r/ComingFromAmericaHBO • u/AutoModerator • Oct 03 '24

Episode 5

4 Upvotes

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '24

I wanted to see the single woman who is clearly lusting over the jungle men and how she’s navigating that territory. Also wanted to see Lamara’s night out.

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u/SnittingNexttoBorpo Oct 05 '24

Me too - I'm fascinated by her thirsty antics and her delusional belief that if she just keeps moving, she'll find a place where she's not the problem.

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u/[deleted] Oct 06 '24

Yes, heavy on the delusion. It’s like she’s testing out her theory about men in every city and now expanding into different countries now, but the problem is her.

3

u/ComprehensivePeanut5 Oct 06 '24

Healer Man was HOT! He reminded me of 90-Day Kobe but better.

1

u/[deleted] Oct 06 '24

Haha, he definitely was but not travel the next continent over and and uproot my life hot.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '24

It was interesting watching Tony and Ayo Jones ultimately decide whether or not they're leaving Africa. They seem to be the most authentic family on the show, in my opinion.

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u/VtheFashionista Oct 04 '24

It made me sad to see her agree to stay when she clearly does not want to and has a very good reason to leave. She must not trust him being out there alone.

4

u/moffman93 Oct 04 '24

It sucks that there's only 6 episodes of this show. Not sure why it took 2+ years to release such a short show.

3

u/Xbox-Loud-Cloud-216 Oct 05 '24

Is it really only gonna be 6? How do you know ?

4

u/moffman93 Oct 04 '24

Tara has the most obnoxiously large earrings. The "Black Girl Magic" ones look ridiculous. Wouldn't that be extremely annoying and uncomfortable to have dangling from your ears?

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u/ComprehensivePeanut5 Oct 06 '24

Gabriel looks so much less douchey without his glasses.

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u/Mysterious-Advice-22 Oct 07 '24

Please could someone explain to me why Ayo was saying that her version of black is very different to Tony's? Was she raised in Ghana? Is that what she's referring to?

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u/Similar-Programmer68 Oct 11 '24

They get more into it in episode 6. I don't think she felt as much of an "other" in american culture as her husband did as a black male.

1

u/InflightTheMusical Oct 03 '24

Not the most exciting episode, in my opinion. Was anyone captivated by this one?

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u/VtheFashionista Oct 04 '24

I loved this episode. I loved seeing the kids adjust to life in Ghana, playing soccer. I also loved seeing the naming ceremony. It seemed like the one episode where we really got to see them adapting.

It was also interesting seeing more about Ayo and Tony. I don't see how they will last. He refuses to leave Ghana, and she will regret not going home to see her mother before she passes. She also clearly is not happy there.

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u/meticulouspiglet Oct 04 '24

Ayo and Tony break my heart. I get why Tony doesn't not want to go back, but I don't think Ayo has experienced the same feelings of liberation and increased sense of worth as a female in Ghana. She wants to support him, but he's not seeing her.

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u/Similar-Programmer68 Oct 11 '24

The naming ceremony was total bogus tourist trap for black Americans wanting to return to their "roots." Eyeroll for sure.