Khadijah responds as any best friend would, encouraging Max to leave Greg in the past. “A Kiss Before Lying” has Max scrambling as her ex, Greg, who left her abruptly after five years because of her professional success, slinks back into her life with his fiancée in tow. Max and Kyle’s tense relationship also grants Living Single its best physical humor, making it a crucial aspect to the heart of the series. They exemplify the idea that there is a thin line between love and hate. My favorite aspect of Living Single is the often venomous, lustful dynamic between Max and Kyle. “A Kiss Before Lying” (Season 1, Episode 4) Here are 11 of the best episodes of Living Single that exemplify why the show was one of the definitive ’90s sitcoms and continues to endure today. The humor is sharp, the characters distinctive, the cast chemistry inviting, and the narratives the right balance between outlandish and poignant. Would I realize I was looking back on it through the lens of nostalgia? Thankfully, I quickly learned that Living Single remains amazing.

Carson).īefore rewatching the series, I wondered if it would live up to my desires. Running for five seasons beginning in 1993, Living Single centered on the professional and romantic lives of a group of friends living in Brooklyn: a hilarious, highly ambitious editor and magazine publisher Khadijah James (Queen Latifah, further cementing her ability to move through mediums with panache) Khadijah’s airheaded, sweet-natured cousin, Synclaire James (Kim Coles) the sharp-tongued, pugnacious attorney Maxine “Max” Shaw (Erika Alexander) the stylish, wig- and gossip-loving Regine Hunter (Kim Fields) the down-to-earth handyman Overton “Obie” Wakefield Jones (John Henton) and the exceedingly confident, finely dressed stockbroker Kyle Barker (T.C. One of the most sincere pleasures I’ve had this year was rewatching Living Single shortly after Hulu made the entire series available in January.

We’re republishing it today for the 25th anniversary of Living Single ’s premiere. This piece was originally published in February 2018.

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