Season 2 • Episode 8
LatestKaci starts to act a bit quiet and removed. While going over the notes Alex gave her for her English assignment, she unexpectedly finds out that Alex and her mother are getting a divorce.
Reed Between the Lines is an American television family sitcom created by Kellie R. Griffin. It premiered on BET on October 11, 2011. On April 12, 2011, BET announced that it picked up Reed Between The Lines for a fall 2011-2012 television schedule to pair with The Game and Let's Stay Together. On April 12, 2012, BET announced that Reed Between the Lines will return for a second season in 2012. On August 17, 2012, it was announced that Tracee Ellis Ross would depart from Reed Between the Lines, adding three new cast members for the upcoming second season.
Acting
Malcolm-Jamal Warner's understated charm anchors the whole operation.
Writing
Rare sitcom that treats therapy and mental health as normal, not punchline.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was BET's deliberate attempt to capture the Cosby Show magic with a modern twist—Malcolm-Jamal Warner even played the son on that show. Ross's departure after season 1 reportedly came from creative differences about the show's direction.
One of few 2010s sitcoms centering an educated Black family in therapy without trauma porn—quietly radical for BET's audience at the time. The show's cancellation and unfinished second season status makes it a genuine 'lost' piece of Black sitcom history.
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