Issa Rae's Insecure shows even more assuredness in Season 3

Vulture

"This is what Insecure does so well: It takes the small moments of real life and magnifies them to get at the broader themes the show wants to address," says Jen Chaney. "One of the show’s most consistent themes — and one that’s emphasized heavily in the first half of this new season — is the struggle to find a place where one can feel comfortable and be her best self, something that’s particularly challenging when you’re an African-American woman like Issa or her best friend, the perpetually, gloriously overconfident Molly (Yvonne Orji). The show is called Insecure for a reason, and that comes across loud and clear in the first four episodes, the first of which airs Sunday night."

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