‘Insecure’s’ Final Season Proves It’s One of TV’s Best Shows
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Maybe the best .GIF to come from a TV show in the past decade is from Insecure. It features Natasha Rothwell as Kelly. (Easily the most award-worthy “scene-stealing friend of the protagonist” performance of the decade as well, and when are we going to have that conversation?)
She has a deadpan expression on her face and says, “You know what that is? Growth.” As she finishes the statement, she makes a gesture with her hand like a plant sprouting from the earth. Her eyes go a little wide. You laugh, but you also go, “Oh…” It’s hilarious, and it’s poignant.