Eddie Huang comes forward with his own sexual abuse story
The current flood of people releasing statements about their sexual harassers and abusers is both a good and a bad…
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Fresh Off The Boat makes the most of Taiwan, but falls victim to American sitcom tropes
Even though the season-two finale of Fresh Off The Boat made it almost certain that the Huangs would be traveling to…
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The kids get treated like adults on a lice-infested episode of Fresh Off The Boat
A running theme this season on Fresh Off The Boat has been the Huang children wanting to be taken more seriously by…
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Louis realizes that one show can’t be everything on a very meta episode of FOTB
Ever since the first episode premiered back in February, there’s been a lot of debate about Fresh Off The Boat’s…
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FOTB is now a far cry from its inspiration—and all the better for it
Last season, Fresh Off The Boat didn’t always know what it wanted to be. In one corner was the real-life Eddie Huang,…
Eddie Huang now fresh off of Fresh Off The Boat
Shocking people with no capacity for intuiting the inevitable, it seems Eddie Huang now has one less line on his…
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Fresh Off The Boat: “So Chineez”
During World Cultures Day at Eddie’s school, each student is assigned a different country to study. Unsurprisingly, the…
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Fresh Off The Boat: “Very Superstitious”
Whenever I tell people that Fresh Off The Boat tends to delve into broadness and unoriginality during its weaker…
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Fresh Off The Boat: “Showdown At The Golden Saddle”
Many immigrants’ introduction to America (or any place, really) comes in the form of pop culture—they often see a…
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Fresh Off The Boat presents a refreshing perspective for the family sitcom
It’s always dangerous when a show’s reputation precedes it. Ever since ABC announced Fresh Off The Boat, it has…