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Live Recap: 50 Thoughts I Had While Watching Bel-Air Episode 1 On Peacock TV


Sooooo … I watched episode 1 of “Bel-Air”, the new Fresh Prince “reboot”, and although I’m not super excited to share my initial thoughts via this live recap, I’m gon’ share ’em anyway. I mean, the new “Bel-Air” series is definitely different, but I can’t lie, 1 episode isn’t enough to tell if I’m gonna like this.
Peacock’s new one-hour drama series Bel-Air is set in modern-day America and imagines the beloved sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air through a new, dramatic take on Will’s complicated journey from the streets of West Philadelphia to the gated mansions of Bel-Air.
Executive produced by Will Smith, and inspired by Morgan Cooper’s viral trailer that reimagined the iconic, culture-defining ‘90s sitcom, Bel-Air takes a fresh and raw approach to this world of swagger, style, and aspiration, while exploring Will’s complex journey through a current lens.
The new series features an ensemble cast that introduces Jabari Banks as Will and a creative team that includes Cooper, who serves as director, co-writer, and executive producer, and co-showrunners and executive producers T.J. Brady and Rasheed Newson. And I still don’t know if I love it yet! But here are …
50 Thoughts I Had While Watching “Bel-Air” Episode 1
Spoiler Alert – If you haven’t seen episode 1 of Bel-Air yet, this recap will spoil things, by a lot. So if you loathe all kinds of spoilers, bookmark this joint and wait until you’ve seen the episode.


- Ohhh we starting with a J Cole song? Lit!
- Will is smart? And a basketball player? For a school? Not on a court in the hood??
- Jawn and young boul … Meek Mills … cheesesteaks … this Philly huh.
- Mmmmmm water ice, I want some, but from Texas. Sorry Philly.
- He still pulling girls huh. Cute.
- Who the hell is Rashad??
- Wait if he lose this basketball game he gotta sell drugs??? WTF? This already sounds dumb!
- The storyline feels a little weird right now, but maybe I just don’t know enough drug dealers? ‘Cause what?! Make that make sense to me.
- Oh wait THIS is the basketball game on the court that he got in trouble with? Got it, got it.
- And THAT’S how the fight started!??
- They really just gon’ beat him up for nothing??
- Why do they always arrest Black men on tv the same way? Face to pavement! Why don’t we ever see white men being arrested like this?
- Dang she dropping him to LA NOW?
- Straight to Bel-Air boy!
- This scene is good.
- That’s a good reason for him to leave though! That I like.
- This boy flying in first class? I want someone to book me a first class flight to LA so I can live in Bel Air shit.
- So that’s why he took a “taxi”? He ain’t find the car? Cute.
- Wait is this Jazz? It is!! And he has a car? Look at himmm.
- Omgggg Geoffrey foine as hell with that accent.
- Look at Jazz already scheming!
- Not Hillary a whole ass social media influencer now. Lord.
- Yessss come through with the Anderson .Paak song.
- I hope I get used to this new Hillary cause eh.
- Will is definitely the same.
- Uncle Phil also feels off. Maybe I should say different?
- Their dialogue feels like it’s tryna be too young and hip. Ick. Says the millennial.
- He already meeting a Lisa? Well that was quick.
- Carlton is … short?
- Carlton still annoying AF, but in a whole new different way now.
- So they both still don’t want each other around? Got it.
- Not him calling Jazz for a ride to go back home. Jeezus.
- Jazz and Will have similar vibes to the old ones, but everyone else feels different.
- Awwww he’s crying? In the first episode?
- This not for us is it? It’s for these damn kids!!
- I need more time to get into this.
- Not Hilary cooking instead of Geoffrey! Oh shit!
- Not Carlton actually being into sports and being popular??
- Nooooo that’s Carlton ex? Carlton had a girlfriend???
- They had to put this song in huh! Philly ass!
- Noooooo Carlton dancing with white boys who use the n word when singing? Make it stop!
- Not a spirited debate! I woulda told on his ass TF! Yes I snitch, get over it.
- This room is really big AF.
- Wait Carlton does coke? Oh Xanax! Lord.
- Awwww he’s mocking him like he used too!
- I hate kids who clown others for having scholarships! Like, oh I’m sorry you only got in because ya mama paid for them to take yo stupid ass. I may not have as much money as you but I’m not as dumb as you either! TF! And the kids are never poor, or without, just not AS rich. Get TF out my face bruh!
- WTF is wrong with Carlton?! Is he depressed?
- All that anger and all he did was push Will into the pool?
- Oh this a great ass pool shot!
- Of course this boy can’t swim.
Anywho, that’s it for this week! I’m a little nervous to see what happens next, but I’m definitely gonna watch the next 2 episodes before I judge this thang.
The first 3 episodes of “Bel-Air” and now streaming on Peacock, with new episodes dropping weekly on Thursdays.
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Live Recap: 31 Thoughts I Had While Watching The 3rd Episode Of Netflix’s New “Wednesday” Series


After watching episode 1 of the new “Wednesday” series on Netflix, I’m now hooked and back to share my initial thoughts of episode 3 via this live recap.
The new series is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy.
And I absolutely love it! So here are …
31 Thoughts I Had While Watching “Wednesday” Episode 3 On Netflix
Spoiler Alert – If you haven’t seen “Wednesday” episode 3 on Netflix yet this recap will spoil things a bit. I omitted names so you don’t know who is who. But if you loathe all kinds of spoilers, bookmark this joint and wait until you’ve seen the episode.
- Not them kids in the secret society. The nightshade?
- This society don’t even sound fun.
- Omg she really is my best friend. I love her so much. This scene was delicious!!
- Her sarcasm. I love it.
- Aww she speaks German?
- Not these pilgrims getting they ass whooped … again.
- Awwww look at Wednesday being nice.
- She really used his retainer to pick a lock and his nasty ass put it right back in his mouth.
- Lemme find out Wednesday was a witch or something.
- Not ‘just what the fudge are you going in here’. I say fudge all the time too, but that was clever, considering she’s talking to kids and they were working with fudge.
- Awwww he’s a gorgon … and clueless.
- Great now I want Girl Scout cookies!
- Not the Taco Bell bag.
- Omgggg see i knew it!! *Hagrid voice* You’re a witch Wednesday!
- Damn girl I thought you was gon’ slit his throat not cut his face.
- Not avenge us!
- Wait is he the beast??? Or is the girl the beast??
- Yup. I knew that beast was back! Look how I said it’s name and it just popped up. Also the first jump scare of the series too.
- Of course the monster is human.
- Not him mansplaining her powers.
- They put one cellist with a whole band? Foolery!
- Not sis playing while the madness happens and it’s good too!! Ohhhh it’s this song!!! I love it!
- Of course her hands are clean … if Thing did it.
- Tell her sis!!
- If y’all ever wondered how bad my sarcasm is … it’s as bad as Wednesdays.
- How the camera took photos on its own?
- Of course she was apart of the secret society!!!
- How he turn himself into stone right before the date?? Ridiculous.
- Why she keep covering shit up?
- Why is he screaming underwater?
- Oh no. He knows who the monster is. Wait is it his family? He locked it up?
Anywho, that’s it for this episode! I can’t wait to see what happens next!!
Even though all episodes of “Wednesday” are already available to watch on Netflix, I’ll be sharing my thoughts of each episode as I watch them.
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Live Recap: 43 Thoughts I Had While Watching The 2nd Episode Of Netflix’s New “Wednesday” Series


After watching episode 1 of the new “Wednesday” series on Netflix last night, I’m now hooked and back to share my initial thoughts of episode 2 via this live recap.
The new series is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy.
And I absolutely love it! So here are …
43 Thoughts I Had While Watching “Wednesday” Episode 2 On Netflix
Spoiler Alert – If you haven’t seen “Wednesday” episode 2 on Netflix yet this recap will spoil things a bit. I omitted names so you don’t know who is who. But if you loathe all kinds of spoilers, bookmark this joint and wait until you’ve seen the episode.
- They be casting the same type of white men as ‘police who search the woods’ huh.
- Not this boy f*cking alive!!!! Stoppppp!
- Really!? They think sis is lying. Her extremely honest ass? Make it make sense!
- They couldn’t find sis a cute love interest? Ugh!
- They got Thing giving hand massages now?
- Jenny’s acting is superb!
- Not them singing “Don’t Worry”.
- She’s also great at archery? Oh boy Riah is definitely going to wanna be Wednesday again for Halloween if she sees this. She’s already interested in archery.
- OMG they made her wear white? Ew. Why!
- Nobody see this hand crawling everywhere on the ground?
- Ohhhhh shit who the hell is that?
- Ohhhhhhhhhh!!!! Shit!!! Not her pretending to be Rowan!!
- I still can’t believe it’s ol boy from “The Gifted” series!!
- Of course Wednesday knows about dangerous plants.
- Wait! If she’s a shape shifter, could she be the monster?
- Poor kid.
- Not sis telling her to apologize to Thing! Girl bye. TF.
- Why does everyone understand what Thing is saying except me? Ugh!!
- Men really do think “a chance of less than 1%” is still a chance and that’s the muhf*cking problem.
- Noooo! Not “a very big smoker”. He nasty. It’s always the tiny nerds.
- Ohhhh that’s why Rowan is “expelled”!! So she don’t have to keep pretending she’s him. Got it.
- Wait Rowan wasn’t trying to kill her?
- Not a secret society. What’s a kooky school without one?
- Look at Wednesday opening up to people and dare I say making friends? I can hear her rolling her eyes at me now.
- It’s the roommate!! He knows something.
- How she in here, while this boy home!!
- Ohhhh … so roomy knew Rowan was gonna do something??
- Yeah I don’t believe this girl, a total badass, is dying for this boy’s attention. Puhleeze!
- Now their outfit colors are different?? Wednesday’s uniform is a different shade.
- Not a Poe cup! Hopefully no one dies like in Harry Potter.
- Awwww look at the pretty boy siren. Swimming in the water and about to go f*ck shit up.
- This no rules shit is wild!! They got people pushing boats under water … someone added a whole ax to their boat and not just as decoration. It’s giving … insane!
- Awww, she added a net feature to their boat to catch the sirens. Smart girl.
- Them jokers can’t be that easy to fool.
- Not a vision!! Not now!!! Oh it’s worse than a vision.
- Her cat outfit is cute AF though, not even gonna lie. Wardrobe doing they THANG! Yasss! F*ck it up!!
- Not ‘WWWD’ aka what would Wednesday do. That was cute.
- Alright the hand swimming is one thing but him punching homeboy unconscious is just ridiculous.
- Jeez stop comparing this girl to her mama before she set something on fire!
- Awwww the answer is snap twice. That’s such a cute way to add the famous snap into the series.
- This must be the secret society room!
- God damn they done kidnapped the girl right when she was starting to figure shit out.
- This is really good by the way!!
Anywho, that’s it for this episode! I can’t wait to see what happens next!!
Even though all episodes of “Wednesday” are already available to watch on Netflix, I’ll be sharing my thoughts of each episode as I watch them.
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Live Recap: 34 Thoughts I Had While Watching The 1st Episode Of Netflix’s New “Wednesday” Series


I finally watched episode 1 of the new “Wednesday” series on Netflix and of course I’m super excited to share my initial thoughts via this live recap. So excited, I’m writing this instead of going to sleep, despite having work in the morning.
The new series is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy.
And I absolutely love it! So here are …
34 Thoughts I Had While Watching “Wednesday” Episode 1 On Netflix
Spoiler Alert – If you haven’t seen “Wednesday” episode 1 on Netflix yet this recap will spoil things a bit. I omitted names so you don’t know who is who. But if you loathe all kinds of spoilers, bookmark this joint and wait until you’ve seen the episode.
- Oh snap sis released piranhas in the swimming pool!! Not that they didn’t deserve it or whatever. I’ve always said — bully the bully, so eh. They should have left her brother alone.
- This is going to be magnificent! It’s really the wicked Wednesday we’ve come to know and love.
- We already knew Jenny was gonna kill this! I mean, I did at least.
- Not even 3 mins in and we’re off to a cruel start. Tim Burton needs to do the villain movies for Disney because this is what I needed (and never got) from Cruella.
- He just chilling in the woods? Drinking? Even after the warnings? Yup. White people shit.
- I love the color contrasts! They’re so “black”, dark and spooky, and the new headmaster is all “white”, and angelic-like, right down to her white hair.
- Not Wednesday going to therapy.
- Wow the suits do look blue on screen. They looked purple in the photos I posted on Twitter!
- Wednesday suggesting “winner draws first blood” during her fencing spar with the queen bee is insane, but so spot on for her character in this and I love that.
- Wednesday lost!?
- Not someone tried to kill our good sis already!!
- Am I the only one wondering what Wednesday is writing a novel about?
- I need this therapy session to not be so in my face. Literally. Like back TF up!!
- Omg they sent her therapist her script! I’m crying! She’s so sick right now.
- If the lady don’t catch her escaping I’ll be disappointed. And boom, I’m disappointed.
- Omg the way she gets her visions is insane! That’s so (not like) Raven.
- Awww she reads Italian.
- Her eyes are HUGE.
- She better not end up liking this weirdo.
- Not Wednesday against pilgrims.
- She said boo and they attack her? TF I mean, ignore the fact that she been attacking folks left and right herself.
- Her dad is wanted for murder??? SAY WHAT? You mean she may actually like her parents now?
- Ahhhh she plays the cello!! And now I’m in love.
- He has magic???
- Wait is she putting them to sleep?
- They ran her pet scorpion over with their bikes! Oh my gosh. How cruel can one be. Oh the irony in that statement. No wonder sis is so tortured inside. It’s trauma.
- It’s ‘thing’ giving this boy the middle finger, for me. Hilarious.
- Why does this kid sound/look so familiar???
- Not Wednesday got two boys after her already.
- Not these pilgrims looking for a fight … again. Like they ain’t just get they ass whooped a day or two ago. Bruh.
- WTF is this boy doing!!
- He has to kill her???
- OMG that’s the vision she had!!
- They’re gonna blame this on her, aren’t they?
Anywho, that’s it for this episode!
Even though all episodes of “Wednesday” are already available to watch on Netflix, I’ll still be sharing my thoughts of each episode as I watch them.
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