Jerome Woolfork

My criticism of “The Oval” is the same for all of Tyler Perry’s television shows. Bad dialogue, slow pacing, unbelievable or stupid storylines. His shows suffer because, unlike other tv programs, Tyler Perry doesn’t have a writer’s room. His insistence on writing and directing everything himself has stretched out what is left of his imagination. Different writers and directors would bring new life and energy to his shows.

Sadly, death during college hazing is a yearly occurrence. Hazing on this campus had gone underground and that’s what led to the almost sadistic quality of the treatment of the pledges. The women were just included as window dressing. We never got to know any of them.