r/adifferentworldfans

I understand that it's been over 30 years since Lena's character graduated and moved on from Hillman. And I understand that nobody stays exactly the same for 30+ years. But it seemed like Jada didn't quite find her footing as Lena 2.0.

With Whitley, Dwayne, Ron, Kim, Freddie, Charmaine, Gina, Jaleesa, Colonel Taylor, and DEFINITELY Byron, you see pieces of their former selves. But I had a hard time seeing any trace of the old Lena. It just felt like Jada was paying a visit to Hillman using Lena's name.

I wasn't looking for Lena to say "911, emergency, reconnect the community" but I felt like this time around something was definitely missing about the character.

Maybe she'll seem more like her old self if they bring back Dorian or if she gets to interact with Charmaine & Gina at some point.

I have really enjoyed the new ADW so far and happy for the renewal however there is a lot of proper adults present I wish there was a “Lettie-type” (Mary Alice) character in the new show to show a more adult perspective on things maybe they might do that with season 2 with a wiser adult for us to see I think that would be nice.

That first study scene with Ellington had me cracking up. That man asked her if she was familiar with a study method and this fool leans forward talkin bout “You mean like… sex in public? Cause…” Cause WHAT Miss Wayne?! 😂 I’ll likely never like him for her romantically — he was a little too possessive for my liking, considering he just met the girl — but Maleah and Vince have good on screen chemistry.

I would probably like Ellington a lot more if his temperment just stayed the way it was in this scene but as the season progressed, the more I disliked him. I don’t care if he is Cliff and Clair’s grandson, the man seems sneaky and a little, uh… off his rocker.

What do you guys think about him? Do you want him with Deborah, because I really, really don’t.

I just thought I’d list my predictions for season 2

- Rashida pregnancy scare (I don’t think she’ll end up pregnant but I see her having a scare)

- Ellington being a Huxtable is going to cause issues with him and Deborah.

- Shaquille is entering his hoe phase - I see the dynamics shifting with Deborah, I think she’ll be the one chasing him.

- Dwayne and Whitley are going to have issues with paying for Deborah to end up in Hill man

- Hazel’s bunny will make things interesting

- As for Amir and Kojo - I’m not too sure

I’m glad to have this written out because it will underscore the point I’m making. For the sake of all the kids who have to correct every teacher every year in their first day of school. If your name is Deborah and it’s spelled Deborah and you insist that it’s pronounced Deborah even though it’s spelled exactly like Deborah… what an utter pain in the butt for a child to go through. And then you only learn to get frustrated at the insistence your parents taught you. So did your parents give you a name or a burden? Life is hard enough without parents burdening us with names like these. Maybe raise your children to be a unique individual and not a frustrated person with a unique name. Life is hard enough.

In an effort not to spoil it for anyone. Was I the only who peeped that Debo’s parents are allowing her to stay in an apartment where Ellington’s family comes from? With how it ended, it’s definitely gonna be an interesting summer.

Comes from Dwayne's bro, Ron (Daryll M. Bell) Johnson. If you look closely after Whitley says I'm sorry Byron and Dwayne and Whitley are heading to the alter, Ron takes a blocking position covering Dwayne's 6 o'clock against the guys who had grabbed Dwayne.

That almost certainly wasn't in the script, Ron (Daryll) just did it naturally. Salute 07

Charnele had said, they (the cast), weren't acting that day.