Convinced Nate could be the love of her life or a really good friend Rainbow convinces Diane to go on another date with him.Īt work, Andre heads down to Urban marketing to discuss his problems upstairs with Charlie and Josh who tell him he’s just in a creative rut.
Ruby tells her the boy is officially a scrub, but Rainbow tells her chemistry is what’s important. There were some awkward moments, and the boy’s car refused to start so they had to take the bus home. That night, Diane returns from her date with Nate the cute but poor boy.
He lays out idea after idea, and nothing he shares is working for them. Using his frustration as inspiration, Andre draws up a new commercial idea and pitches it to his coworkers, but they still aren’t feeling it. When the prodigy gives a vague idea that his coworkers go crazy over, Andre strikes out again trying to pitch a slogan to go with it. Convinced by her mother, she decides to go on one date with Nate and Bow tells her that she won’t regret it and that he might even surprise her.Īt the ad meeting for the Super Bowl commercial, Andre pitches a parody ad and his coworkers aren’t inspired by his ideas. She admits that she thinks Nate is hot, but Ruby is adamant that she should find “an ugly whose ready to spend that coin” instead. The family grills Diane’s new boo on black-ish Season 8 Episode 2 Ruby approves and reminds her to never lower her standards, but Rainbow and Dre think that it’s the thought that counts. When his boss Leslie announces they’ll be making a Super Bowl commercial, Andre is excited but plays off the fact that it’s his first one.ĭiane has a new necklace from a cute boy named Nate from school, but it’s obviously from a gumball machine so she throws it in the trash. Envious and annoyed, Andre reflects on the man’s white privilege and how it’s considered quirky when he acts crazy at work. Griffen Cameron Hopkins (Reid Scott) is a prodigy in the general marketing department, he made his first national commercial before he was twenty-one years old. He’s been promoted from urban to general marketing at work and is looking forward to bigger budgets, broader reach, and a seat at the table. On black-ish Season 8 Episode 2, in this episode about talent, Andre imagines himself as a batter for the Dodgers. Get More Exposure For Your Products & Services But on the evening of the special meal, the rest of the Johnsons want to crash the occasion. To their surprise, the former first lady accepts an invitation for dinner at their house. Their expectations are far exceeded when the special guest for the evening is none other than Michelle Obama. Previously on black-ish Season 8 Episode 1, Bow convinces Dre to attend a fundraising event for When We All Vote in hopes to make some new couple friends (and to do their part in increasing participation in each and every election), but Dre is convinced there will be nothing but dud husbands there to befriend. Stay right here, stay mixed in for exclusive updates! Drop your email to get insights into your inbox… Watch black-ish Season 8 Episode 2 “The Natural” Meanwhile, Bow and Ruby question the new boy Diane is dating who doesn’t necessarily meet her standards. Don’t miss Celebrity Myxer’s recap of black-ish Season 8 Episode 2 “The Natural.” Dre can’t seem to land a good pitch now that he’s moved up to general marketing at his firm and begins to doubt himself.