History YMMV / Blindspotting

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!!The film
* ConfirmationBias: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] by Collin and Val while he's helping her study for her psychology class. The way bias warps our perception, causing two people to see the same events completely differently, is a central theme of the film.
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* ContinuityLockout: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. Even though the series is a sequel to a film, it is very self-contained and watching the film is not necessary in order to enjoy the show.

* FridgeHorror: Given Janelle's panicked and upset reaction to finding Earl's extension cord in the street in the finale, it's entirely possible that Earl had been killed (either by the cops or in a car accident) before her mother clarified things and she learned he had been re-arrested.

* FridgeHorror: Given Janelle's panicked and upset reaction to finding Earl's extension cord in the street in the finale, it's entirely possible that (before her mother clarified things) she thought that Earl had been killed, rather than re-arrested.

* FridgeBrilliance: In the PreviouslyOn segment for episode 5, Miles is confused when whoever's on the phone refers to "The Spice King" (Earl's self-styled nickname from episode 4). This confusion makes sense, since Earl and Miles have never actually met.

* FridgeBrilliance: In the PreviouslyOn segment for episode 5, Miles is confused when whoever's on the phone refers to "The Spice King" (Earl's self-styled nickname from episode 4). This confusion makes sense, since Earl and Miles have never actually met.
* TearJerker:
** When Ashley is going through Miles's stuff and finds the engagement ring that he was going to give her. Unsurprisingly, she starts sobbing, especially considering that she only found out about it after he got arrested.
** The entire aftermath of Miles's sentencing. It's clear that nobody involved was expecting him to get five years, and the shock is palpable.
*** Rainey and Trish hug each other outside the courthouse, the latter clearly trying not to cry.
*** Both Rainey and Ashley wondering how to tell Sean that his father is in prison, especially since Miles had previously told Sean that prison was "hell" in order to make sure he behaves.
** Ashley's entire "I hate the rich" speech.
*** Specifically, after Miles's sentencing, Ashley has to go to work, where she is propositioned by a male guest and verbally abused by the man's wife, who assumes that because Ashley's black, she knows where to get cocaine. Ashley then goes up to the suite where the couple are staying and destroys it with a tennis racket, all the while sobbing and speaking verse that expresses her anger at her situation. [[CatharsisFactor Fortunately, Ashley's manager is sympathetic, and the rich couple have to pay for all the damage she causes.]]
** In the third episode, it's become clear that Miles is having a rough time of it in prison.
*** When Ashley comes to visit, Miles asks her if she has told Sean where he is. When she says no, he becomes [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness uncharacteristically somber]], and says that while he definitely understands why she hasn't, he misses him.
*** Later in the scene, she tries to reassure Miles by saying that it's unlikely that he'll serve his full sentence, to which he quietly asks if they can change the subject.
** In the fourth episode, Rainey admits to Ashley that while she tries not to tell him during their visits, she is furious at Miles, and she asks Ashley why she is not. From the look on Ashley's face, it's clear that there is something more that's being unsaid, and Rainey tries to gently coax it out of her at several points in the episode, but Ashley does not yet feel comfortable enough to voice it.
** Episode five manages this in the PreviouslyOn, when Miles mentions that Ashley still hasn't told Sean where he is, and that he hopes she will tell him soon. It's clear that Miles misses his son very much, but he also wants Sean to know that he didn't [[DisappearedDad leave him.]] Rafael Casal's delivery is absolutely heartbreaking.
*** At the beginning of the episode proper, Ashley has an argument with her ImaginaryFriend version of Miles, convinced that he hates her for not telling Sean where he is, even though (real) Miles has not said or done anything to indicate that. Ashley is so upset that she bails on their visitation, and later, when she is on the beach, she breaks down in tears, confessing that she has no idea how to handle the situation and fears that her family will be broken apart.
*** During the DisneyAcidSequence, when Janelle is pulling various items out of a suitcase, she pulls out an enlarged version of the engagement ring that Miles was going to give to Ashley. The scene is largely comedic, but Ashley quietly takes the ring and puts it away.
** In the middle of episode 6's debate on colourism and the black experience, Janelle mentions that when they were in school, many people would talk about how pretty (light-skinned) Ashley was, while telling Janelle (who's darker-skinned) that she should get her hair straightened. The moment goes by quickly, but you can see that there is real pain in Janelle's eyes and that it's clearly a touchy subject for her.
** Much of Ashley and Imaginary Miles's conversation on the mountain is this (when it's not incredibly sweet), but especially when she simply tells Miles that she misses him, and that he's "her person".
*** Ashley's guilt also comes to a head during this conversation, and she tells Miles that she's sure he must hate her for his circumstances, since the only reason he's in jail is because he "did her a favour." Miles calls out the guilt for what it is and reassures Ashley that he's a grown man capable of making his own choices, stating further that she doesn't owe him anything
** At the end of episode 6, Ashley steels herself to finally tell Sean where Miles is. When the two of them arrive home, interpretive dancers dressed as prisoners (likely representatives of incarcerated men who have been separated from their children) line the streets and the halls of the house, and they sit on the floor of the bedroom when Ashley finally breaks the news, listening to her read Sean a bedtime story.
** At the beginning of episode 7, Ashley takes Sean to visit Miles. While Sean is clearly happy to see his dad (and vice versa), he still doesn't quite understand what Miles being in jail means, and the visitation ends badly when another prisoner gets in a loud fight with his girlfriend. Sean (usually a CheerfulChild) is clearly upset by the experience, and everyone tries desperately to cheer him up, which doesn't work until the end of the episode.
*** At the end of the same episode, Earl confesses to Ashley that he still holds a lot of trauma about his arrest and incarceration, especially considering how he was dragged out in cuffs in the middle of his parents' restaurant.

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments:
** When Miles gets arrested, Ashley asks him if she should get him a toothbrush or toiletries, to which he replies "I'm not going to summer camp, baby, I'm going to jail". She then asks him what their online banking password is, and he replies that he's not going to yell that in the street.
*** Ashley also gives Miles her jacket (since he's not wearing a shirt) and it's only when the cop car drives away that she realizes she left her keys in it.
** The sight of Earl standing on the street corner, his ankle monitor plugged into an extension cord, trying (and failing) to get a guy at the neighbourhood taco truck to buy him a burrito. He tries to enlist Sean to get them for him in the second episode, and once again fails, with Ashley saying that he "can't use her son as a burrito mule."
** When Trish complains about having to wear pants in the house (claiming "liberated legs" and "well-ventilated coochie" as reasons), Rainey says to her: "I love your coochie. It came out of mine. But it does NOT need to be the first one your nephew sees."
** When Ashley shows Rainey the engagement ring, she is overjoyed, and in an attempt to make Ashley feel better, she tries to propose ''as Miles''. Ashley is understandably weirded out, however, and it's quickly dropped.
** It's a bit of a TearJerker too, but when Rainey goes to a bookstore and asks if they have any children's books about having parents in jail. Rainey is clearly not expecting to find much, but it turns out they have plenty of options, including one with rabbits as characters.
** The entirety of Earl and Janelle's stoned cook-off in episode four, especially Janelle's inability to pronounce the word "pescatarian".
** When Ashley tells Rainey that she missed her visitation with Miles, she speculates that "maybe he'll find another butt phone and call her tonight." Rainey asks if "butt phone" means [[AssShove what she thinks it means]], before deciding that it's better that she doesn't know.
** Earl's parole officer's description of his job:
-->'''James:''' My job is to make sure ex-cons don't get weird or fuck up. The extension cord? That's from column A, Earl.
** Later in the scene, when Earl starts smoking a blunt, James takes it out of his hand and stomps on it repeatedly, before Earl points out that marijuana is legal now and that he's on private property. He even says that James owes him $10 for the cigarette.
** Janelle recaps the events of Film/{{Blindspotting}} (the film) to a confused Earl, admitting that [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall "it was a whole movie"]].
** Several moments in the DisneyAcidSequence of episode five, including:
*** The reappearance of Ashley's pink vibrator from episode one.
*** A segment where all four women (Ashley, Janelle, Trish, and Jacquie) are dressed in karate gis and fighting a bunch of men dressed as judges, and Earl unexpectedly runs through the fight, punching out one of the judges.
** At the beginning of episode 6, Ashley is soliloquizing about a way to tell Sean about Miles being in prison. The audience is led to believe that it's a dramatic aside (like in the other episodes), but then it turns out that she's actually practicing it in front of Scotty, who shuts it down as terrible right away.
** After episode 6's debate on black film, Earl and Janelle end up watching [[Film/Paddington2 Paddington 2]], which Earl classifies as a black movie since it closely mirrors his own experiences. He even further identifies with Paddington because he hates making marmalade.
** During Ashley and Imaginary Miles's "date" on the mountain, they wonder why she's conjured up his presence. Miles correctly guesses that she feels guilty about not telling Sean, but he also says that it's because she's thirsty for him.
** Jacquie's description of the bizarre, but ultimately harmless fetishes her regular customers want to pay her for, including one man who paid her $5,000 to soak in her bathwater.
* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments:
** When Miles gets arrested, the first thing he says, loudly enough so that the cops can hear it, was that Ashley did not know about the drugs and that he had kept it from her. While this may seem like a bit of exposition for the audience, it becomes apparent that Miles is making sure that the cops' attention stays on him rather than her, so Sean would not have to deal with both his parents being arrested.
** [[ItMakesSenseInContext "I braved the dangers of foreign ass to tell you I love you."]]
** When Sean kicks Ashley and Trish, several characters suggest physical punishment. The exception is Janelle, who simply suggests that Sean apologizes. He does, and you can see Ashley's heart melt when she sees the card Sean made for her and Trish.
** Definitely a funny moment too, but at the end of episode 3, when Earl is outside drinking his coffee and sees Sean come outside with a juice box tied around his ankle (to match Earl's ankle monitor). Earl can't help but crack a smile and the two share a toast.
** After he and Janelle finish their cook-off, Earl notices, during their conversation, that she is holding his hand. He does not address it further, but it clearly makes him happy.
** At the end of episode four, when Ashley is going up the stairs, she stops to look at a picture of Collin and Miles hanging on the wall. She then looks down the stairs, and the audience sees a beautifully choreographed dance routine (with two dancers standing in for Collin and Miles), showing the fond memories that Ashley has of the two men and growing up in Rainey's house.
** It's a TearJerker moment too, but the moment in episode 6 when Ashley finally tells Sean where Miles is. Sean is clearly upset, especially when Ashley tells him how long his father is going to be gone, but Ashley assures him that Miles loves him, that they can call and visit with him, and that they will always keep him in their hearts. Ashley assures Sean that she loves him too, and the episode ends with them reading a bedtime story together.
** After a whole episode of the family trying and failing to cheer Sean up after the visitation with Miles ends badly, it's Earl who finally manages to make Sean smile (after Sean kicks him in the shin, no less) by playing with him. Ashley is touched, and she thanks Earl later on.
** A mild example occurs in episode 7 when Carl, Trish and Jacquie's JerkAss boss, says he wants to become a partner in their fetish business. Trish clearly expects Carl to try to muscle in on the money, but he says he only wants to provide security, since the guards at the club are fond of the girls and would never let anything happen to them. He does ask for too large a profit percentage, but ends up bargaining himself down to much less.

* Jacquie's description of the bizarre, but ultimately harmless fetishes her regular customers want to pay her for, including one man who paid her $5,000 to soak in her bathwater.

* A mild example occurs in episode 7 when Carl, Trish and Jacquie's JerkAss boss, says he wants to become a partner in their fetish business. Trish clearly expects Carl to try to muscle in on the money, but he says he only wants to provide security, since the guards at the club are fond of the girls and would never let anything happen to them. He does ask for too large a profit percentage, but ends up bargaining himself down to much less.

** At the beginning of episode 7, Ashley takes Sean to visit Miles. While Sean is clearly happy to see his dad (and vice versa), he still doesn't quite understand what Miles being in jail means, and the visitation ends badly when another prisoner gets in a loud fight with his girlfriend. Sean (usually a CheerfulChild) is clearly upset by the experience, and everyone tries desperately to cheer him up, which doesn't work until the end of the episode.

* After a whole episode of the family trying and failing to cheer Sean up after the visitation with Miles ends badly, it's Earl who finally manages to make Sean smile (after Sean kicks him in the shin, no less) by playing with him. Ashley is touched, and she thanks Earl later on.

** In the middle of episode 6's debate on colourism and the black experience, Janelle mentions that when they were in school, many people would talk about how pretty (light-skinned) Ashley was, while telling Janelle (who's darker-skinned) that she should get her hair straightened. The moment goes by quickly, but you can see that there is real pain in Janelle's eyes.

** At the end of episode 6, Ashley steels herself to finally tell Sean where Miles is. When the two of them arrive home, interpretive dancers dressed as prisoners (likely representatives of incarcerated men who have been separated from their children) line the streets and the halls of the house, and they sit on the floor of the bedroom when Ashley finally breaks the news, listening to her read Sean a bedtime story.

* At the beginning of the episode, Ashley is soliloquizing about a way to tell Sean about Miles being in prison. The audience is led to believe that it's a dramatic aside (like in the other episodes), but then it turns out that she's actually practicing it in front of Scotty, who shuts it down as terrible right away.
* After episode 6's debate on black film, Earl and Janelle end up watching [[Film/Paddington2 Paddington 2]], which Earl classifies as a black movie since it closely mirrors his own experiences. He even further identifies with Paddington because he hates making marmalade.
* During Ashley and Imaginary Miles's "date" on the mountain, they wonder why she's conjured up his presence. Miles correctly guesses that she feels guilty about not telling Sean, but he also says that it's because she's thirsty for him.

* After episode 6's debate on black film, Earl and Janelle end up watching {{Film/Paddington2}}, which Earl classifies as a black movie since it closely mirrors his own experiences. He even further identifies with Paddington because he hates making marmalade.

** Much of Ashley and Imaginary Miles's conversation on the mountain is this (when it's not incredibly sweet), but especially when she simply tells Miles that she misses him, and that he's "her person".

** Much of Ashley and Imaginary Miles's conversation on the mountain is this (when it's not a HeartwarmingMoment), but especially when she simply tells Miles that she misses him, and that he's "her person".

* It's a TearJerker moment too, but the moment in episode 6 when Ashley finally tells Sean where Miles is. Sean is clearly upset, especially when Ashley tells him how long his father is going to be gone, but Ashley assures him that Miles loves him, that they can call and visit with him, and that they will always keep him in their hearts. Ashley assures Sean that she loves him too, and the episode ends with them reading a bedtime story together.

** In the middle of episode 6's debate on colourism and the black experience, Janelle mentions that when they were in school, many people would talk about how pretty (light-skinned) Ashley was, while telling Janelle (who's darker-skinned) that she should get her hair straightened. The moment goes by quickly, but you can see that there is real pain in Janelle's eyes.

*** During the DisneyAcidSequence, when Janelle is pulling various items out of a suitcase, she pulls out an enlarged version of the engagement ring that Miles was going to give to Ashley. The scene is largely comedic, but Ashley quietly takes the ring and puts it away.

*** At the beginning of the episode proper, Ashley has an argument with her ImaginaryFriend version of Miles, convinced that he hates her for not telling Sean where he is. Ashley is so upset that she bails on their visitation, and later, when she is on the beach, she breaks down in tears, confessing that she has no idea how to handle the situation and fears that her family will be broken apart.

* Several moments in the DisneyAcidSequence of episode five, including:
** The reappearance of Ashley's pink vibrator from episode one.
** A segment where all four women (Ashley, Janelle, Trish, and Jacquie) are dressed in karate gis and fighting a bunch of men dressed as judges, and Earl unexpectedly runs through the fight, punching out one of the judges.

*** Later in the scene, when Earl starts smoking a blunt, James takes it out of his hand and stomps on it repeatedly, before Earl points out that marijuana is legal now and that he's on private property. He even says that James owes him $10 for the cigarette.

*** At the beginning of the episode proper, Ashley has an argument with her ImaginaryFriend version of Miles, convinced that he hates her for not telling Sean where he is. Ashley is so upset that she bails on their visitation, and later, when she is on the beach, she breaks down in tears, confessing that she has no idea how to handle the situation and fears that her family will be broken apart.