A singing coach and popular TV personality is accused of sexual abuse by his students.A singing coach and popular TV personality is accused of sexual abuse by his students.A singing coach and popular TV personality is accused of sexual abuse by his students.
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- TriviaAmanda Rollins says that music teacher and vocal coach, Jackie Walker (Billy Porter), has worked on Broadway and off, mostly off. In Billy Porter is actually a huge Broadway star and fashion icon, most notably originating the role of Lola in the smash hit Kinky Boots, which premiered in Chicago in October 2012, then made its Broadway debut at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on April 4, 2013.
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Zara Amaro: Daddy, how do I get on "American Diva"?
Detective Nick Amaro: The same way you get to Carnegie Hall: practice.
Zara Amaro: What? You're weird, daddy.
Featured review
Not harmonious
Not caring for "Dissonant Voices" had absolutely nothing to do with not wanting this subject explored. Quite the contrary. It is a tough subject that is always worthy of addressing, though not easy to do right as evidenced by the franchise's variable track record of tackling it or similar stories. When an episode of the show does little for me, it has always been to do with the execution of the subject and the story surrounding it.
To me, "Dissonant Voices" didn't do a good job with tackling its subject. Music/talent show-themed episodes for anything can work very well, but somehow it didn't here. It is a case of a great main guest star turn that deserved a much better episode, one that wasn't so predictable and wasn't unbalanced so much by how the team behave and handle the case. Again, "Dissonant Voices" is far from an unwatchable episode, it just doesn't come together and all the different elements aren't harmonious with each other.
"Dissonant Things" has good things. Its main compensation is the guest turn of Billy Porter. He gives a masterclass of how to make an accused person likeable in personality, especially at the end where his feelings are completely understandable and what a lot of people in his position would feel. Rollins had her dissenters in her first season, but couldn't help feeling a lot of respect for her for being the only professional and non judgemental person on the team. Kelli Giddish conveys this very well and has come on a long way since Season 13.
Furthermore, the photography and such as usual are fully professional, the slickness still remaining. The music is used sparingly and is haunting and non-overwrought when it is used, and it's mainly used when a crucial revelation or plot development is revealed.
However, a lot is not well done. The story especially is heavily flawed, with the case being very predictable. Due to the outcome not being a surprise to me at all, actually guessed it correctly almost exactly early on. As a result, there is very little suspense and it is another episode that feels very thin (with it being easily being able to be solved in half the time it took). Getting to the truth and explaining it took too long and the ending is truly infuriating. Morally it felt wrong and a slap in the face, with only Porter's acting saving it from unwatchability.
Everything with the therapy felt shoe-horned in and too much like padding, while the dialogue is bland. Porter is truly excellent and Giddish shines too, but the rest of the cast come over as tired while Jessica Phillips overdoes it too much as the excessively over-zealous Cox. Really disliked how the team, other than Rollins, were so quick to judge and jump to conclusions with not that much to go on and were so self righteous. Especially Olivia. Didn't buy their reactions at all because of this.
Concluding, underwhelming. 4/10.
To me, "Dissonant Voices" didn't do a good job with tackling its subject. Music/talent show-themed episodes for anything can work very well, but somehow it didn't here. It is a case of a great main guest star turn that deserved a much better episode, one that wasn't so predictable and wasn't unbalanced so much by how the team behave and handle the case. Again, "Dissonant Voices" is far from an unwatchable episode, it just doesn't come together and all the different elements aren't harmonious with each other.
"Dissonant Things" has good things. Its main compensation is the guest turn of Billy Porter. He gives a masterclass of how to make an accused person likeable in personality, especially at the end where his feelings are completely understandable and what a lot of people in his position would feel. Rollins had her dissenters in her first season, but couldn't help feeling a lot of respect for her for being the only professional and non judgemental person on the team. Kelli Giddish conveys this very well and has come on a long way since Season 13.
Furthermore, the photography and such as usual are fully professional, the slickness still remaining. The music is used sparingly and is haunting and non-overwrought when it is used, and it's mainly used when a crucial revelation or plot development is revealed.
However, a lot is not well done. The story especially is heavily flawed, with the case being very predictable. Due to the outcome not being a surprise to me at all, actually guessed it correctly almost exactly early on. As a result, there is very little suspense and it is another episode that feels very thin (with it being easily being able to be solved in half the time it took). Getting to the truth and explaining it took too long and the ending is truly infuriating. Morally it felt wrong and a slap in the face, with only Porter's acting saving it from unwatchability.
Everything with the therapy felt shoe-horned in and too much like padding, while the dialogue is bland. Porter is truly excellent and Giddish shines too, but the rest of the cast come over as tired while Jessica Phillips overdoes it too much as the excessively over-zealous Cox. Really disliked how the team, other than Rollins, were so quick to judge and jump to conclusions with not that much to go on and were so self righteous. Especially Olivia. Didn't buy their reactions at all because of this.
Concluding, underwhelming. 4/10.
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- Aug 2, 2022
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