February 24, 2016 never read any comments on FB when it comes to anything serious. This episode was great. Crew • Gallery • Transcript Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The Johnson family discusses race issues while watching news coverage of a grand jury considering the indictment of a White police officer accused of killing an African American teen. Dre, along with Pops and Ruby, feel the kids need to know what kind of world they’re living in, while Bow would like to give them a more hopeful view about life. So good! Hope is the sixteenth episode of Season 2 of Black-ish, and the fortieth episode overall. I still remember the election of Obama: I just woke up before going to school and when I turned on the TV and saw he was elected, I ran to my parents' romm and told the big news to my mom and almost cried. With Anthony Anderson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown. Hope is the sixteenth episode of Season 2 of Black-ish, and the fortieth episode overall. The turn to "Remember how you couldn't stop being afraid he was going to get shot?" Bottom feeders will always be there to feed. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. I appreciated the references to Ta-Nehisi Coates, Tamir Rice and the inaugural walk. I'm 20 and saw some injustice. But Dre made me realize that I wouldn't have taken it personally; it wouldn't have felt like something (else) was being stolen from me at the last minute. One last thing: if this TV Show was subbed into French, I would recommand all of my FB friends to watch it. To some extent I probably would have worried about any President in a crowd like that, but I thought (think) Obama was at a particular risk because his being black might push some real crazies over the line. But their offspring's childhood is turning out to be much different than theirs. Also, word to the wise: Do NOT read the comments of the Blackish Facebook page. Writers Directors Although, I didn't truly realize how big his election was and the hope he gave to people, especially black people. Holy shit, that Obama conversation was one of the most emotionally intense moments of the series. This show is great & this episode is great. Now, as a black French living in the neighbordhoods of the north of Marseille (known for violence and drugs), I felt concerned about this episode. I teared up then and when Zoey started yelling at Junior. I was pleasantly surprised by Junior's and Zoey's characters as well, I think the way their characters are developing is one of the reasons why I keep watching. was nothing short of devastating to me, because I can remember thinking ALMOST exactly the same thing at the time, but this presented it in a different light. A family man struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a predominantly white, upper-middle-class neighborhood. I really loved this episode. Beth McCarthy-Miller Created by Kenya Barris. We even looked at each other, knowing what we were thinking and just kind of holding our breath. It aired on February 24, 2016. Get exclusive videos, blogs, photos, cast bios, free episodes The show is usually hit or miss for me. Seriously. I'm gonna go against the grain here, but I hated this episode. It aired on February 24, 2016. They now realize at least two things: there is a price to pay for giving their children more than what they ever had, and these loving parents are totally unprepared for the fallout. Directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller. There were definitely moments of overly earnest dialogue, but ultimately, the show did what it does best: “Hope” highlights a very real issue in an honest, thought-provoking manner. My only critique is that they missed critiquing the way the media tends to cover the cases and the community's reaction, even using Don Lemon threw me off, other than that great show. We know the sequel but still, the hope was there for a moment. This episode was great, probably my favorite. Description: A highly-publicized court case involving police brutality and an African-American teenager leads the kids to ask tough questions, but Dre and Bow have conflicted views.