Kindred review: compelling FX drama takes a modern-day look at the horrors of antebellum life
An important question for any piece of art about slavery produced in 2022 is whether the work gives an honest portrayal of the practice that honors what the enslaved survived, or if the depiction just revels in the time’s cruelty, presenting human misery asdoes the former, as Dana serves as the audience surrogate learning the dynamics of the plantation.
to make its point. Instead, it respects the audience’s intelligence, understanding that an offhand remark or a dismissive gesture is enough to establish the social structure of the time.Despite its stellar examination of the dynamics between the enslaver and the enslaved, this debut season ofdoesn’t spend much time exploring the most compelling dynamic in the book. The show’s entire premise is based on the supernatural tie between Dana and Rufus, but they aren’t around each other that often.
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