The Devil You Know S1 Ep2

Star continues to fill the campy, music-driven drama void left by Empire this winter on Fox with great aplomb.

Is Star as skillful of a show as Empire? Hell no. Is information technology admittedly entertaining in all of its ridiculousness? You ameliorate believe it.

On Star Season ane Episode two, the hole-and-corner of Alexandra'south parents is revealed to everyone else on the show – and thank goodness, because it was so light-headed of a undercover that there's no way they could take sustained keeping it under wraps for some other episode.

On the downside, this episode focused primarily on Alexandra, who is by far my least favorite character. I already thought and so after Star Season 1 Episode 1, but this episode confirmed my initial opinion: she's but a spoiled brat.

Mayhap Alexandra's correct when she accuses Star of talking likewise much almost her unfortunate and impoverished upbringing, simply at the same time, Alexandra is not nearly grateful enough for the privileged babyhood she had.

I've been doing everything I tin to make this happen for u.s.a. and y'all could've made information technology happen with a snap of a finger?

Star [to Alexandra]

Aye, Roland is a cheating cad, and yeah, Rose is a dyspeptic drunkard, and aye, neither of those things exercise good parents brand. They're clearly a dysfunctional lot.

Merely for Alexandra to walk around lying near them – especially telling everyone that i of them is dead – is just every bit bad of behavior. Clearly, she has inherited all of their awfulness.

Alexandra deserves to exist ofttimes reminded by people like Star and Simone that it's possible to accept it a lot worse. Hell, Star's foster parents treated her like an indentured retainer, while Simone's foster father was sexually abusing her. To act similar having a rich rock star for a dad is just as big of a burden is ridiculous.

Personally, I cannot believe Derek forgave Alexandra so chop-chop for lying almost her mother, especially because that his mother is, yous know, really expressionless. That'southward a pretty hefty prevarication to tell someone you're sleeping with on the regular, merely after one lilliputian hissy fit, he blew information technology off similar it was no big deal.

The sexual activity they're having must exist hot every bit hell; otherwise, I don't know why Derek would put up with knowing that most Alexandra. Her prevarication trivialized the real tragedy Derek has experienced in his life.

Alexandra: Where'd you learn how to practise all of that?
Derek: I watch a lot of porn.

So yeah, I find Alexandra admittedly insufferable. Fortunately, there was one large upside to this episode revolving around her and her parents, and that was the presence of Naomi Campbell, guest-starring as Alexandra's drunkard mother, Rose.

Rocking an insane wig and a white fur coat that appears to have been borrowed from Cookie Lyon in Empire Flavor three Episode ix, Rose sashayed into Carlotta's salon and spit insults at everyone within earshot.

Punctuating near every phrase she uttered past cooing "dahling" in her deliciously posh British accent, Campbell immediately upstaged everyone else on the show and showed our wannabe pop stars what information technology means to be a real diva.

You have bad roots, you lot insolent hussy.

Rose [to Star]

Campbell had an as campy cameo in Empire as Camilla, Hakeem Lyon's cougar lover. Camilla sought to get revenge on Lucious for splitting up her and Hakeem by seducing his concern partner, played past Marisa Tomei.

Everything about this storyline was amazingly nonsensical, including Camilla's untimely demise when Lucious forced her to take poison.

What I've learned from these two shows is that Naomi Campbell – and her wigs – should guest-star in everything. If that means Lee Daniels needs to produce all of the shows on television, then so exist it. He;southward an overachiever; he can brand information technology happen.

Atlanta is not a good expect, darling. I've seen that housewives testify. It's trash.

Rose [to Alexandra]

The Walking Dead? I'm pretty certain Negan would quiver plenty to drop his bat under Campbell's steely gaze. Game of Thrones? She wouldn't need dragons to conquer Westeros; she is fire on her own. I could go on, but I'll restrain myself. Yous're welcome.

Jahil: Await a minute, I idea she said her mother was dead.
Star: She is very much alive. And a bitch.

So, what happened in "The Devil Y'all Know" that didn't involve Naomi Campbell? Well, Jahil struggled to come upwards with enough money to bankroll a demo for the girls so they could enter a competition at a music festival.

In the end, Jahil went to Maggie, the grizzled one thousand dame who runs his favorite strip club, and begged her for a job so that he could earn the cash.

Hunter: You know, he could exist correct nearly this one.
Arlene: True. A white girl who can sing R&B, even the mediocre ones get platinum.

Turns out, said task is as a cocaine courier. This feels like all kinds of wrong, specially since Jahil loves cocaine and so much that I'm not certain how he'll manage to deliver it without snorting it all himself.

Carlotta is definitely right to not want Jahil well-nigh the girls; he's but another toxic begetter effigy in their lives, and that'due south the last thing they demand. Just, they as well demand someone who can guide them into the music business, and right now, Jahil is the only one desperate enough to accept a hazard on them.

Speaking of Carlotta: she confided her worries nigh the girls, and her reluctance to tell them the whole story most her history with Jahil, to her government minister. Said minister is played past Tyrese Gibson, and he is apparently in honey with Carlotta. No wonder she spends so much fourth dimension at church!

After Carlotta convinced Simone to sing her heart out at church, Simone collapsed as the result of a cocktail of whiskey and pills that she took in club to submerge her horrifying memories of her foster father. I don't blame her for wanting to numb that pain.

I promised their female parent I'd take care of them. They take no idea the ride with the devil they're nigh to get on.

Carlotta

I can't imagine that the evidence would kill off ane-third of its trio of heroines by the stop of episode two, so something tells me that Simone will recover. (Takes a bit of the dramatic weight out of the event, doesn't it?)

Merely, when she does recover, will Simone be potent enough to inevitably take to face her evil foster father again? Possibly someone else will attempt to kill him again outset and then she won't accept to come across him live again. I hope so. Simply I'thou not counting on it.

Roland: Y'all sure you don't got any black in you, Star? Your mama put a large brunt on y'all.
Star: I tin can handle it.

And so, what did you think of "The Devil Y'all Know"? Should Carlotta summon the strength to tell Star and Simone the truth about what happened between her, their mother and Jahil sooner rather than afterward?

Will Jahil regret becoming Maggie'southward drug courier in social club to earn money to tape the demo? Should Star be more than worried about being arrested for (attempted) murder? (Well, I think nosotros all know the answer to that question...)

Remember, you lot can watch Star online via TV Fanatic.

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Source: https://www.tvfanatic.com/2017/01/star-season-1-episode-2-review-the-devil-you-know/

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