Truth Be Told (TV Series) Her, Armed with Sorrow Sore (2023) User Reviews

Episode 302

[bobcobb301 · 6/10 · 27 February 2023]

The season premiere did an okay job of introducing us into this new world, and this episode succeeded in getting us a bit more invested in. They even borrowed an infamous scene from another mystery drama that was on HBO a few years back, and those who know will know.

But the pace and overall storylines still feel a little bit flat. Truth Be Told is always good enough to keep you interested, but never good enough to make you really care or invest about who did what and who is lying. And for the programs in this genre you need to do a little bit better than that or you will end up losing viewers.

A subject that needed exposure

[rpl-22837 · 10/10 · 26 December 2023]

Great literature doesn't simply tell a story; it elucidates some real human crisis. We have two crises that this season, and particularly this episode, shines a light upon effectively. First, we see that rich White females are given a priority over others when it comes to investigating crimes against them, reporting about them as victims, and the public interest in them. Second, the growing prevalence of sex trafficking is not only brought to light, but is explained. We are shown how a young person can too easily be drawn into that world and ultimately be victimized. Finally, it is forcefully brought to our attention that to call someone who would otherwise be considered a victim of child molestation cannot be considered a prostitute. If (s)he is too young to be able to consent to a sex act, they are too young to be called a prostitute (S)He is a victim of child molestation and needs to be protected. Anyone who draws someone that young into sex trafficking is a criminal and should be dealt with as any other sexual predator. That criminal is not simply a pimp: he needs to be punished as anyone who preys upon children! Making the viewer think about such real life situations makes this program great literature.