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Weve talked about him enough.

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(Not everyone is conflicted.

Theres the famous Spanish fly routine on the 1969 albumIts True!

Cosbys career in entertainment acted as a protective force field.

All of this could feel extremely exploitative and revictimizing were it not handled with the care that it is.

Survivors are given the space to describe what happened to them for several minutes, at their own pace.

At the same time, some crucial questions are not fully answered inWe Need to Talk About Cosby.

Several sources suggest that people who worked onThe Cosby Showwere aware of Cosbys behavior and enabled it.

Which: sure, maybe.

But thats a pretty pat note to end on given the complicated, knotty analysis that has preceded it.

I think that you could make an argument that its all Mr. Hyde.

If you ever admired Bill Cosby, it may hurt to hear that.

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