selketentr

I found The Oval very frustrating to watch -- though I continued to watch because the story line was exciting. I wanted to know what was going to happen next. My problem was with the dialogue. Characters took too long to deliver their lines and often repeated themselves more than twice. This writing style made each character seem to be indecisive or stupid. And, this tactic prolonged a situation much longer than necessary. I found myself using the fast-forward button too often - and to my amazement, I never lost the story line because of it. This tactic is used oftentimes through-out Tyler Perry's movies and TV series. Very frustrating. Also, Tyler Perry's male characters all have the same character flaw: They all make bad decisions. His female characters are much smarter. This is also noted through-out Mr. Perry's movies and TV series. Mr. Perry seems "stuck" to these characteristics . Another reviewer characterizes these tendency as formulaic, shallow and dumb. Perhaps he should let someone else give writing and directing a shot.

Too much cursing....too much use of ebonics... I don't know what they are talking about. Turned on close caption, but that didn't help. Too difficult to follow. And, too dark. Not enough lighting. Story line seems hopeless for all characters involved. Every week dark, hopeless situations.

Well, Kanan lives up comments made back in July when series started. He is not the smart kid Raq wants him to be...at least he's not street smart. He should have gone to Stuyvesant where his true talent could have been discovered. Kanans inability to follow instructions is going to get his mother in a lot of trouble. He has messed up too many times.