The First Honest Thing

The show has only been improving as each episode has passed, and finally we see plot lines reaching its climax and tension rising amidst Cooper's chaos.

This episode introduces new problems while resolving many other questions, and it has me on the edge of my seat throughout the entire episode. It's an expert example on having the viewer simulate scenarios in their head, then subverting expectations constantly until the episode comes to a close.

This is the first time I've actually the desperately wanted to see the next episode of the show, and I'm glad it's building up to a very strong end to an otherwise forgettable show.

I love the show so far, but as a Dominican myself (living in NY) it's very disappointing to hear the cast speaking Spanish when (1) clearly English is their mother tongue (in most cases), so in NY they would be speaking English-why force the Spanish in?, (2) they, except for her, are clearly not Dominicans (although in all fairness they try to speak like Dominicans, but fail often)-they're Latinos clearly from other places-why force this whole Dominican narrative if you're not going to be authentic?, and (3) awfully fail at portraying Dominicans by relying on typical "Latino" (or Mexican) stereotypes: kids playing soccer, the whole aesthetic... and the lady talking about back in the day being forced to sell drugs "in Santiago"-it's almost impossible that a girl like that would be selling drugs in Santiago-it's not Sinaloa, Mexico. The reasons a Dom migrates to the U. S. are very different. She's the best at "Dominicaning" but overall the whole thing is VERY bad, an unforced error, and I hate it. Otherwise, loving the show, really!