“Three Little Birds spotlights the Windrush Generation and recognizes Caribbean immigrants’ outsized contributions to British culture.”
Read More“The White Lotus still struggles to write well-rounded characters of color, but improves on its first season in almost every other regard.”
Read More“I didn’t expect to see my family’s experiences of Partition reflected in Ms. Marvel.”
Read More“If the writers can tamp down the earnestness, Good Trouble’s inclusive themes will make even more of an impact.”
Read More“Evil centers a trio of religious minorities—an atheist, a Muslim, and a Catholic—whose heated but respectful debates form some of the show’s most compelling scenes.”
Read More“Never Have I Ever perplexingly dabbles in casual Islamophobia, ableism, and fatphobia.”
Read More“British Asian actor Sacha Dhawan shines as Orlo, a career bureaucrat in Peter’s inner circle.”
Read More“Dickinson challenges our straight-washing of history and allows for nuanced takes on love and attraction.”
Read More“Groundbreaking in its own right, Generation Q still struggles to integrate its original cast members into a modern show that’s more inclusive of real women.”
Read More“Watchmen encapsulates the weariness of Black America, our wounds healing just enough for the scabs to be torn off again.”
Read More“For the first time in SVU history, women will outnumber men in the writers’ room.”
Read More“Russian Doll smashes the Bechdel test, with women speaking over 70% of all dialogue.”
Read More“Based on true events, Gentleman Jack proudly celebrates queer history.”
Read More“I was brought back to my first confrontations with racism, with having someone insist that I was somehow different or inferior.”
Read More“Star Trek has never adequately applied its own philosophy of IDIC—’Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations’—to gender and sexuality. Discovery attempts to rectify that.”
Read More“It would be nice to see Shrill go even further in embracing an intersectional approach to its depiction of fat women.”
Read More“It’s a welcome anomaly to see a 72-year-old woman thriving professionally at the center of a show.”
Read More“Watching the Derry Girls covet hot guys, set curtains on fire, sneak tequila, and altogether act in ‘unladylike’ ways provides no end of amusement.”
Read More“While other shows may cast Black supporting characters, seldom do we see our unique life experiences centered.”
Read More“British history is much more diverse than TV would have us think. Thankfully, the writers of Harlots seem happy to rectify this.”
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