In this, the third episode of the series, one senses a significant departure from the film. While the film "She's Gotta Have It" was essentially a light comedy that explored a sexually liberated woman and her relationship with her three very different lovers. In the television series, the material seems to be taking a more earnest approach. It's less of a comedy, but more of a drama with comedic elements. Unlike the film, the series is less about sex and more concerned about making a statement about a woman refusing to let others define who she is. Spike Lee, who can be a very idiosyncratic and heavy-handed filmmaker, runs the risk of letting the more dramatic elements sap all of the vitality and humor out of the series (much as he did in the ill-conceived and joyless "She Hate Me"). As expected, the main source of the comedy continues to be Anthony Ramos as Mars Blackmon. Ramos seems to be settling into his role here. The characters of Greer Childs and Jamie Overstreet still seem very much like archetypes instead of fully fleshed out people.
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