The eye-popping costume design suggests everyone has palace-size closets.
But in the astounding third season, creatorJustin Simienpushes his characters toward thrilling new beginnings.
Take Sam (Logan Browning), who’s ditched radio activism to work on her thesis film.
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So she’s struggling, and everyone else is also trying something confusingly new.
Lionel (DeRon Horton) gives up investigative muckraking to explore Winchester’s gay culture.
I initially feared this season was all over the place.
But Simien is telling an elaborate, expansive story here, working with some truly ace collaborators.
(Cinephile alert: Kimberly Peirce and Cheryl Dunye are episode directors!)
Throwaway dialogue and background E-plots intricately weave a larger saga.
They should teach it in college.Grade: A
Dear White Peopleseason 3 launches Aug. 2 on Netflix.
