"American Crime" season 3 just wrapped! As usual, the show was riveting and quite timely. As the U.S. navigates one immigration executive order after another, ICE raids and detentions and mass protests, the series dove right in to tackle the subject of immigration. Season 3 addresses the plight of migrant workers and undocumented immigrants head on. It asks at what cost does this country get its "cheap" produce and other first world luxuries. And while the season opener focused on latinx undocumented immigrants, by episode 4 we are introduced to Gabrielle Durand, a Haitian nanny/au pair played brilliantly by French Martiniquan actress Mickaelle X. Bizet ("Florida Water"). The reality of Gabrielle, of so many Haitian immigrants and indeed immigrants in general, is caring for others' children while leaving their own behind, suffering abuse and having little to no recourse. That child, Yves is his name, played by talented and promising Haitian-American actor Jean Elie ("Rider", "Alvinnn and the Chipmunks") shows up in Episode 8 holding the letter he'd received from his mother where she detailed all the abuse she was enduring.
Gabrielle and Yves were not the main storylines of Season 3 but we're left wanting to see more of them. How and why did Gabrielle make the decision to leave her family? What becomes now of the Durand duo? How does Gabrielle heal from her scars both physical and emotional? It takes incredible acting ability to make an audience yearn for more when actors only have a couple of scenes per episode. Mickaelle X. Bizet and Jean Elie managed to do just that. Be sure to catch season 3 on ABC's website.
http://abc.go.com/shows/american-crime
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