(CNN)A second season of "Homecoming" seemed unnecessary, especially with its primary draw, Julia Roberts, bowing out as the star. Later that month, President Barack Obama, Left to right, Jill Scott, Monáe and India.Arie perform onstage at the conclusion of the "Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key Of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute" in Los Angeles on February 10, 2015. "I’m never going to give away the backstory that I create for my characters, but let’s just say perhaps this was a woman who was never accepted by her father. Looking for more TV recommendations and discussion? While Audrey attempts to help explain the situation to Alex at the party, Walter has infiltrated the waitstaff. Janelle Monae: 'The Electric Lady' review, Cee Lo Green, Janelle Monae for Glastonbury. As it happens, Monáe’s character is directly related to Audrey Temple (Hong Chau), Colin’s assistant who leapfrogs over him in a coup. Yet the producers have managed the difficult feat of layering a new story on top of the original, in an easily consumed binge that features Janelle Monae while bringing back co-star Stephan James. ", "If you love things that kind of feel Hitchcockian, then I'd think you'd love this," she adds, "and it's also queer too, which I love. How Closed Theaters, Drive-In Movies, and Netflix Supremacy Are Shaping Oscar Season, ‘Chicago 7’ Vs. the World: How Aaron Sorkin’s Awards-Friendly Epic Jolted a Strange Awards Season, NYFF Director Eugene Hernandez Explains the Rollercoaster Ride to Programming a Film Festival Without Theaters, Introducing ‘Deep Dive’: Damon Lindelof and His Team Go Behind the Scenes of ‘Watchmen’, ‘Succession’: How Editing Helps Every Dinner Scene Come to Life — Deep Dive, Becoming Hooded Justice: The ‘Watchmen’ Craft Team Analyzes the Emotional, Pivotal Scene – Deep Dive, 40 Must-See New Movies to See This Fall Season, The Best Movies Eligible for the 2021 Oscars Right Now, Jessie Buckley Won’t Explain ‘Ending Things,’ but She Will Reveal What Terrified Her Most. The nature of Homecoming meant James played a man with piecemeal memories. Granted, "Homecoming" hardly cried out for a second season, and there are valid criticisms that this is as much an epilogue as a fully realized story. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI |, First lady Michelle Obama (R) greets Monáe after speaking at the Grammy Museum's Jane Ortner Education Award luncheon at Club Nokia in Los Angeles on July 16, 2014. She is in fact Alex, Audrey’s crisis manager girlfriend. Yet it again builds, rather artfully, over the course of 10 episodes, which -- as with the first go-round -- feel like a longish movie told in chapters. That’s right: She’s basically fighting the #MeToo movement, helping companies cover up any bad behavior that could prove costly or embarrassing, and that’s her full-time job: When a company gets in trouble, she steps in to protect the company and get rid of the victim, even if her methods aren’t 100 percent legal. That helps distance the new episodes from a set that already nailed its ending, but the remaining ties create nagging questions that threaten pristine memories of the O.G. Chau can only exude any real emotion when she leans into Audrey’s vindictive side, and yet this is the couple we’re meant to care about.

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