June 20-26 “Smashley Rose” | Blindspotting Jasmine Cephas Jones
Jasmine Cephas Jones is back to reprise her role as Ashley Jones, and she’s already one of our favorite performers on TV right now. Blindspotting is one of the best films we’ve all watched in recent years, but dare I say, I might start loving the show even more later on. It’s safe to assume most of us are now addicted to it, right?
In the latest episode “Smashley Rose,” Jasmine Cephas Jones brings her A-game with a scene so cathartic, there could not have been a single viewer who didn’t feel every ounce of what Ashley was feeling in that moment. Cephas Jones’ poetic delivery was masterful in and of itself, but the breakdown was remarkably transformative.
We have written about scenes like this in the past for Noteworthy Performances, and something we’ve always said is that if a scene in this fashion is featured, then it’s indeed groundbreaking. It’s a scene that could have easily been overdone if the character were not fully embodied, but instead, Cephas Jones brought a myriad of emotions to the surface impeccably.