Review by alexnloy

This episode presents the interesting idea of placing a new character into a classic movie with AI. Unfortunately, the main character simply does not fit the role at all, while the supporting cast acts circles around them.

The bright spot in this episode is Emma Corrin. She absolutely nails the period-piece role to the point where it makes the main character seem like she's not even in the same film.

I have no problem with Issa Rae. But she made approximately zero effort to play the character differently than the one she always plays. Dumping her into a 1950s era setting with her modern accent and mannerisms just didn't work at all. It boggles the mind how they let this one slide. Honestly, they probably should have swapped Issa with the confectionary girl from the previous episode, and let Issa do episode 2. At least she would have fit into the setting.

Akwafina is also there for some reason. She doesn't fit very well either, but it's a smaller role so it doesn't quite stand out as much as Issa.

There are a lot of cool ideas that could spawn from this concept. It's a very clever idea that has legs, it just needs a cast that fits the setting.