22-05-2025
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She The People – Season 1 Episode 1 Recap & Review
Vote for Me
Episode 1 of She The People begins with am introduction to Antoinette Dunkerson and her crazy family. She's running for Lieutenant Governor in Mississippi but she's facing a lot of critique to get there. Governor Harper is the current man in charge and while he does have a great reputation, Antoinette's isn't quite in the same ball park. Her mother has been handing out campaign flyers at funerals, she's divorced (a big taboo for these family-first constituents and Antionette's family live in the big crime-riddled area of town too.
The interview is a tumultuous ride but Antoinette manages to come out of this in one piece relatively unscathed. Her mother is seething though, given she's been watching from the wings, and wants to go and get more votes… at the strip club. Antoinette doesn't agree and she trades a bit of banter with Basil, her flamboyant driver who puts more effort into his colourful suits than anything else, before driving back home.
There's also Shamika, who's Antoinette assistant and she does not take kindly when she finds Antoinette's ex husband, Cyrus, back home. They're right in the midst of campaigning and have a lot of stops to make before they reach the HQ that night for the big results.
Antoinette also has two children, Titus and Lola. Both have very different opinions to their mother campaigning, with Titus much more nonchalant compared to Lola. This 16 year old livewire is not happy, bemoaning her mum for tarnishing her social media profile.
Shamika has been keeping an eye on Lola's social profile though through a burner account online, and given she goes to a private school, Shamika believes Lola needs to toughen up and gain some humility.
Well, she clearly doesn't track her very well because Lola winds up with her teen boyfriend at a house party that night. Unfortunately, this does the rounds and goes viral online, which does massive damage for Antoinette's campaign.
As Antoinette races over to the party, she's warned by Shamika to slow down given they have weed in the car. They eventually make it to the party though, where Antoinette does her best to stamp her authority with her daughter. However, when Lola's smart-mouthed boyfriend squares up to her, Antoinette punches the guy in the face and breaks his nose. The video goes viral online though and it's a smash hit.
This physical assault of a minor does a great job in the community as they all decide to head out and vote for Antoinette. As a result, she clinches the seat of Lieutenant Governor, setting up the season to follow.
The Episode Review
So Tyler Perry is back and after the joke of Beauty in Black's atrocious storytelling (or lack thereof), we now have an actual comedy about a woman making her way into politics.
The comedy is going to be an acquired taste of course and the show immediately settles into the usual Tyler Perry quips of showing the tumultuous highs and lows of the black experience. The family full of character with Basil's flamboyant suits and our eccentric grandma presumably funnelling most of the best humour to be had here.
Antoinette's assault rallying the people and getting them to vote for her is an absurdist bit of humour but given this is a comedy, it's hard to say if this is being played for laughs or not.
It'll be interesting to see where this show goes next, and with a whole season to work with, we don't have too long to wait and find out.
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