American Crime – Season 2×08
American Crime season two is essential television. Weaving expertly through topics of consent, sexuality, class and race, season 2’s storyline comes to a head at episode eight, the aftermath of a school shooting. Intercutting the episode with testimonials from real survivors of school shootings and bullying feels far from cheap, but only highlights the episode’s themes and deepens our understanding of the repercussions of such an event. And still, the episode doesn’t focus so much on the shooting and shooter itself, but on healing and recovery. As we hear the survivors’ tales of healing, we see the characters try to do that as well. –Gabrielle Bondi
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