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Speaking of whom,Black-ishmade no bones about subtweeting our current candidates during this weeks episode. The first line of Dres episode-opening narration explores Trumps famous slogan: What truly makes America great? Dre brings up the racial dynamic of the situation, to which Josh screams hysterically NO! Credit: ABC/Kelsey McNeal You cant play the race card today! Careful, Dre, he warns, someones setting traps. Dre tries to prove his point using a different method: Pop cultural comparison....

Dre will learn to swim…or drown trying Black people cant swim. PTA moms cant be both successful in work and family life. Girls must be girls, and boys must be boys. Credit: Kelsey McNeal/ABC Wednesday nights episode ofBlack-ishis full of stereotypes and how to crush them. So, time to break it down. Man, have I missed this show for the past few weeks. DRE As most episodes ofBlack-ishgo, the shenanigans all start thanks to Dres belief that someone is being racist....

Thats what makesBlack-ishso funny and relatable. Parents have so many concerns and insecurities about raising their children and for good reason. In this case, its whether or not he is enough for his son. Credit: ABC/Kelsey McNeal Dre explains that a son is supposed carry on a fathers values, morals, flyness. Essentially they should be just like you. When one of Juniors friends reveals just how rich he is, Dres insecurities bubble to the surface....

1: Lidos Place) and possibly firing those who are no longer essential. (At least its not The Rural Juror, am I right,30 Rockfans?) Its why he believes his marriage with Ruby fell apart not all the cheating. Credit: Richard Cartwright/ABC No, never that. But for Dre, its not so much about the job but the image. If Dre fails, then he perpetuates a stereotype that black people cant get their lives together....

Its a tough, important, serious question for parents. The Leftovers begins innocently enough: With a movie night at the Johnsons. DRE& BOW Apparently along withfinancial planning, Dre and Bow didnt really do much guardian planning. Credit: Ron Tom/ABC Not the greatest idea in the world, but apparently its a helluva plus on the taxes…? And Ruby is just out of the question because who knows what crazy antics shell pull on the kids....

No, not the song by John Mellencamp though the twins do learn what that song is really about. Its all about Diane and Jack Johnson and their fight for independence from each other. And funnily enough, our B-plot involving Zoey and Dre revolves around independence (and trust) as well. Credit: Kelsey McNeal/ABC some cultures kill them immediately, and I get that. But that bond doesnt seem so strong between Dres own kids....

‘There’s no politicizing the idea that police brutality is wrong. No ones pro-police brutality, Barris says. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How did you decide that now was the right time to address police brutality? Credit: ABC; Getty Images KENYA BARRIS:This is not a politicized episode. Its about police brutality thats been happening not just now its actually about a conversation with your kids. I think its an important conversation to have with your kids....

But Rays gloomy face is only half of the story. In other words, rape though that word is never mentioned inBlackbird. Harrower doesnt absolve the perpetrator. Credit: Brigitte Lacombe In fact, the play includes graphic, cringe-inducing descriptions of Ray and Unas sexual escapades. The play itself, however, for all its explicitness of language, is somewhat unadventurous in scope. The material is self-evidently dark but the presentation is unrelentingly glum and lifeless....

He has caused tremendous pain. So this news is no sadder than the story of his life. And unless SeaWorld changes we’re left with no lesson. Credit: AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File Just a really sad story." They’re currently treating the whale with antibiotics and antifungals inserted in his daily rations of fish. “I wish I could say I was tremendously optimistic about Tilikum and his future,” Gearhart says. SeaWorldexperienced a decline in revenuefollowingBlackfish’s release, and has since been focused on rebuilding its reputation....

Remember the rush ofThe Blacklistpilot? Thursdays episode ofThe Blacklistfollows suit, but with a bit of a twist. Thats because the episode serves as the backdoor pilot for apotential spin-offstarring Famke Janssen. Credit: NBC/Peter Kramer They can do whatever they want. The group, it turns out, will be somewhat familiar. They have a computer guy, Arison says. Im already mad at him. Hes already my rival. Its all about conflict, Klattenhoff says....

That note of music; seeing Los Angeles in 2019; that smog; that darkness. Its really the movie that gave birth to my desire to become a director. He told me thatBlade Runnerwas a dream. We just have to dream again and not worry too much about logic. That removed so much pressure and gave me the key to move forward. The climate has gone berserk the ocean, the rain, the snow is all toxic, Villeneuve says....

The Woodswas our working title, says director Wingard. To us, it wasnt even going to be part of the marketing. But I think Lionsgate made a really smart decision, using that. Credit: Chris Helcermanas-Benge This marketing slight-of-hand has a precedent in the franchise. I was at that first Sundance screening, when the movie world-premiered at the Egyptian Theater, he recalls. I thought it was incredible, and terrifying, and really innovative....

At just 18 years old, the actress realized acting and the Hollywood scene werent for her. When initially offered the role, however, Lively was not totally on board. I said, No, I want to go to college. Everett Collection Thank you, though, she explained. After the first year [of the show], itll quiet down. Your life will go back to normal and you’ve got the option to start going to school....