'Deliberate, thoughtful love-making': Inside 'Insecure's' most romantic episode yet
The following story contains spoilers from the eighth episode of "Insecure" Season 4, "Lowkey Happy."
At first, Lawrence doesn't know what to say. He looks away for a moment, tilting his head slightly and raising his eyebrows in surprise. "Tonight made me happy," he admits to Issa - and himself.
Issa, looking straight into Lawrence's eyes, replies with clarity and resolve: "You make me happy."
These lean yet loaded lines became romantic comedy canon on Sunday night, when "Insecure" reunited its central exes - played by Jay Ellis and series creator Issa Rae - for a game-changing capsule episode. "Lowkey Happy" covers a lot of shaky ground: his depression, her infidelity, how much they've grown while apart and what they want for the future.
Yet their honest conversations never feel hurried, since they're what fans have been waiting to hear for years. At a fraught moment in the world of "Insecure" - because of Issa and Molly's fractured friendship - and a traumatic one for many in the real world - amid fury and unrest in response to the systemic dehumanization of black people - the HBO comedy offered a brief, beautiful reprieve by celebrating black love and humanity.
"It's so nice to finally talk to someone outside the writers room about this episode, which has been under lock and key," said the episode's writer and "Insecure" producer Natasha Rothwell, who also plays Kelli in the series. Ahead
