"American Born Chinese" Hot Stuff (TV Episode 2023) Poster

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(2023)

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10/10
Enjoying the show so far BUT
cathellxia28 June 2023
Warning: Spoilers
(pulls up nerd pants) ...a 2-player pump it up game with a 1-player screen that looks more like guitar hero than pump it up??? How did that fly past everyone?

Well, anyway, even though there's such a wealth of Chinese cinema, I do love seeing Asian American and Chinese American cinema evolving into its own beautiful and unique thing. The casting is fun, and I'm impressed that you could make all the dads and uncles hot and not hot as they still retain their animal personas in human form.

The retro neon synthwave-y color scheme of this episode is beautiful, and I would love to see more shows that lift up the glory of arcades and bowling alleys in an era where they are dying (not for economic or cultural reasons, but because the gods keep coming down and messing them up).
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9/10
The Show I've Been Waiting For!
Coolmade200013 September 2023
This episode kicked a lot of butt, and I'm talking higher stakes & great action with special effects good enough like the early years of the Arrowverse shows on the CW.

I was so happy to see Stephanie Hsu after watching her on Everything, Everywhere, All at Once & Joy Ride. Her performance was very charismatic and I definitely could tell her potential in her acting at the time before her Oscar nomination.

I loved the joke of the leftover soy sauce packets, a highly relatable moment!

At this point of the season, I love watching Ke Huy Quan on the show, but I still don't quite understand how his character fits into the season's whole narrative other than another side of Asian American community represented. Maybe in the next two episodes there will be some purpose in that.
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