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It could conceivably be an out for Davis. I wouldn't assume he doesn't need the money, though. A lot of older Black actors have to keep working to earn a paycheck. Other than this his biggest gig was on Amen and that was 35 years ago.

One guess is that the show is going full speed trying to solicit Emmy nominations for next year. That possible strategy would have obviously been mapped out long before the two year renewal was approved.

This could be another recurring role so I'll reserve judgmenet, but I remain confident that this show will not be whitewashed. Production has done too much to market it to Black viewers to even think about going in that direction.

Jacob had that beating coming. First off, he should have never changed that drop off location and second, grinning while texting your wife to meet you at the motel is a stupid thing to do while undercover. Andre calling Bill "old school" was so disrespectful, but terrific. Bill needs to be cut down to size and Andre is the one who can really do it.

Bill calling Dani "baby" is going to fuel Hayley's murderous intent even more. I loved the part with Hayley's line about not needing degrees to take all Bill's money. Kat softening a little bit toward Eva was good to see. Eva clearly likes Kat and wants to be accepted, so even a small gesture was nice.

A renewal for two seasons is huge.

Seems like the writers/producers do pay attention to viewer reactions when you consider how Ashley and Derek were reset for season 2. With Tomas being poorly received mostly because of Alegria's acting it wouldn't be surprising if he was dropped. Hayley has let Lynette shake her down, yet Lynette called her a B. Lynette is jealous Hayley secured a big, permanent mark (of course Hayley doesn't see Bill as permanent).

I was Team Leslie in the exchange with Lia. I don't like how Lia treats Ashley and considering she is likely part of the plasma ring she has zero room to come for anyone.

He'd sooner quit than agree to play that.

It is just a soap so you can't take it that seriously, but at the same time it might have been better if Vernon's connection to Victor was framed as Victor being a huge benefactor to civil rights causes if their connection was going to be positive.

I see your point, Aback. It might just be ignorance on the part of the writers, but it is problematic if they don't see the negative of a politician doing favors for big business.

Elon has been harsh with Jacob at times for not falling exactly into line with him so it's not hard to see that he would have issues with Izaiah who totally went into another direction.

Soap writers have forgotten what the working class looks like since wealth became a soap staple.

As far as Lynette and Hayley go that can be explained that scammers burn through money quick which means constantly having to find a mark. Expensive clothes, jewelry and dinners do add up over time.

I think working class is the right word for what the show is trying to portray, but the writers put Elon too high up the ladder to effectively sell the family as working class.

Barrington County has been mentioned as where Fairmont Crest is located so I am assuming that Elon is chief of that county. Jacob arrested Dani for shooting up the wedding and that was definitely in Fairmont Crest. But the implied pay scale is still off. A metro area police chief at minimum should be making 150k a year. Now a dispatcher would be on the lower end at about 50k, but combined the Hawthornes wouldn't be working class.

Darlene's wardrobe is budget friendly, but her attitude is elitist. She acts more superior than Anita does and I say that in reference to how she treated Naomi in the flashback.

For some reason I would love to see Catherine Hickland play the role. If not her then Janet Hubert. I feel like casting could really get away with colorblind casting this part to get the right fit.

It's very much deep insider politics, but some politicians who have been primarily focused on civil rights have supported big business in hopes of winning the long game for equality.

Hayley calling Bill's daughters annoying was hilarious. Vanessa is a trip. She complained about judgement and then flipped the script by judging Nicole for seeing two men. The demand for an apology was totally delusional. Madison's mother finally got her in big trouble. This might mean that she's actually going to show up.

It really is a waste to have Leslie being so self-centered and not actually defending Eva. Of course that would require Leslie to take some responsibility and acknowledge that she put Eva up to a lot of the negative things she did and Leslie is nowhere near doing that. Smitty breaking into Nicole's computer was surprising and has the potential to create a lot of drama if done right.

Lynette is pulling an Icarus and flying to close to the sun with her scamming. Hayley might end up putting her out of commission or someone else she scammed will do it.

I only think that because she's been in Izaiah's face at least three times warning him about Eva. At this point I think there are layers to be added to characters and anything can happen.

If something does happen to Tomas it's possible that Kat tries to move in on Izaiah with Darlene's support. Although he doesn't make enough money for her she would go after him just to spite Eva.

Eva and Izaiah need to keep far away from their parents because they are all incredibly toxic in their own ways (save for Ted who is pretty calm).