History YMMV / BlackIsh

** At the end of one episode in the third season, Diane and Jack talk about how great it would have been if Dre and Bow divorced and moan over everything that they won't be getting as a result of their marriage still being strong. Cut to the fourth season, and Dre and Bow have marital problems. wi

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Ruby, a constant barrage of MyBelovedSmother and conservative strawman gags. Some fans think Jenifer Lewis' performance is enough to salvage it, but others just find her ungodly annoying, especially since she never, ever gets any comeuppance.

** At the end of one episode in the third season, Diane and Jack talk about how great it would have been if Dre and Bow divorced and moan over everything that they won't be getting as a result of their marriage still being strong. Cut to the fourth season, and Dre and Bow have marital problems.

** In "Super Rich Kids", Junior asks why his dad picking him up so early because he was going to see [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie the new]] ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie Lego Movie]]''[[WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie sequel at his friend’s house.]] Dre then responds by saying "Because everything isn’t awesome". Funnily enough, [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie2TheSecondPart the 2019 sequel does actually feature a song called "Everything’s Not Awesome".]]

** In "Super Rich Kids", Junior asks why his dad picking him up so early because he was going to see [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie the new]] ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie]]''[[WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie sequel at his friend’s house.]] Dre then responds by saying "Because everything isn’t awesome". Funnily enough, [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie2TheSecondPart the 2019 sequel does actually feature a song called "Everything’s Not Awesome".]]

** In "Super Rich Kids", Junior asks why his dad picking him up so early because he was going to see [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie the new ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie]]'' sequel at his friend’s house.]] Dre then responds by saying "Because everything isn’t awesome". Funnily enough, [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie2TheSecondPart the 2019 sequel does actually feature a song called "Everything’s Not Awesome".]]

** In "Super Rich Kids", Junior asks why his dad picking him up so early because he was going to see [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie the new ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie Lego Movie]]'' sequel at his friend’s house.]] Dre then responds by saying "Because everything isn’t awesome". Funnily enough, [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie2TheSecondPart the 2019 sequel does actually feature a song called "Everything’s Not Awesome".]]

** In "Super Rich Kids", Junior asks why his dad picking him up so early because he was going to see [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie the new ''Lego Movie'' sequel at his friend’s house.]] Dre then responds by saying "Because everything isn’t awesome". Funnily enough, [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie2TheSecondPart the 2019 sequel does actually feature a song called "Everything’s Not Awesome".]]

** In "Super Rich Kids", Junior asks why his dad picking him up so early because he was going to see [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie the new ''Lego Movie'' sequel at his friend’s house.]] Dre then responds by saying "Because everything isn’t awesome". Funnily enough, [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovieTheSecondPart the 2019 sequel does actually feature a song called "Everything’s Not Awesome".]]

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Dre and Bow taking in his teenage cousin Kira had lots of potential, especially since she's a rather compelling character with good dynamics with the other family members. Unfortunately, she's only around for six episodes, during some of which she has no impact on the overall plot, before her birth father shows up and takes her back, and she hasn't been mentioned since.

* AcceptablePoliticalTargets: One episode deals with Junior revealing he has an interest in being a Republican. And then it's subverted, when the show has Junior ask [[ArmorPiercingQuestion why black people have to be Democrats]], and neither Dre or Bow are able to come up with a decent answer. By the end of the episode, they've come to realize that ''they're'' actually the ones who are somewhat bigoted.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: At the end of one episode in the third season, Diane and Jack talk about how great it would have been if Dre and Bow divorced and moan over everything that they won't be getting as a result of their marriage still being strong. Cut to the fourth season, and Dre and Bow have marital problems.
* HarsherInHindsight:

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: The fourth season concluded with a 4 episode arc about Andre and Bow's relationship problems which promptly had the fanbase in a revolt due to the [[CerebusSyndrome sudden tonal shift from quirkly gag-laden sitcom to a character-focused drama]] with 3 out of the 4 episodes having a DownerEnding. Thankfully the story ended happily.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: From the "Lemons" episode, whatever your politics are, people on the other side are generally good people who have legitimate grievances and reasons to vote the way they do, and it is important to listen to them as opposed to demonizing them.

** In an early season three episode, Dre makes repeated comments about how people are worried about his marriage to Rainbow when she keeps on openly disagreeing with him. Come season four, their marriage is actually in real trouble.

* BrokenBase: The Dre and Bow separation arc. Either a well written story about marital differences, or cheap, ratings-boosting drama fodder.

** In "Lemons", Dre talks to his colleagues about everyone in the country needs to stop insulting each other and start talking and listening to each other in the wake of Donald Trump election victory. He states that if they don't, the country will end up more divided that ever. As of 2020/2021, that is exactly what happened, especially after Trump's election loss and the Capitol riot.

* FunnyAnerysumMoment: At the end of one episode in the third season, Diane and Jack talk about how great it would have been if Dre and Bow divorced and moan over everything that they won't be getting as a result of their marriage still being strong. Cut to the fourth season, and Dre and Bow have marital problems.

* ValuesDissonance: Season 3's Halloween episode "Mischief Night" is portrayed as overblown delinquent chaos -- with Ruby and Janine playing it up a la ''Film/ThePurge'', and Bow strongly advocating against it. To East Coast viewers (particularly ones from the New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania areas), for whom the tradition is a completely normal occurrence, Bow's overreaction is rather {{Narm}}-ish. Justified since it doesn't count as SoCalization if the show is very explicitly set in LA.

* {{Narm}}: "Blue Valentine" cranks the melodrama to ''Series/ThisIsUs'' levels. Complete with muted color palette, no music and characters acting way out of character for the sake of drama.

* ValuesDissonance: Season 3's Halloween episode "Mischief Night" is portrayed as overblown delinquent chaos -- with Ruby and Janine playing it up a la ''Film/ThePurge'', and Bow strongly advocating against it. To East Coast viewers (particularly ones from the New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania areas), for whom the tradition is a completely normal occurrence, Bow's overreaction is rather {{Narm}}-ish. Justified since it doesn't count as SoCalization if the show is very explicitly set in LA.