u/No-Moment2464

One of the major places this show shined was through the interpersonal relationships explored in s1. I'm on s4 e8, and that portion of the writing is close to gone. Every episode now is simply a 'wouldn't it be crazy if..'

For example, Ellis and Kenny barely interacting genuinely makes no sense to me.

In my opinion, the characters parallel each other in a lot of ways. For example, they're both Boyd's sons and have both been betrayed by boyd in some way. You could really do something with exploring a relationship like that. Especially when it's bloomed from animosity towards the mc.

The foundation is already there. S1 Ellis was characterized to be a hippie (more or less) and Kenny's this straight-laced guy, who is a reflection of Boyd. How is there no scenes of Ellis feeling replaced, which furthers his resentment towards Boyd? Or scenes built off of them bonding over feeling betrayed by boyd.

Or what about how both of their mothers' deaths were violent and connected heavily to boyd. You could branch off from there and make something interesting to watch.

This is especially because Kenny literally has no one. He's like a punching bag at this point. His parents are dead. Hie boss is an asshole and we don't even get scenes of his friendship with Kristi anymore.

On the other hand, I don't think the writers know what to do with Ellis as a character outside of his connection to fatima. Which is crazy because he's the MCs son.

I feel like most black women are told not to date when we're young. As someone who also grew up ultra religious, that stuck with me. Someone crossed the street today to ask me out, and I said no. I dont even know why. They were cute, but the idea of dating suddenly seemed so wrong and out of the question.

For those of us who grew up being told not to put ourselves out there romantically, how do you get over that?

I have situations where when I go to the doctors, they speak in a backhanded manner, and I don't know what to say. I have chronic social anxiety, so I usually give them the benefit of the doubt until I rethink it later. I also feel like I can't respond properly because it might come off as aggressive. How do you nip these comments in the bud?

Any heavy calorie recipe ideas? I'm naturally pretty small so it's easy to lose weight but I haven't been this small since hs. It's concerning.

I've been prescribed pantropazole for acid reflux, but it's causing chest pain hours after taking it. Does anyone get affected by this? If so, do you push through it?

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The submuscol lesion found makes me both relieved and stressed at the same time. My gi doctor doesn't know what it is and scheduled up a follow-up 4 weeks from now since the biopsy can take 2 weeks. I know the wait time is necessary, but it's also stressful knowing that i can't get an answer or schedule a mri for a month.