He is asked to show identification proving that he attends the school, despite the chorus of coeds vouching for him. When campus police arrive to investigate the disturbance, the incident plays out much differently for Reggie than it does for his white classmate. Reggie (Marque Richardson) agrees to go to a frat party to take his mind off the tension but ends up getting into an altercation when a white friend repeatedly drops the n-word while rapping along to song lyrics. It takes place amid increasingly strained race relations at the fictional Winchester University.
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Justin Simien brilliantly adapted his film directorial debut into a Netflix series and tapped “Moonlight’s” Barry Jenkins to helm this emotional episode. Marque Richardson as Reggie in the “Chapter V” episode of "Dear White People." (Adam Rose/Netflix) In reality, it’s all an awkward hot mess. On the surface everyone is living their best single life. The episode is a sharp representation of dating in your 20s. Meanwhile, Issa and her friends mingle at a party dubbed Kiss-n-Grind, where she spots Daniel, the other point of the love triangle that upended her life in Season 1. The scene is as subtle as it is scathing. Lawrence is racially fetishized during an impromptu threesome with two nonblack women he meets at a grocery store. Issa and her ex-boyfriend Lawrence are throwing themselves into the single life - or attempting to, anyway. The fourth episode, “Hella L.A.,” is the show at its absolute best (not to mention rewatchable). Issa Rae, left, and Y'lan Noel in season 2 of "Insecure." (Justina Mintz/HBO)Ī few missteps aside, Issa Rae’s HBO comedy really came into its own in its second season.
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