After a four-year hiatus, The Boondocks season 4 episode 1 aired at Adult Swim. Aaron McGruder, the creator of the cartoon series, announced weeks ago that he wasn't involved in what will be the final season. Add to the fact that his name, including his "created by" and "executive producer" credits, were missing from the episode, it can be assured that Boondocks season 4 will be without the guidance of Aaron McGruder and fans have definitely noticed his absence.
Season 4 opened with a "ripped from the headlines" ode to Chris Brown, with Michael B. Jordan as "Pretty Boy Flizzy," a singer whose reputation includes robbery and beating up his girlfriend "Christianna" on stage at the Grammys. There was even a public apology thrown in for good measure: "I let my fans down. Without you, I wouldn't even have an R&B girlfriend to beat."
Although the show was off the air when the Chris Brown incident occurred, it revisited the events and the sentiments surrounding the incident.
Boondocks fans on Twitter quickly picked up on the Flizzy (which rhymes with Breezy, of course) storyline. But the reactions were mixed.
#Boondocks was weak. Chris Brown/Rihanna storyline played but Uncle Ruckus was hilarious.
— Charlamagne Tha God (@cthagod) April 22, 2014
#Boondocks ....you get a C . Do better(that chris brown shtick shoudlve been done last season). But I missed you just the same. — E. Megilcutti esq (@eee) April 22, 2014
I feel like I'm watching an animation of Black twitter men's interactions and tweets #Boondocks
— Ugly Betty (@Pinky_Balboa) April 22, 2014
When a show takes a four-year hiatus and the original creator departs, people are left wondering if it will ever be the same?
Fans are already calling the show a flop after watching only one episode by claiming "Aaron McGruder gone = Shit show".
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