Black Cake is a long interesting show that in my opinion with the multitudes of lesbian relationships reminded me of "She's Gotta Have It". The opening episode was a crazy one like wow how incredibly disturbing. The second episode of escape and freedom was even deeper. The third episode of an entire jump skip of a new life entirely. Luckily for many fictional shows birth certificates don't exist, because obviously none of this would even be obtainable. ID's can't just be faked anymore. I didn't need to see more and more stories non-stop. I don't even know if the kid's needed to know about the mother used to be a lesbian as well that was faking being straight. I understand societal pressures are a thing, but honestly just be who you are or shut up. I saw the mom has been through a lot Elanor was forced to adapt to everything in her life and being forced to marry a 50 year old gangsta was wild. But the story was getting confused to show this strong advancement for this ideal of love with her man just to find out she was interested in a girl as well and it was to ironically fill in the gaps of Benedette's sex life of being bi sexual maybe...or lesbian. I don't even know anymore. Most times for these stories with narrators become ridiculous because there needs to be something to fill in the gaps of schedule. Another thing with narrators is there are moments that could have never been known. Because the person themselves wouldn't have been present for multiple incidents in the story. It probably even represented many Jamaican women experience because there are some heavy pasts behind Jamaican women. Getting raped and for some reason still giving birth to the baby. The scenario's and problems. Once the scene of the daughter being a lesbian I knew this show would be on to end it with lesbian love was what killed Little Man. Most shows with black women being involved in being lesbians it became predictable how it was going to end. The manipulation in this show was crazy. The experiences didn't make sense. Shoot with all of these stories I am surprised there wasn't a series where we find out the protesting Jamaican in England dad was gay at one point also which please do not do. All these people all looked the same age throughout the flashbacks, so it's always hard watching older people attempt to play younger roles. That's why most Disney shows only survive a person's childhood. All these adults are playing teenage roles. Being betrayed by a nun was nuts with her own child. Truly was a story on how cold, confusing, challenging and unfair life is.
Review of Black Cake
