It’s actually a side to dating that we often don’t see. It’s so stereotypical that the man is portrayed to be the player and the dog. Issa takes a stab at showing the harsh reality that woman can get their hands dirty, too. I found it easy to sympathize for “Jobless” Lawrence who is so in love with Issa he wants to do the right thing, and “Rent-a-Car” Jared who Molly treats as a pawn only when it suits her, and “In The Dark” Daniel, who Issa runs to when her relationship is at odds and then quickly without explanation dismisses.
Then there is the crux of the show, what caused the most conflict between viewers. The tremendous amounts of micro-cheating, and just straight up infidelity. It’s a testament to all of the trials those in a relationship must face and go through in this day and age. Social media is of course the beginning of the infidelity, because we all know how it goes down in the DMs
Insecure takes real scenarios that we all understand and shows somewhat of a decision tree of steps to the bitter consequences. I won’t say whether I’m #TeamIssa or #TeamLawerence, but I think both played their role, just as Molly, Jared and Daniel did as well. Those moment-by-moment choices we make in our lives and relationships with outhers, even the seemingly harmless ones, ultimately will lead to our fate.