<em>The Bold Type</em> Delivers on Its Leads
Season 2 of the Freeform dramedy, which follows three women working in journalism, tackles its protagonists’ backstories with a refreshing complexity.
This article contains light spoilers through Season 2, Episode 2 of The Bold Type.
In a striking scenefrom ’s Season 2 premiere, newly enamored lovers Kat (Aisha Dee) and Adena (Nikohl Boosheri) fight about their sex life in the middle of a glamorous party. The ill-timed dispute begins with an exchange of terse words after Kat repeatedly begs Adena to join her on the red carpet for the soirée being thrown by , the women’s magazine where Kat serves as the social-media director. Adena, whose personality skews more reserved than Kat’s, takes issue with her girlfriend’s insistence on flaunting their as-yet unconsummated coupledom: “You’re ready to show me off and
