
“42% of black women have never been married. Mary Jane is one of
them. But she doesn't represent all of them.”
Being Mary Jane is an upcoming scripted series on BET which stars
Gabrielle Union as Mary Jane Paul, a successful TV journalist who seems to have
it all, but is struggling to meet Mr. Right. The pilot premiered last night,
and I must say it was a good one!
"Successful. Sexy. Searching," is the tagline for the show, and it's describes Mary Jane to the tee! We see right from the get go that Mary Jane is doing her thing,
with her gorgeous big house and beautiful care. However, she’s very much alone.
She has had relations with one guy, but, after finding out that he’s married,
she ends it, hosing him down after a romp the night before. She even goes as
far as to tell the man’s wife when she sees her in passing one day, who was a
big fan of hers up until that day.
At her job, Mary Jane and friend Kara work as a journalist and producer team. While Mary Jane really wants to do stories that trouble her about the black community, but the big shots at the network don’t think that it’s worth it. Aftre getting great ratings for her story on women raping men in Zimbabwe, Mary Jane marches to go talk to them about doing a story on why black women are deemed ugly by some of the mediabecause of the color of their skin. Kara brings her down to earth and tells her that she doesn't want to be known as the angry black woman at the network with her story.

Towards the end, M.J. watches the Dark Girls documentary at the
office, when she gets an IM from an old friend David who asks her to go to
dinner with him that very moment. She gets ready with extra clothes left there.
Tara calls her and tells her that it's definitely just a booty call, which Mary
Jane already knew, which is why she had some alone time beforehand to ward off
temptation. She calls David sitting in front of the diner, and tells him that
they’re both grown. A booty call should be a booty call, and dinner should be
thought out and planned within a day's notice. Good for her for putting the
standards out there. David shows up that night with chips and salsa, and asks
for consensual sex, which she agrees to. However, she steals his sperm from his
condom and preserves it in the freezer, getting the idea from the story she did
earlier in the show. Keeping her options open?!
I definitely think that this will be a good show. I love Gabrielle
Union and the way she plays this character. This isn’t EVERY black woman’s
story, but I’m sure many can relate in some way. It’s not
far-fetched at all, and kept my eyes glued to the television. It’s a great plot, and I hope that it does well when it
premieres next year. Yes, unfortunately, we have to wait til early next year
for the show’s official premiere, but it will be well worth the wait!
What did you think of Being Mary Jane?
Images via BET
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