Black people are going missing and a strange collective of white people has something to do with it.
Though more drama than comedy, series creatorRapmanpresents an engaging commentary on Black-on-Black crime and unjust racial power dynamics.
For example, together this team of five strangers with supacell shall be known as… the team?
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The people targeting those with supacell are called the diabolical… organization?
Wouldnt it make more sense thatthe less tangibly-powered members of the team would belosingsleepdue to stress and anxiety?
Regardless, this super sleep tends to get in the way of the characters personal lives inSupacell.
When five ordinary South Londoners discover they have extraordinary powers, it’s down to one man to bring them together to save the woman he loves.
Who Has the Hardest Job in Supacell?
Obviously,Michael is dealt the worst of the cards.
The stress hes under makes whatever rest he takes perfectly understandable.
But lets not discount that the other four members also have complex social situations.
Sabrina is a reputable nurse beloved by her patients.
His focus is shifted from respectably looking after his gang to destroying Krazy for his betrayal.
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Netflixs innovative new series sadly falls into an outdated trope.
What Are the Supacell Bad Guys up To?
Spud was onto somethingwhen he stressed to Rodney a caution about publicly using his powers.
An organization of white people arepitting Black folks with supacell against each otherby bribing and threatening those they capture.
They exploit her power so that revitalize their wounded and send them back out to hunt down more patients.
before ordering him to be executed.
An apparent “white savior” theme slinks about the organization.
Supacellhas a lot to clear up with its audience.
Is Spud involved with the heinous organization?
What exactly led to the catastrophe that Michael saw in the future?
Supacellis available to stream on Netflix in the U.S.
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