THEM Ending & Ghosts Explained!
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- We’ll review, recap, breakdown, and explain the ending and ghosts for season 1 of Amazon Prime's horror original THEM.
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Wait why was it demonetized? I saw the original upload last night and saw nothing bad, there were some violence but it didnt looked anything serious though. just finished watching this, didnt noticed any difference.
Thats weird.
@@SeroCloud it could have been that what was burned into the family's lawn was shown as I noticed that it does not appear in this video when it was in the original upload.
@@lilsis982001 Yeah I thought that too so I took it out and now this one is demonetized.
@@ThinkStory thank sucks. There was nothing else wrong from what I saw but maybe the Tap Dance Man?
they probably thought you were a black youtuber then realized their error..smh.. must be nice..
Betty spent all her time hating and despising “THEM”Emorys when the people closest to her were her real enemies. Her parents, her husband, her milk man.
I never thought of it that way.
Yeah. When someone is so blinded by racism and bigotry and hatred, they typically can’t see who the real enemy is around them. It’s usually the ones closest to them.
Her milk man lol
Exactly, her parents were abusive and her milk man was sick. 😭😭
Her father abused her, her husband never supported her and the person she thought of as her friend betrayed her
It’s crazy how Betty spent all her time hating her neighbors when she should’ve been watching her main enemies smh
Fr
Factssssssss
Literally sipping tea with her killer.
That's how all Karen's are.
LOL so true right. The milk man on top of that. I thought she was going to run off with him and be happy but that was NOT what I thought. She was crazy but the was even MORE CRAZY!
Betty said they will move here like mold....then finds her whole house has a mold infestation. Basically meaning she has a lot more internal threats. The calls are coming from inside the house Betty.
Great point!
I think a mold infestation can cause mental confusion
But the mold seemed to represent her life, which looked okay on the outside, but was toxic on the inside. And the way she would fake smile was something else.
Yes. Whats funny is in real life these white families moved into these neighborhoods with help from government subsidies. Yet want to act like black families were some horrible mold who were denied these same subsidies. Black folks really had to work hard for theirs and save.
Lol
I also found it to be a great representation of how she's afraid of it not just being the Emorys moving into their town, but more black families. How it goes from one little spot of mold, representing the Emorys, to the entire wall, terrifying her even further and forcing her to try and get them out before it's too late.
I can only imagine what the actors/actresses endured while getting into character for this film.
I feel bad for the white ones, like imagine having to say those words and slurs
@@marquicetaylor3941 I don’t feel bad for the white actors and actresses at all....Imagine being the BLACK actors and actress and having to live and RE-LIVE racial trauma all for a paycheck. The white actors and actresses saying slurs aren’t going to leave a long lasting impact on them, it’s not going to weigh on them like a burden, it doesn’t hurt them... The black actors and actresses aren’t just playing a role, they’re black 24/7. They face racism, prejudice, bigotry, and more DAILY solely because they’re black. The white actors and actresses can go to set and act and pretend to be racist, then go home and be ok, with no trauma or repercussions...The black actors and actresses don’t have that same luxury.
@@cherry_cola5774 we never lived that lmao so they ain’t “reliving” anything not to mention half that shit wasn’t real so they probs had no idea what scene they were doing. The only real scenes were the dialogue so as I said before it must’ve sucked to be those white actors and having to say those racist slurs.
@@cherry_cola5774 if you think we experience anything NEARLY close to what was in that show compared to today’s life you are not mature enough to watch these kinds of things ...
@@marquicetaylor3941 Just because we aren’t from the 1950’s doesn’t mean us black people don’t go through similar horrific hardships. Generational trauma is REAL and heavily so in the black community because of racism and oppression, so you can’t tell me that these actors didn’t have hard days on set because of some of those horrific scenes. I was nauseated and so saddened at some of the episodes in this series because it hit too close to home to me as a young black girl, you don’t think they felt the same? ... I know that my grandparents faced shit like this, my ancestors faced shit like this, and so I have I. I related so much to ruby’s character it HURT. I don’t feel bad for the white actors, period. White corporate America loves to cash in on black hurt and trauma movies and shows, but how are these black actors even feeling???? You may not care, but I do.
So much trauma was in this series. The anger it brings is no joke. Black people Please take the time to get your mind right after you finish the series. Our people suffered so much.
I had to take some time to unbox this mess. As some who came to this country as a teenager. It helped me understand something my friend told me in high school that they don't want to live in the suburbs of Long Island . They prefer to be among their own. I understand that more now.
No fr I almost threw up during the "cat in the bag" scene I ran to the bathroom and took a break to splash water in my face I couldn't handle the fact that white folk actually did that shit I still get sick thinking about it it's vile
Oh my goodness, this hit the nail on the head
im glad i saw this review
i knew this ish was race baiting
thank goodness i said NO
Correction: our people are suffering from so much
Mean we as a people are still suffering today.
The actor who played the blackface tap dancer did a amazing job
Yes he did
So scary 😟
"What cha going do?"
@@ImiJimmy9 and those big ass teeth
Sure he did..
I do love that Betty didn’t get a stupid redemption arc and was killed so poetically
I hate how her down low husband got away to live his life undeterred
@@rkms5606bro was spending all they money on fuckin dudes 😭
True
@@mk___7593wait what ! How I missed that in the series 🤦🏽♀️
@@nolacakes847 rewatch it. You’ll definitely see it
That Tap Dance man and his scary horse teeth was the scariest character, every-time he came on I’d look away!
Whatcha gonna do
@@onealramar5652 😳🤣🤣
🤣🤣🤣🤣
literally! but he did a phenomenal job
Yeah I can relate unfortunately that guy made not be able to sleep for two days since from the eyes and the teeth
You’re missing one thing. The foreshadowing at the beginning that it’s “very rare” to have a basement in Compton. That being the same basement that they were in when the church building burned down. Right?
Both basements are the same. Just with a house built upon it.
wow that makes sense, I completely missed that
Great observation on the basement!
I thought the heavy set man in the rape kitchen scene looked similar to the orderly who “befriended “Lucky in the hospital. Also, tap dancing man reveal looking like George’s racist boss ! Not them of course, but awesome symbolism. The series was so great . Amazing solid story , acting & production as good as it gets! Little Marvin , keep on keeping on you rascal ! The set design , music & suspenseful episodes are rare today .
I assumed this was the case.
Ohh, great catch! I also forgot to mention the smell in the basement which Gracie says is Miss Vera, but it could be the decaying baby.
That little girl is a hella actor! I hope she does well in life and doesn’t fall victim to the kid actor curse and/or worse! I’m excited what other projects she’ll do next, she should do something fun or comedic next, would hate to see her typecast
She will her mom is in full control of here career! Her older sister can be seen in blue bloods and Netflix’s Roxanne Roxanne and her and her younger sister will be in Kevin harts upcoming movie
I hope she doesn’t blow up too much and has a moderately successful career as a kid, just because that shit tends to wind up ruining their lives
Yes, she was excellent
She stole the show for me super convincing
@Michael Jackson and you’re a white person im guessing?
Honestly, this was one of the hardest series I ever had to watch. In the beginning, I was more excited than intrigued to watch it, but as the series continued my heart started to sink into my asshole. This series was no joke. It’s very triggering and traumatic and I STRONGLY advise anyone who chooses to watch it, have discretion and take breaks if you have to.
This is what black people experience on a daily in real life
I sure had to take many breaks from watching. Had me crying and feeling all their pain!!
It was very hard hitting no apologies
The series was "ok" from my experience. They took too long to get anything happen, and when they did try to explain the unnatural phenomenon, they couldn't even do that. Like I expected Hirem's black rage would've came from the black couple being around an accident that caused Mile's death and Hirem arrived too late or the townsfolk framed the couple. Yet, it just happened out of nowhere and the devil for no reason just hated a group of people? With no sort of cause?? I get what they're trying to portray but I feel like they were trying too hard on the racism
@@dredvaxI see what you mean but the thing is with this show outside of the ghost most of what’s happening happened in real life even if it’s not based on a historical document it is overall true
"Get out" , "them" , "us " are shows and movies that will go down as classics
Couldn’t really understand get Out
@@leeloc9330 it’s about white peoples who don’t like black people but want to have their feautures. The girl who is introduced as the main characters girlfriend exclusively dates and befriends black people. She does this so that later on in the relationship she can bring them to her house and do surgery to put the black persons features in the white person
@@leeloc9330 wdym?
as it should
Yup💯
Melody Hurd whom played Gracie was a phenomenal actress. She should be put up there for an Emmy for her performance. That cat in the bag scene at the school shook my soul! 👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽
If this is anything like AHS she'll be in every season as a different character
@@dominiquejenkins5495 let’s hope so!!!!
@@alexishood8910 🤞🤞
Gracie was my favorite character 💯.
And as cute as a button!
I love how this show forces you to get uncomfortable. Too many “black struggle movies” are sugar coated and watered down to the point where I feel like it’s just not taken as seriously but this show demonstrates the struggles of poc in such a raw and gut wrenching way and it forces you to think about things
Not the struggles of colored people. The specific struggles of African Americans which can't be compared to any other.
@@carltonbanks5470 god I hate how people do that
Coloured people???? Are we still using that word to describe black people??? It's super uncomfortable to hear that word for me as a black person
@@elana604 yea I don’t use that term anymore as I learn more it started to make me uncomfortable as well
@@elana604
It's super uncomfortable for me to hear the word "Black" thrown around as a race. When hardly anyone is the color. Melanated people come in all different shades and the more this "Black" term it leads to colorism in the community.
Furthermore hardly anyone who calls themselves "Black" actually are. They are more closer to "Brown".
Poetic justice was Betty getting slapped by Lucky and the James Brown Screech is played on the soundtrack his song payback, fitting for the scene the sas walking Away, GOLD
“Whip they ass mama “ classic ❤️
It's was a magical moment when the James Brown started to play .
The soundtrack seems dope
Chiiiiiiile'!!!!!👌
Excellent breakdown. U mentioned the house may have been close to where hiram made his covenant but I think that's the actual basement therefore that's where he resided hence all the interactions in the basement had some element of evil to it. I love this show although it was hard to watch
It absolutely is the same basement. Remember how when they first move in, the saleswoman mentions how they lucked out because basements are rare in that area. I think it’s also important that that is where Lucky put Chester’s remains. It’s as if the negative energy created by Lucky holding on to Chester was emanating from the exact spot where the covenant was made.
@MrYUNGT92 I never meant from Chester himself, but from Lucky’s attachment towards him. Unable to allow him to rest.
@@Eaawesome59 So then why was the other neighbor able to see the “man with the black hat” when she never lived at that house. I forgot her name but Lucky visited her.
@@vmatt_12 I think because the overall town itself is cursed
Very hard to watch! I thought I was the only one...
Every actor on this series was amazing
Agreed
Yeasss! Each and evey one of em!💙
What is this on
@@fredrush7239 prime
I need a whole week to process this show.
It was so emotionally draining. It really wipes you out. I binge-watched all the episodes in one sitting and I honestly felt traumatized afterwards. And to think, we just *watched* this. People actually LIVED this. It's incomprehensible.
@@24kstar I slept with the lights on after the first night
I binged watched as well. Boy was that a mistake.
@@24kstar this comment is the realist
This video helped a lot I was confused as hell
Me and my boyfriend literally watched up til 5 am I had to watch fairly odd parents afterwards 😂I was terrified
I definitely slept with the tv on last night after I watched it. Ninja turtles allowed me to get to sleep 😭🤣👌🏾
Spongebob over here 😂😂
I watched monsters inc while I went to sleep😂 at least they were some nice friendly monsters
Lol
I’m about to do the same damn thing LOL
When Betty died like a animal I really loved that.🙂
LMAOO
LMAOOAOAOAOAOSKDBDSJEJFHSJ
She was running across the field.... Smiling .. I was like dang. ... When she got shot . I was like Oooowee. 😆😆😆 That was funny. Goodness
i knew that woman was strong the moment she didn't even flinch when Lucky was in her face so I was a wee bit happy to see her escape... but then she died and I was like oop
@@kaledoublescope 😆😆😆 I have to admit. I was a little happy to . But then I remembered how nasty she was. So she got what was coming to her.😂😂😂
GET OUT
It’s THEM
or
US
All copies of old Twilight Zone episodes! got to love a shiesty screenplay robbing black person disguising white racism as horror
@@sethmurdoch287 what the hell does that mean??? racist much.... great to see that learned nothing from this series... smh
@@sethmurdoch287 Racism is horror. Maybe if you’d been on the receiving end and not on the giving end your entire life you’d understand that.
@@jaeshasway i always used to have that as a back of the head thought never wanted to say it because multiple reasons but main reasons I thought I was the only who thought of it that way even dough it is plain to notice and the fact that’ll I’ll get a response like that if me or you were to break it down people still would play dumb or turn a blind eye because they somewhat know too
U know what u on to something
I understand the backlash this has had from some of the black community with it being at times extremely gut wrenchingly disturbing to uncomfortable level. I also think this show has a TON of balls for dealing with these themes so head on. I think this show will eventually gain a large audience the more people see it and people start to have a dialogue about it.
I agree it’s a type of show you have to watch in order to understand it and the messages it tells you.
This needs to be shown. It is very accurate to an extent. People like to look at slavery as the worst of times for Africans whom were forced to be Americans. People tell us to look past it. And when we do. We are looking at where we are today. To this day 158 years after The emancipation proclamation was Executed. We are where we are today. No class citizens. All O’fays are evil every single one of them and they are to never be trusted. We as a people need to stop trying to gain respect and acceptance from these O’fays and start fighting these people.
AGREED!!! This show did not miss
I'm black and it really isn't much blacklash
I think it's important for white folk to watch the show it teaches so much and is disturbing enough to make white folk uncomfortable and acknowledge racism. Obviously not all of them will take the message the right way but hopefully enough do.
1996-2003 my fam was the only black fam in a all white neighborhood. I felt everything the Emory's want through with those neighbors. The show hits different when you've actually been through some of that fr
Sorry you had to go through that! You just can't up and move so easily when you're buying a home! It's even harder to sale when the people in the town is known to be racist! Sadly racism still exists!
I went to a school where I was the only black person. A couple others were mixed. This was recent times, 2014. The feeling left out is real... scary this is still a thing
Yea black people experience this on a regular
During the elevator scene at work, when Henry was practically invisible until he took up the pen, I could totally relate. I have so often been the only black person in a professional setting, and a foreigner on top of it, and completely ignored, I’ve very often felt invisible, having to force myself to be acknowledged by coworkers.
I’m so sorry hun
Tap dance man was extremely emotional for me as colored people we all have his voice in our head when dealing with non colored folk
I thought the tap dancing man was his boss. Please, tell me if I am wrong. His boss made his work life miserable.
@@noneofyourbusiness302 the tap dancer is the dads boss as we found out when he wiped the mask off his face at the end but the tap dancer hisself was played by a black man
The term "colored" is very derogatory, the proper word is black or African American. Please understand the difference and proceed accordingly.
Im black ..not colored
@@datrealboy95 its not actually his boss .. Hes hallucinating
I’m so pissed your other video was demonetized. You did a phenomenal job with your breakdown and this is coming from a black American women who studied history.
"Who's studied history"........🤔.......... sure
I agree
@@yuuknomi5055 always one..🙄
@@yuuknomi5055 never said I was perfect!
@@yuuknomi5055 predictable reply move on....
I’m pretty sure this show could drive someone insane.
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It's definitely not for the faint at heart.
I thought I was losing it after the second episode😭
I have autism... it literally overstimulated mebfrom the start. The music in the backround, the constant racial macroagressions, the things that bothered me about the mom not explaining anything to anybody which is hard for me understand.
I think you left out some things about Henry and the tap dance man. For me I think the tap dance man represents the rage built inside a person of color that has to be suppress because society would consider us savages if we show angry in anyway. So he in the show tries to keep his composure but whilst doing so his rage is amplified and played on by the tap dance man.
Specifically, to Black people and Black men
Great point rage, shadow work, or his daekside that we all have.
I still haven’t gotten passed episode 5 when lucky was getting assaulted........ my God I cried. Like damn like ugh it makes me so mad
I had to mute the volume then just forwarded past that part. I couldn't bare to watch that scene.
That was horrible😔😔😔😔😔.
I cried too, ngl.
I screamed at the tv! I just couldnt. It still is in my head.
I had a hard time with that scene. Every time I went into a dark room I’d see that old ladies face
I love how Betty’s gay husband was able to sympathise with the Emorys since he also belonged to a marginalised group.
@@jertdw3646 Okay? Homophobia was still awful. It’s not a competition, one may be worse than the other in some aspects but the point isn’t that they’re equally oppressed, it’s that he was able to sympathise because he himself was part of a hated group who experienced abuse like the Emorys.
a few characters on this show showed some sympathy, but instead of speaking up they stay silent and back down. This is probably true though in reality
I didn't catch that he was gay til the last ep. I'm slow lol
Wait until folks find out that there are Gay people who are racists & sexists, their minds will be blown! Empathy between marginalized groups should be a given considering the plights they've individually experienced and paralleled griefs, but sadly this is not always the case.
Did u really just compare being black to being gay?
Umm Doris kept telling ruby she was beautiful, and then hit her with Ruby’s insecurity of being black. I took that as Ruby’s pain of wishing she was lighter skinned, or possibly even wanting to be white. So heartbreaking!
“ you’re pretty for a black girl”
That made me so mad 🤦🏾♀️
It reminded me of Lupita Nyongo's story when she was a little girl.
I said the same thing
@La Vie En Pâquerette yes!! I immediately thought of Pecola Breedlove. Internalized hate is taught so young. I recall as a little girl I would put towels on my head and act like it was hair. I didn’t necessarily want to be white, but I did NOT want to be black. I also wanted to be a boy sometimes too, though.
The scene where she dipped her hand in the paint then painted herself was extremely heartbreaking for me. I just wanted to hold her... the mom in me was reaching for her all I kept thinking was “Ruby I am here for you”. The actress did an amazing job and I hope her performance doesn’t go unnoticed.
this show is criminally underrated I've literally heard zero people talk of it when it came out. When I first saw it I understood that this show isn't for the faint of heart, but more so I think that's why no one wants to talk about it really, it's too brutal and real despite the fact that it's full of demons and ghosts and whatnot.
“Cat in a bag” traumatizes me now😀
Lol fr
I believe each family has their ghost to represent something. The little girl represents black education, The Teen girl represents fear of growing up, wanting to be pretty and not like her mom, The Father represents hate and he also tries to protect the family, The Mother tries to keep the family together.
I think the the father could also represent the pressure of being a successful black man while fighting your own personal demons and the demons placed on black men by society. The idea of working ten times harder and still getting treated lesser than your counterparts
@@thick_browedbeaut6036 better observation
Breaking chains ⛓
@MrYUNGT92 Yeah I'm not good at explaining stuff, so I just put down the obvious, but I totally agree with you
@@thick_browedbeaut6036 for real!!!!
It's amazing: twilight zone mixed with American horror story and The Shining, blended with Toni Morrison's"beloved".
It's rare to see shows like this.
Thank you! I thought I was the only person that saw the Shining and Beloved in this tale? lol
Great observation! Not just Toni Morrison’s Beloved - but Toni Morrison’s book, The Bluest Eyes, which is a great read and also prevalent in the scene when the oldest daughter reveals that she wants to be white and looks in the mirror with “the bluest eyes.”
@@jarvics22 I never read that one; but very good inspiration!
And a dash of perpetual black suffering
@@jarvics22 yes, when she looked in the mirror and saw she she had eerily bright blue eyes, I immediately thought of Pecola Breedlove
I loved the fact that the black woman pulled her family from each person's sunken place. This movie showed how eerie and wicked this system that we live in really is
Gracie, Betty, and the Blackface man did such great acting jobs. I loved Betty's facial expressions and Gracie's intense acting
The blackface tap dancer has to win an Oscar. Amazing performance. As a movie buff I would hand him an Oscar because he was simply amazing. One of the better performances I’ve seen in a long time.
Agree he scared the life out of me
@@naloburns9222 😂Same
Of course u would
Shows dont get Oscars but they get Emorys. Whatcha gonna do about that.
AGREED 💯💯
This show tore my heart apart. . . Be prepared!
Yes. "Heavy" isn't the word to describe it. It is a rough, rough watch.
@@24kstar 100%. I didn't know if I needed to scream, cry, hit someone. I agree 100%. Imagine something like this happening in real life. Yes, this would destroy a mother forever. Evil does exist.
I only saw the first 4 episodes so I should be here it’s all spoilers but I already know this show is so good
It is. . .emotionally conflicting and important to learn a bit of empathy for those of us who did not actually live in those eras. I was completely destroyed after certain episodes. So sad. . .
As a white person i had to turn it off and take breaks. I cant imagine what it would have been like to watch as a black person. It was so overwhelming.
it was well-written to see how Betty’s stereotypical view, condescension, and disgust towards the Emory family came full circle.
it was kinda’ poetic to see her death subtly mirroring several representations of what many black slaves had endured back then: imprisoned to a farm/plantation, put in a hole/hotbox, shot when escaping for freedom.
the negativity with how she saw the black race manifested as her death.
I didn’t even think about it like that I have chills
Tap Dance Man: WHATYA GON DOOOO 🎶😬😬😬🎶
what an amazing actor! That damn mouth and giant teeth had me so scared 😱
This was the craziest show I’ve ever seen. So brutal but so well done
Yes, i highly agree😳
yessssssss
The story has historical significance as it was a fact that blacks moved to the north for better job opportunities... better life but were moved into predominantly white neighborhoods and suffered racist neighbors who were hateful to them and to do whatever it takes to move off their Street this is just a depiction of what one black family endured and the devil that taunted them which is called racism
The Jim Crow character deserves a Oscar & Golden Globe! "Whatcha Gonna do" is temptation at ur finest. I'm so happy to see Paula Jai Parker in some big supporting roles. She did good too here. Overall this picture has ur mind flowing all over the place. For min. I thought I was fighting with the devil too. Like Get behind me Satan!!
💯💯
Where was Paula jai Parker
@@MrGenoboss she was Henry’s side of the family I believe.
@@MrGenoboss episode 3
I had to fast forward through some parts like when they were tossing the baby around and when the neighbors of the Emory family went over to terrorize them about Betty missing. A lot of it disturbed my soul, but I got through it. Series and movies like Them enrages me so I had to watch it a bit at a time, but the acting was amazing! I kept watching because I was looking to see some proud moments and a happy ending.
Me too, I wonder how this compared to “Get out” , I haven’t watched this one
If you get emotional easily don’t watch this show. This was an amazing series and salute the actors they played their roles very well. This show had me on edge so many times I could feel my heart beating through my chest as if I was actually there
I have a relative that counsels survivors like Betty, and a lot of them had untreated STDs or had botched abortions when they were younger, leaving them infertile or unable to have children as adults.
Woooow interesting
I thought of this to, when the cop told the husband he was possibly seen at "the wrong place, at the wrong time" and quickly dismissed it.
You don't need STD's or an abortion to cause that. Unless I'm mistaken, the molestation alone can cause someone to be infertile. Even rape happening to a grown person could cause that.
Wait “survivors like Betty”, who were able to escape a deranged milkman?? Jeez how many killer milkman’s were there?
I got what your saying but Betty wasn't a survivor
Its amazing how much the show is filled with metaphorical scenes
I wanted them to explain more about Betty and her murder
Exactly, I need a second season. Like will they ever find out she was murdered?
I don’t think there’s much to explore. What will likely happen people will just accept that Betty “ran” away or push that she was kidnapped by a gang. No one will suspect the creepy milk man.
Most likely the Emory will be blamed for it... With No Evidence...
If this show didn’t fire my people’s spiritual tongue then idk! This fueled me something fierce because in many ways it’s relevant to today. If you learn anything by this learn that you are powerful and you carry an energy unlike anything else on this earth!
Problem: The right people won’t watch it.
Don’t think I wanna watch someone being raped and having their baby killed to have a message put across to me but yknow
What a true masterpiece. The rollercoaster of emotions that this series takes you on is commanding and demanding. Every actor is worth their weight in gold. Side note, who was desperately waiting for something tragic to happen to Henry's boss?
The wallpaper covered the mold... that couldn't be scrubbed out..
This show is extremely triggering, expect to feel uncomfortable. I had to finish and I am glad I did. The writing was great. The acting was amazing. I liked that it had factual events from American history and showed a beautiful loving dark skinned black family. It felt like a season of American horror story that hit too close to home. The message will go over a lot of peoples head.
Just finished the series!!!This is a good synopsis and breakdown!!! I thought it was deep, thought provoking, powerful, triggering and very very real with all the parallels and messages! Really well done 👍🏽
The series was fantastic! Although the cat in the bag scene will haunt me forever!
It was just too much. I've never seen anything so evil and im pretty hard to shock or horrify.
@@MyJesskay I wanted it to stop, but not at Chester's expense. So sad. I was hoping those freaks would die horribly!
@@MyJesskay I totally agree I watch the most insane true crime all the time and that scene will haunt me forever, I had to stop then come back to finish the show.
The cat in the bag scene was so raw and scary to watch, definitely had to pause after watching that! I think the direction the director took was to show an unfiltered horror of what Black people had/ have to endure from jealous racist white people, Lucky being so helpless to save her son was hard to watch and I think a lot of black mothers who were helpless to save their departed sons due to racism n violence will unfortunately relate to that scene💔
Made my lady cry
This gets deep man this show was crazy but eye opening at the same time we are our demons the devil can be inside you it’s up to us to not give in
when you dont got Jesus you are vulnerable 🙏🏽
I really appreciate your statement at the beginning. That says a lot about who you are and thank you for your sensitivity and openness to be corrected! Great video!
I binged the whole show the same day I watched it. But you explaining it makes me realize just how amazing it truly is.
I was literally just looking for this video. Thought I was going crazy
I question my sanity for doing that to myself. Around episode 7 I was thinking that I might need therapy afterwards. Even though I couldn't stop watching till the end.
@@misskaya9593 ddsuGy
Also I think the scene when Henry was going to shoot the pregnant woman was a symbolization to it not actually being Henry as the tap dance man manipulating his ptsd to hatred and not pain as he used to experience. Essentially proving that its not in henrys nature to hate but Its the tap dance man trying to get him to be the stereotype that they make him out too be
Yes. And then when Ruby calls out, "Daddy?" It breaks him out of the spell, and he decides not to shoot. His heart and compassion overcome his hate.
but what about that scene with cop? tap dance man asked Henry then - like why you did that??...so basically TDM was not the reason for henry to kill on officer
I took that scene as we don’t do to them what they’d do to us and have for years
Anyone who has the balls to say that nasty word should be shot. Doesn’t matter who it is.
@@chechibo283 That's an example of manipulation. Sending mixed messages by instigating violence at one point and chastising them about their violent actions afterwards.
The breakdown of this show was excellent. The theory of each evil presence that visited each was really one was something that I didn't see before. the show was and is still hard to watch and digest but your breakdown was on point.
Unreal breakdown bro!! You hit every nail on the head and have given clarity to perhaps complex concepts and imagery. This show was amazing start to finish and has done it’s job to teach us the many complexities of humanity! Bravo
I seriously on this movie
I also saw it that Haram Epps, man in the black hate, may also have endured hallucination from malaria when he drunk the well water. He only started going crazy after drinking the well water. So with his hallucinations and the deal with devil caused this craziness to happen.
It's spelled Hiram fyi
I thought the same thing too! Something in the water..
I thought Lucky had some sort of power as when she walked to the house the fire encircled (protecting the Emorys from the mob outside) I thought it was possibly from the woman killed by the devil before it was Compton who cursed the town and set it all on fire
Yes...I agree
I wouldn't put it pass the writers that for next season, they show a possible family trait between the two woman..saying that the pregnant woman in the past was possibly Lucks ancestor or sumthin'..
I think it was the curse that Martha(?) Put on the town before she was lynched by Epps and his followers protecting her.
@@SjofnBM1989 I agree...I didn't read your whole comment...but it would be interesting if they could tie that together
I honestly think this is one of the BEST shows I have ever watched. There is so much to take in with so much depth. I am in awe.
This show made me so angry like I can’t even explain how enraged I felt
Same here. Like who does this serve? The trauma was way bigger than whatever message they were trying to send. Very hard to watch. One point I’m not seeing any of the reviewer’s mansion is the fact that white people tend to spend so much time talking down on people because of their color when they be having so much shit going on in the background. FocusOn your own shit.
U r not alone,sis. This show made me feel like 12 years a slave is a joke
@@Geminicricketi well,it was true.black people literally were treated worse than animals just because of their color. How narrow minded that thinking is
The actors did good, a lil too good for me. It was all too real of what my ancestors went through
nah cuz the white actors r playing the racists a bit too well 🤨
@@Spikes_cat lmaoooo right like ion like when racist white people play they roles too well. shit make me uncomfortable
That’s my whole issue with this show. I get it the message. But who is being entertained buddies. Same thing with Dave Chapelle when he left the Chapelle show because a white person laughed in a way that made him uncomfortable. I don’t like it. The show was too heavy. And the overall message to me was not powerful enough for the Trumatic experience
Have a good day,i can understand how bad u must have felt,i m an indian and it just overwhelmed me with hatred
@@Spikes_cat that's probably because they really felt that way it's in their DNA... The black cast experience this with racism in real life
This was the best explained video I found🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
I hate the tap dance man character but I love his acting it’s so creepy and perfect
The slap Lucky gave Betty,then tha James Brown music 🎶 afterwards..it was just rite on time. When Gracie tore up Ms. Vera.
TH-cam is more preoccupied with censoring the word than preventing the actions the word describes.....
I’m seeing that a lot. Bleeping out the word rape.... smh
YES!
Uhh where’s “and remember, daddy loves you very much.” ☹️🤔
I had to question if what I thought was happening was actually what was happening.
Maybe he didn't want to add it because of the serious nature of the video?
Who said that
yeah, who’s line was this?
@@madies619 lol it’s the video creators signature sign out line! He usually says it at the end of all of his videos.
Great Breakdown !
Also I encourage you guys to not binge watch it entirely and take a break just as I did and comeback to finish it. It’s a lot to take in and this will make it easier to process.
And if you’re having trouble sleeping afterwards try putting on a TH-cam vlog or podcast! It helps!
I pray before watching shows like this using psalm 91. This show not for the faint heart but I bing watch half the show one day and finished watching the rest today. Fast forward Jim Crow Law still running secretly and most people don't know that. Look at the murdered amongst young black teens and adults MSM lied about as suicides. Like the one about the mother who walked into the lake and drown. Another one about a young black man lynched himself in a basketball court. Then yet another one about a young teen tied herself to a tree with a belt wrapped around her neck. The 400 years curse of slavery ended last year. What many people don't realize is the world in the middle of Revelation's prophecies (end of times). Books of Obadiah and Revelation and Chapter three Joel a must read now.
This show left me with more questions than answers so your breakdown is excellent!
I don’t see why they demonetized your video, your review/analysis was on point. I also see that they forced you to take out the “NAT KING COLE” reference. Just goes to show somethings just stay the same. As I said in your FIRST rendition of “THEM” I definitely liked the show even though I had to watch it in spurts.
I just knew this show was gonna be great and it definitely did not let me down
The delivery of the Tap Dance Man was so rediculously good it's unbelievable
This scene brought me to literal tears 🥺😢😭. Thanks Shahadi Wright Joseph for your incredible performance in ‘Them’
I could've sworn that I watched this video last night. Either way, I don't mind watching it again. Great commentary and thank you for the research you did into the history behind the story ❤
So It happened to you too!!
I had to get Amazon prime just for this 😭
This was a great explanation. Always love your hard work!
this is one of the best shows ive ever seen
Great breakdown. You’ve illuminated so many points that I missed.
Thanks for explaining a few things. Fantastic series. Brilliant scripting, casting, music, shots.
Thanks for this great video! I loved the show so much and this video helped to answer many questions. 😍🥸
Breathtakingly elegant analysis/&dissection👑📽
Thank you so much for reviewing this show. Not many people are. And it's a beautiful show with a wonderful message. Your review was very insightful. I really enjoyed the video. And I was not aware that this was an anthology show. So I'm looking forward to season 2 even more because of you
love how authentic the scenes were its good to shed and educate viewers how this was less than 80 years ago
Thank you for the disclosure in the beginning. That was very kind of you
Amazing breakdown as always!
This show really showed me how bad it was back then and how much privilege i have now.I will never watch this show again I love it but hate it at the same time it’s like the show *when they see us* It’s too much trauma
What you mean privilege lol you do realize black people had slaves back then right lol yes what happened was horrible but black people in time have done horrible things every race has. No one is immune to horrible acts. We are not apart of what our ancestors have done.
@Jay Bae we should all just be happy that we live now. My step dad is black and I love him. I just hate that race card people use a lot. Yea there is racist people still and it’s fucking horrible. We’re all in the same planet together. We have to work together for a better tomorrow. I love everybody but hate people who hate others because of race so fucking stupid. I hate lazy people and people who complain when they can fix there situations. Black white rainbow idc my thought process is you do a good job work hard we’re all good lol
@@robertbowser1846 This is tone deaf. And you’re blaming the victim. The issue of racism continues still today. It is not pulling the race card. And you having a black stepdad does not give you the right to speak on behalf of black people. You need to do your research.
@@robertbowser1846 that last sentence is funny because our people are still dying in the hands of your people, people still being lynched and shot. No one cares about your white fragility and that was SO tone deaf
@@robertbowser1846 you are crying over baby yoda but have no sympathy for then millions of lives who sufferd during slavery at the hands of White people
Amazing show!
Thanks for the break down. Nice work
Thanks, you explained that ending very well!! I enjoyed THEM. Hope for a Season 2.
I feel like the way that they advertised this was like they were trying to trick us into thinking this was actually by Jordan Peele. But from ur breakdown it feels more like Lovecraft Country. I was so disappointed when I found out it wasn't by Peele tho... I'm still gonna give it a chance, I guess.
The eldest daughter is from Jordan Peeles US! But this show was well acted, and deals with a lot of uncomfortable subjects but great show!
How were they trying to “trick” you to believe it was by Jordan peele? Because the story is similar to his work. If you’d google, you’d see is was by Lena Waithe. It’s not their job to keep you up to date on who is the producer when all the information is at your hands. All you have to do is look. Whether you give it a chance or not, that lady still made her coins! You choose movies based on producers? Dumbest shit I’ve ever heard!
As much as I love Jordan Peele, THEM is what he was TRYING to do. Get out and US sucked and u know it.
I'll be honest, when I first watched the trailer I did assume it was at least written by Jordan Peele.
Also doesn't help that Peele's last movie was called US, where US and THEM sound like they would be a first instalment, and then maybe a second? Idk. That may just be me.
@@kaychase2135 You are being incredibly harsh, and judgemental based on something that really won't take an effect on your life after you close this screen.
This was a very well-written series and I really liked watching it. Each character brought to the set many different emotions, fears, anger, etc. I fell in love with Lucky, her husband and both daughters and my heart broke for their suffering and pain, all the while just wanting to be in a better place. The neighbors were savage in behavior showing how ignorance and fear can manipulate a situation. The cast was excellent, especially the Emery Family.
This was so dope. I fell in love with love craft country and this was a continuation of greatness. I'm ready for season 2.
Thankx...you broke this down real good!!👌👍
I just finished Them last night and I love it! This is a master piece, so well done 👏🏻
I loved it! So interesting and finally a horror show that’s captivating and well done
Thank you for explaining this end so well, my thoughts exactly.. Interesting part I missed and you highlighted it so well "a wounded heart is like a door..." "you can walk through the door"
Excellent analysis! I thought the same thing! The acting was supppperb! I watched it in two days and loved it!