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There are many things at work in LCC. First of all, there is the homage to H.P. Lovecraft in small easter eggs if you are familiar with the author. Secondly, the Jim Crow issues seen in the series were indeed real issues for AfricanAmericans and what better way to explore those issues than with monsters. This series stimulates the brain, makes your heart jump out your chest and finally, creates dialogue. If you are a fan of Jordan Peele, sci-fi, gothic/horror genre, this is for you. And while some may say it's all over the place, everything connects if you pay attention.

When you hear the song in the intro and see the images of plight and poverty... You know this is more than about pole dancing. 4 episodes in, the layers are slowly unfolding about truths (spoken or not) in the black community. The club Pynk sits in the center of the town and is the catalyst for not only the non-gender conforming owner Uncle Clifford and all his girls Gidget, Mercedes, Mississippi and the new girl Autumn. There is dancing and when there is, these girls are amazing. But the show is not about the inside of the club. It is the broken lives of these people when they leave Pynk.