Winchester students are making a comeback after the recent events of the first semester. Released on May 4, let's see what the second season of Dear White People can reveal about the hectic adventures of Armstrong-Parker's students…
Black Face Party, gun threats, micro-aggressions, insults and scandal against a backdrop of corruption: welcome to Winchester University! For those who would venture inadvertently on this article when they would not have seen the first season, we invite you to binge watch the first episodes, otherwise you will be wickedly spoiler !
Well, we're not going to lie, it was not joy at the end of season 1. "TroyBama" plays rebel by destroying (both literally and metaphorically) the small empire of his father, the handsome Gabe dumps the formidable Sam in full protest, Lionel exterminates his own diary … In short, this beautiful little world goes squarely peanut.
We were therefore eager to meet the students of Winchester and to know what they would become, but also to learn more about the mechanisms of racism and other discriminations of all kinds. If the series always focuses on the same social issues, using them as a common thread, it is much more interested in the daily lives of the main characters. A whole new world opens up to Lionel since he realized he was gay, Sam is harassed via social networks by a mysterious troll, Troy searches for who he really is after last semester's revolt, the ambitious Coco must make a decision that could well call his entire life plan into question… We are more in the classic campus series that revolves around student loves, than in the denunciation of a racist system. And frankly, it's a shame.
Even if Dear White People tries to keep the same plot, we regret a little what made the charm of the first season. Not everything is to be thrown away though. We are addressing new "very 21st century" issues related to racism. With cyber bullying (cyber harassment) in particular, or the launch of a new radio show called "Dear Right People", which clearly refers to the current debates between Democrats and conservatives in the United States. Moreover, a lot of events refer to American news. We mainly think of the introduction of a new personality: a black and conservative politician, clearly committed against the Black Lives Matter movement. There is no doubt that this woman is directly inspired by Candace Owens, new protégé of Donald Trump and Kanye West.
Fortunately, the series still looks at the assaults and micro-aggressions suffered by A-P students. We also meet new African-American characters who have a completely different conception of wrestling. A subject that had not yet been addressed until then.
In short, if we have attached ourselves to the characters so far, the series is pleasantly watched. On the other hand, if you expect a big social revolt as season 1 suggested, you may be disappointed. Fortunately, the writers have reserved us a little bombshell at the end of the season that could well give some hope for the continuation of the fight …
