DNA test on Lola, Jamal's alleged 5-year-old daughter? I can't imagine that a rich family (or a black family, regardless of social class) would just take Olivia's word that Lola is his child. And if the child is Jamal's, why didn't Olivia seek child support, knowing Jamal's family is loaded. She's a former backup singer, but she didn' try to secure a record deal for herself for being Jamal's "beard? That makes no sense to me.
(2) What is Cookie's real first name? Surely no one actually names their daughter Cookie?
(3) Where is Tiana, the rising R&B star? Cookie is supposed to be a music manager for Tiana (and Elle Dallas), but is never seen with her clients besides her son Jamal?
(4) The Nation of Islam killed Lucious's father. What's the backstory?
(5) How the hell is Anika/Boo Boo Kitty fluent in Swedish (Episode 3)?
(6) Is the Lyon family aware that Andre is bipolar? Vernon and of course Andre's wife knows, but it's unclear that the others do? Are we gonna get a backstory regarding the onset of Andre's disorder?
(7) Will songwriter "Puma" (Cuba Gooding Jr.) re-enter the picture as a love interest for Cookie since he remains sweet on her?
(8) Did Cookie's ordeal as a "snitch" for the feds (which enabled her early release from prison) just disappear? Where are Agent Carter et al?
(9) Remember when Cookie put a hit on that drug dealer, after she thought that he left a "death rose" on her doorstep? No response from his crew? Seems odd.
(10) Now that Jamal has come out, will Michael/Dora come back into his life or will that Australian mixed guy Ryan be his new boo?
(11) Why does Lucious question the loyalty of Andre and Vernon, when they risked their futures by covering for Lucious on Bunky's murder?
(12) When are there going to be flashbacks of Hakeem's early life?
I suspect that some of these questions will be answered in the meaning three episodes.
INCONSISTENCIES
(1) Where are the Jews? They're highly overrepresented in the music industry, but absent here.
(2) Coke has been in prison for 17 years, but yet can operate the soundboards with no problems. Surely music studios have had many tech upgrades in the past two decades?
(3) Cookie has all of this money now but no car (remember Episode 5 where she took a cab to Philly). She can afford to put a $5,000 hit on a drug dealer but can' afford a ride?
(4) In Episode 1, Cookie claims to hate wearing weave (she says that Jamal has her wearing weave) but she walks out of prison wearing weave....before she even re-united with Jamal?