Blindspotting
Taste attributes: comedydramacrimefresh & originalunsavourylinearenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evil
"Welcome to the ordeal."
Boxlist takeAn inventive comedy-drama series, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
6.8 /10
TMDB · 37 votes
Where to watch
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Seasons
Season 1
· 2021 · 8 episodesEpisodes (8)
1The Ordeal13 Jun 2021
Ashley is ready to ring in the New Year with Miles, her partner of 12 years. However, when she turns the corner, her whole world is turned upside down.
2Smashley Rose20 Jun 2021
It's sentencing day for Miles and tensions are high as Ashley, Rainey and Trish wait for the judge's decision. When the gavel comes down, Ashley's day is set on a path towards destruction.
3The Rule of Three27 Jun 2021
With his dad gone, Sean is beginning to spiral out. When a tough parenting moment is upon Ashley, Rainey and the turner family try to introduce her to the “Rule of Three.”
4The Four Hustlateers4 Jul 2021
Ashley and Rainey start bonding with some of Miles' old weed. Earl's parole officers pays him a visit and reveals a new parole requirement. Janelle's dates don't go so well.
5Beaches Be Trippin18 Jul 2021
Ashley bails on a visit with Miles. Janelle begs Ashley to join a guided meditational journey using psychedelic drugs for those seeking clarity.
6Ghost Dad25 Jul 2021
Ashley's struggle with how to tell Sean about Miles' incarceration is at a fever pitch, so she enlists the Miles in her head to figure out how to tell him.
7Seannie Darko1 Aug 2021
Sean has a bad day, so the family goes bowling to try and cheer him up. Meanwhile, Trish and Jacque figure out how to finally be their own bosses. Earl finally gets his burrito.
8Bride or Die8 Aug 2021
Ashley brings the whole family to visitation to see Miles. Earl starts his first day of work at the ports but is hit with the red light special.
Season 2
· 2023 · 4 episodesSeason 2 picks up nine months after Ashley and Miles’ prison nuptials in the season one finale as Ashley is trying and raise their son on her own. She is reaching her breaking point and is taking it out on everyone around her. Miles is adjusting to life on the inside and counting down the days before their first family visitation weekend at San Quentin.
Episodes (4)
- 1Planes, Trains, and Automobiles14 Apr 2023
- 2Life Is Too Short14 Apr 2023
- 3N*ggaz and Jesus21 Apr 2023
- 4By Hook or by Crook28 Apr 2023
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
Ashley was nipping at the heels of a middle class life in Oakland until Miles, her partner of 12 years and father of their son, is suddenly incarcerated, leaving her to navigate a chaotic and humorous existential crisis when she’s forced to move in with Miles’ mother and half-sister.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 2021
- Episode length
- 30 min
- Status
- Returning
- Studio
- Lionsgate Television
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
