I found Amber Ruffin's debut episode to be a true breath of fresh air. While the mechanics may not be breaking the mold, Ruffin herself is. I am truly in awe of how comfortable and hilarious she is in her debut.
Transcribing these details fails to capture Ruffin's delivery or the singular chemistry that makes her a delightful guide through the trauma of everyday racism, two terms that would typically be at odds with each other.
Amber Ruffin is goofy when she needs to be, serious when she has to be, and can go from one to the other pretty smoothly. It's a skill that not many have.
The show's more than good enough, as is, for a bigger audience, but then the network would probably change what it is in hopes of connecting to that audience. It's a dilemma.
