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Nice bit of light entertainment. Don't understand all the negative reviews. It's not supposed to be highbrow it's a light hearted look at friendships and relationships between black women. Not to be taken so seriously it's a comedic drama with some stereotypes !

It's worth watching don't be put off by the negative reviews i had some laugh out loud moments and it was good to see the development of the characters.

It has some good acting and script and storyline made me want to watch . I enjoyed season 1 and season 2 is just as watchable. It's worth a watch for a bit of light comedic entertainment.

The premise of this show is GREAT! The talent is awesome. However, the scripts make some of the characters-Camille and Quinn-*VERY* immature. I could accept their immaturity were the characters in their early 20s; these women are supposed to be in their 30s. By the time women are in our mid-30s, the hunt for a partner isn't our sole goal in life. At least, that's true for Black professional women. These women act like they're in high school. They only talk about MEN! It's embarrassing.

I don't want to give this show a bad rating because there's so much potential here. But the characters are all wrong. It isn't the actors' fault. They're engaging, talented and beautiful. It's the script. I get the impression Ms. Oliver and Mr. Daniels are trying to make the Black Sex in the City. I didn't like the WHITE Sex in the City! It only made me vow to not hang out with heterosexual white women.

What I want to see is Black professional women who've learned from life and are still rocking it like the bosses they are. There's too much effort put into being humorous and not enough put into character development that's real and age appropriate.

I have to compline Meagan Good. I thought she was far too . . . Religious, conservative and aloof in real life to play a character like Camille. But I have to say I'm very pleasantly surprised. Grace Byers was also a pleasant surprise. I honestly didn't recognize her. I *LOVE* her new look! I've always thought she was beautiful, but she is infinitely more attractive with longer hair. I didn't recognize her until I looked the show up on IMDb.

Ms. Oliver definitely got the butch lesbian right. I've dated women like Tye and been friends with even more. Jerrie Johnson is a treat! And, she's gorgeous and has definite screen presence.

Even with the program's faults, I'm still committed to watching a second season. I'm sure it will be better once the show gets their sea legs.

This is just the series I needed! I love how it's centered around black women and their careers, love life, and family. Of course some aspects are unrealistic but this isn't real life .

I watched both seasons and they left us with a cliffhanger! I love all 4 characters. They each bring something different to the friend group. I often wonder if friend groups like that exist in real life because I have yet to find my tribe.

The only critique I have is how overly sexual Angie is or was. It started to irritate me but I can see how they made her that way to get to where she is now. I love her personality though!

The sex scenes also could've been toned down or completely eliminated in the first season. They really weren't needed. But it seems they toned it down in the second season.

All in all, I enjoyed this series and I'm hoping there's a season 3!

Very demeaning, lowbrow and insulting to black women. They give every stereotype imaginable to these women. They dress nice and live in nice houses with great set-pieces and everything else is plastic, superficial and unauthentic. They talk ghetto, overly sexual, desperate, and stereotypical and have no class about them. Just disgusting imo. Definitely not a representation of black women that I know.

I'm watching this show and I'm halfway through it! I like the comedy in this show, and even the acting! I see that some of the reviews are trying to get this show canceled. Now every time that it seems lately, when people don't see a representation of themselves shows like this! At least the way they want to be seen, there's always one rating reviews. Instead of really trying to focus on culture and background of what people deal with and watch that show from that perspective people decide to bash it because they don't understand. Now once you get that out of your head. You can really sit down and enjoy the show for what it is! It's a really great show, it's funny, it's witty, and there's some good drama moments in this show. Now does the show center around a black cast? Yes. Does it exclude white or any other race? No But let's be clear this is a story about four black women living in Harlem! Who happened to be best friends and this is their story their lives! And in this particular world of the story there is a lot that center around black culture!!!

I'm going against the grain on this one. If a series don't catch my attention in 25 mins, I usually stop watching. PERIOD! But Harlem was very entertaining to me. Similar to SATC and Insecure with an LGTBQ+ spin. I enjoyed all of the characters, especially Angie! She was so fun to watch. Shoniqua Shandai did her thing! She definitely gave me the best laughs! And shoutout to her BEAUTIFUL hair! I loved it! The energy the show gives was breathtaking. I didn't find it stereotypical at all. Just a group of beautiful black women finding their own paths in life with support from each other. Love Whoopi and Jasmine Guy in this, too. Both Seasons were great to watch. I'm rooting for season 3, if they give it a chance.

This is a great show with a fun concept. I love the topics at hand and the colors of the set. It's clearly a show for black woman so I'm not surprised by some of these negative comments. It's the typical responses when a show doesn't cater to y'all.

I'm glad to see Megan as a leading actress, she's beautiful and it's well deserved. The whole cast is great and be bring so much to the show. I also love seeing older black actresses/actors incorporated like countess Vaughn, Rachel true and jazmine guy. I love seeing us on this platform. I hope the show continues to have great success and conibtue the great topics. Stay mad.

The second season is even better. I don't think the negative reviews are at all accurate, and why can't Black people have so much fun and enjoyment. I am Black too - and this is great fun and I am pleased for it.

This was about the first season: I really did not like it when I first saw it last year and could not watch for longer than 15 minutes. However, started watching it again, and it does get better, and I think my previous criticism was too judgemental, so this is my changed review.

I agreed with some of the comments that it feels clinical. But it did improve and people who have been slagging it, probably didn't even watch it all to the end, and those giving it a 1 are haters because its not that bad, in fact its good, but not good enough to get a 8.

It shows Black women in some of their glorious form - so don't knock it people. I don't think its insulting to Black women but the question is, what do we want to see of ourselves on the screen. What is wrong with how we have been portrayed here - please support this show with good wishes and not negative comments. Watch it until the end.

I'm so starved for black art that I'm willing to overlook a lot of this show's flaws. First of all, I think they've wrangled up a great cast. I was afraid it would be cringe, but the ladies come off seasoned, even though I only know two of them. Only I find I can feel their excitement, especially Shaniqua's (Angie) who is always on ten. A bit of nuance would help round out her character. Also, Jasmine's (Pat) horrible Jamaican accent also killed me. Lol!

The scenarios skew a bit young. They are in their 30s and I just think the conversations and the reaction to the situations they find themselves in could use a bit more depth.

Overall I find the pacing of the show fast. I think if it could breathe just a little, slow it down, tone down the humor, bring up the angst, dive more deeply into their lives rather than rely on sexual encounters and one-liners, it will be an infinitely better show.

Even if it doesn't get better, it's good enough for me to enjoy. Insecure is out, I need my black girl fix.

The hate is real in these comments. This show is great. I loved Sex & The City and this show is just that with a black spin from our perspective. The personalities, way of dress, career focus, etc of black woman is spot on with woman in OUR age bracket, share the same point of views, just spot on. Interesting story line. The actors/ actresses are great. And I enjoy the comedic relief, again an Ode to the Sex & The city show. It's not always considered copying, they are staying within the genre while putting their own spin to it. Not sure why we only get 8 episodes at a time. Once I'm invested I'd like a little bit more to keep interest. Keep working hard ladies, amazing job and I love all of the characters. Support this amazing show!

I loved the show. It had some parts that I didn't care for but over all it was good. It's about 4 Best-friends following their dreams after college and looking for love. The show is very relatable. If you didn't like it don't watch season two. If you haven't seen it watch it for yourself. I enjoyed it and I want to see what happens next in each of their lives. To the actors, actresses, producers, directors, etc you did a great job. Bring on season two. ( the only part I didn't care for was the broadway show)

I really wanted something to replace Insecure because it is ending, but this is not it. This feels too clinical, it feels like the writers haven't lived around black people before it feels so forced, its giving the dear white people vibe. Something is off I just can't explain it.

Think sex in the city, but with main characters that are LGBTQ. Whether it's a show you enjoy will depend on your tolerance level. The pace of the show is fine and the storylines are good; however, if you can't handle sexually explicit language or gay main characters, you may want to watch something else.

This show checks all my boxes for a must watch series! 1. Hilarious 2. Great storyline 3. Dope cast 4. All around fun watch. 5. Only thing I don't like is now I've got to wait for a season 2.

This show is very predictable and I feel as though it could've been a movie, but it is a fun watch. Each episode is like a chick flick so it's lite hearted even with the bad acting. Also, I love that Jerrie Johnson!

I binged all 10 episodes. When I started episode one the show had a waiting of a 6. After finishing the last episode, I couldn't believe the low rating. I came back to see what people said and see it is now 4.7. WTF? It is so good.

I enjoyed this show for what it was, I'm not a critic or someone that watches a lot of television. However, at times I find a show, that I can watch from beginning to the end. This show was one of them, but I was a bit disappointed on how it ended.

Tired, unimaginative storyline filled with stereotyped exaggerations many of which just untrue. Social anecdotal commentary and dialogue that's detrimental to black women, black men and the black community at large. Shame on the writer!

Harlem is a must have on tv. Great writing and acting. The storylines for each character keeps you wanting more. With it only being 10 episodes. It left me definitely wanting more. I am already ready for the next season. All negative reviews clearly have something else going on, and it is not the show that is the problem. AMAZON gave us more we need this we want this!!!!

In a way, all 4 characters are written the same way...valley girl-ish. I'm on S1, and wonder what bonds these women together...perhaps that will be revealed in S2. I agree with another reviewer who said too many sex scenes -that did not add value to the story lines -(and to be fair, I don't like any show or movie that relies on sex to engage viewers-I don't like watching P when I'm watching a show for substance.) I think this shows has huge potential, but maybe writers need to be swapped...call Issa Rae's people.lol Also, a bit of timeline measurement would be good- no holidays were celebrated in season one and there're literally holidays in ever month, in America. I don't believe Goode/Camille as a professor at all- even the narration sounded like a Grad student. Angie is a little too on the nose for me and what is her value to the group dynamic? She's seems to often be upset, a mooch, and unemployed. Her character traits don't come off as comfortably having a bi boyfriend. That seems more fit of the trust fund baby character's alignment. Ty's character is cool with me, but BFF with 3 straight girls just don't seem real life. Straight girls, if any, usually have Gbff. Lastly, these men were clearly written by women.lmbo I'll keep watching, because I like the foundation and believe with different, in-tuned writers, this show is bomb! 🤞

It's pretty unimaginative. They have the right idea, but it needs to be developed more. Instead, there's tons of unnecessary sex scenes (read 'porn'), as the writers aren't creative enough to create wholesome content. Seriously, why exploit these actors? Also, the characters personalities are pretentious -especially Angie. She's the typical loud, black, foul mouth black woman "finding her way", and is unapologetic to anyone she interacts with. Needless to say I won't be watching this.

If I could give this show more 10 stars I would. I love the authenticity of this show and the fact that the issues that some of the characters are facing are issues I can relate too. I cant wait for season 2 to happen. Great job AMAZON!!