The “All American” and “All American: Homecoming” cast delivered a spectacular season premiere performance. “All American” had its season five premiere, while “All American Homecoming” had its season two premiere.
The show writers created two crossover episodes.
“All American” premiered first, with an episode titled, “Ludacrismas.” The episode picks up where season four ended in terms of drama. The characters are dealing with relationship issues, business ordeals and an investigation into the Golden Angels University football program.
The episode is set during Christmas break, while the “All American: Homecoming” characters — Simone, Keisha and Cam — are home for the holiday from their school, Bringston University, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Amid all the drama, Spencer plans a “Christmas Eve Eve” party for their friends.
This crossover episode brought the characters together to celebrate the holiday.
In the previous season of the original series, we only saw the characters from the spinoff in one episode and it was brief. However, in this episode, we were able to see them have longer scenes. The episode ended with Simone and Keisha leaving Los Angeles and heading back to Atlanta, which is where the “Homecoming” episode starts.
The “Homecoming” episode picks up with the same drama as their season one left off. Simone is working on her tennis skills so that she can remain on the team. Thea (played by Camille Hyde) is recovering from a tennis injury. Damon (played by Peyton Alex Smith) is dealing with family issues. Coach Marus (played by Corey Hardwick) manages his mental health issues, while Amara (played by Kelly Jenrette) becomes the new president of Bringston University.
Spencer and Jordan, from the original series, are in Atlanta visiting for a football game. In the “Homecoming” episode, we see the characters celebrate New Years together and get acclimated with the new spring semester.
I enjoyed “Homecoming” as well because it was nice to see the characters from the original show featured in the spinoff. The show writers did an amazing job at combining the two shows. I like how the writers seamlessly blended the premieres so that the episodes felt unified — despite being two different shows with different characters and story lines.
Without any spoilers, I also enjoyed the drama in “Homecoming.” The drama throughout the episode kept viewers on their toes. I look forward to watching the rest of the series as it airs to see where things go for each of the characters.
“All American” and “All American: Homecoming” premiere on Monday nights on The CW Network. They are available to watch the next day for free on the CW app.