Spencer: May I ask why?
Officer Bright: According to the owner of Bunch-O s, a person fitting your description was loitering and causing disorderly conduct.
Spencer: Loitering?
Kia: You don t have to answer that question, Spence. I ve already committed their names and badge numbers to memory. Officers Bright and Whitner.
Officer Whitner: A lot of gangs congregate in this area. Are you in one?
Spencer: Go stand next to Jordan, Dillon. Go on. Look, the owner straight profiled us, ok? We didn t do nothing wrong.
Officer Bright: But you did get into a fight in the store.
Spencer: An argument with my little brother. Doesn t mean I m in a gang.
9 Shows Like All American to Watch While You Wait for the Next Episode
Moving towns, playing football, and much more Maggie Fremont
Daniel Ezra,
The CW s
All American has seen a deserved boost in popularity since it started streaming on Netflix. The show, now in its third season on The CW, works on multiple levels: It s a teen drama, a sports show, a fish-out-of-water story, a coming-of-age tale, and even a commentary on socio-economics in Los Angeles. The show, which was inspired by former NFL player Spencer Paysinger s life, follows Spencer James (Daniel Ezra), an aspiring football star trying to balance ambition with regular teenage drama as he s moved from his own neighborhood of Crenshaw to become the MVP at Beverly Hills High. The series has also branched out to cover others in his life in both worlds.
Jalyn Hall as Dillon and Daniel Ezra as Spencer (The CW)
The summary of the episode sheds light on Jordan and Simone s storyline. âFollowing Laylaâs (Greta Onieogou) advice to see a therapist, Spencer (Daniel Ezra) tries to get to the root of his problem, which leads to a shocking revelation. Jordan (Michael Evans Behling) grows concerned about Simoneâs (guest star Geffri Maya) behavior, but when he learns the reason why, he tries to be supportive in the way she needs,â it reads.
The synopsis adds: âEven though Asher (Cody Christian) is still suspended, he tries to prove himself to Montes (guest star Alexandra Barreto) and earn a potential place somehow on the team. Meanwhile, Coop (Bre-Z) wants to make a music video and turns to the community to help, while Layla and her dad face off about Patience (Chelsea Tavares).â
Olivia saw Asher cheating on her with Vanessa Montes (Alondra Delgado). When Layla asks Olivia what she did, she replies, âI left. Asher still has no idea and I want to keep it that way.â Why did she do that? And is she okay with him going behind her back with some other girl?
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Now, as the next episode is about to air, the one question on all minds seems to be: Will Layla tell Olivia s secret to someone?
In a promo, we see Asher meeting Vanessa again. Confused, he asks her, âVanessa, what are you doing here?â Vanessa replies, âMy mum s the new football coach.â With a hint of dilemma, Asher remarks, âCoach Montes is your mom?â Trying to ease out the tension, Vanessa says, âI had no idea this is where you went to school. She adds, âThis is where you should say something like. Wow, it s really great to see you, Vanessa, or we can just stand here in awkward silence.â
All American Season 3 Review: The CW s Football Drama Still Scores, But MVP Daniel Ezra Deserves More
Spencer needs to evolve along with his co-stars Candice Frederick
At the beginning of
All American, the CW drama following a Black teen (Daniel Ezra) struggling to reconcile his Compton identity with his promising new life as a football star living in Beverly Hills, it explored questions of Blackness, colorism, and privilege through a mostly singular coming-of-age story. Now, as that narrative continues to evolve in
All American Season 3, we see some of those same themes play out with varying degrees of success, and a central character grappling with a seemingly self-appointed responsibility to be everything to everyone.