Pilot episodes arereallyhard to get right.
Im just a cartoonist.
Keefs lived by a dont-rock-the-boat philosophy his whole life.
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Now you might finally hear us!
Adds another 40 (voiced byNicole Byer), Buckle up, n—–!
This ride aint for the weak!
Its a funny, promising conceit, and it arrives about 12 minutes intoWokes first episode.
The publishers lighten Keefs skin in his author photo.
Its all valid, but well-worn, territory.
Come on, man!
Blackness should not be a commodity, frets Keef.
But its theoriginalcommodity, Clovis replies with mesmerizing equanimity.
Hey, yall wanna play whos gonna say the n-word game?
says Clovis with a grin.
Keef and Gunther dont want to play the game shouldnt even exist!
but they cant help themselves.
Will it be the white dude in the Brooks Brothers suit?
The banker playing pool?
The guy that looks like Macaulay Culkin?
Its a small but authentic moment, funny and resonant and real.
I look forward to more like it in season 2… ifWokegets a season 2.
Not everything does, especially today; just askthe aforementionedI Am Not Okay With This.
