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Staying up till 10 pm to watch Insecure on Sunday nights is seriously doing the most—but there most of us were receiving the least: 30 minutes of delicious shenanigans that Issa Rae and Larry Wilmore piecemeals us once a week. I mean—at least give the people a full 50 minutes but I digress. My whining is nothing compared to the whining about that occurred on this season’s third episode, “Pressure, Okay?!”
The opening scene starts where the first week’s episode ended—with Issa walking away after calling it quits. It transitions with Lawrence sitting in deep thought and then navigating his new surroundings in the Bay. The cinematography is beautiful. Lawrence doesn’t somber for long–not when work, women and dating enter the equation as a source of distraction and comfort.
Condola delivered her and Lawrence’s baby prematurely and delivered the news to Lawrence via text message. This newfound paternity causes him to abruptly end a date and to get to the hospital to meet his baby boy, Elijah Mustafa, who was named by his mother alone. The episode goes full throttle into the challenges of co-parenting between Lawrence and Condominium and–whew chile–us watchers weren’t any more ready than Lawrence and Congo drum. And the audience were introduced to Kiki Palmer as Concave’s sister who is not feeling Lawrence at all.
Conjunctivitis doesn’t want Lawrence to participate in the child’s care. She makes critical decisions regarding the baby, excluding Lawrence on events like the baptism and appointments and trips over him introducing solid food to the child’s diet. For the entire episode, the two can’t quite get it together. While there are moments that provoke giggles—like Kelli’s anti-child speech at Simone’s birthday party and Palmer’s anti-Lawrence energy. This half hour episode probably had folks ready to stock up on multiple boxes of condoms and Plan B pills, and double down on their support for abortion rights and abstinence.
Black Twitter sounded off per usual:
They said no parenting plan of any kind just texts and vibes 😭#InsecureHBO #Insecure pic.twitter.com/XuGo60AUhz
— B. (@bnicole322) November 8, 2021
Keke Palmer when Lawrence walked in the hospital room #Insecure #Insecurehbo pic.twitter.com/NwkLSyqPok
— Mr B. (@HoeAssMrB) November 8, 2021
I don’t like Lawrence, but I absolutely hate Condolences for being a horrible communicator and trying to cut Lawrence out his son’s life. She should’ve gotten a donor. Also, there are more reasons for him to not trust her, than she him. #Insecure #InsecureHBO
— Raisa Habersham (@newsworthy17) November 8, 2021
you chose to have a baby with this man knowing you didn’t really like him and he was in a relationship, but now you don’t want him to be involved?? make it make sense #Insecure pic.twitter.com/GvDJkYP0aS
— Tayy⚜️💕 (@_babytayy2) November 8, 2021
I feel like this is definitely a conversation that should’ve happened BEFORE the baby was born. Idk maybe that’s just me. #Insecure pic.twitter.com/TisHwicfeU
— what is dis hunny? (@sincerely_kiwi) November 8, 2021
This n*gga really told that girl he ruined her life like his ass ain’t climb on top of her and bust in her raw #Insecure #InsecureHBO pic.twitter.com/io66vRPnw0
— Lauren💜 (@IamLaurenGill) November 8, 2021
Imagine bowing out on the pregnancy but then being mad that you’re not involved with everything else. #Insecure pic.twitter.com/ukwsqVMBPI
— Jackson Potluck (@JDoubleA827) November 8, 2021
this episode is a PSA #Insecure pic.twitter.com/CQfsgFIxLU
— in charge of the girls (@AmeriKraut) November 8, 2021
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