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Season 5 of Netflix’s popular show, Black Mirror, aired on June 5th and after only seeing one out of the three episodes, I’m already shook.

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When They See Us is a four-episode miniseries on Netflix that tells the story five teens from Harlem that became trapped in a nightmare when they were falsely accused of the brutal rape of a white woman in Central Park.

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It’s a bittersweet ending that enacts real, mature peacemaking and new world growing.

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Perhaps one of the greatest lessons that has come from Game of Thrones is that if fighting for your dreams means hurting innocent people, then you might want to reorganize your game plan.

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In every land, community, war zone, or even small home, Daenerys was subjected to confrontations by men who expected some form of physical tribute or emotional endurance from her.

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Perhaps everyone is putting too much emphasis on ‘Game of Thrones’ being about devastation, breaking convention, and huge, shocking moments.

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It’s so easy to look into a mirror and criticize yourself, but what if you just… didn’t? What if you only let yourself wink and smile and say nice things? What if you admired your body for once?

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There’s something so therapeutic about watching someone grow past their insecurities through the love and empathy of five total strangers who swoop into their lives to tell them that yes, you are good enough. Maybe it’s because, deep down, we all wish we could do the same.

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You’re going to keep changing, and that’s good—just make sure you’re always making changes according to you.

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So, why are we talking about bringing it so many of our old television shows and movies back so many years later?