My attempt to do something interesting

She may have only appeared in four scenes across three episodes, but damned if Bricktop wasn’t one of the most memorable characters in this whole damned show, taking absolutely zero shit from anyone, compromising for no man. 💯

Episode 1

She starts off on the lowest rung of the brothel ladder - the sex worker at the mercy of both the johns and the brothel owner, but still fighting to keep her dignity and autonomy however she can.

"Oh I'm a cunny now? A minute ago, I was his love"

"He stuck it in my shitbox." "Gave him a chance to pull out, and he kept on fucking, so I gave him a little squirt of my catfish dinner for going there. Don't believe me, check his dick." "Hell I mighta even said yes if you would just ask. But I don't care who you is, you put a dick in an asshole without asking, that's against Jesus. Fuck you."

"I ain't cleanin' his dick."

Episode 2

Here she’s moving up in the world, brought up to the higher level of establishment when Louis opens up Azalea Hall and elevates his favourites with him.

No lines of dialogue in this scene but Louis refers to her as “Miss Williams”, and frankly, the lewk she is serving here needs no further comment!

Episode 3

Further on her rise, we now see her not only as part-owner of the Azalea but also the one managing the finances of the brothel and able to speak her mind to the most powerful men in town when they dare try to insult her.

"Been called a cunny, a cow, and a bitch that ate a thousand dicks. You wanna apologize for callin' me a woman? Whoo, leave your wife. I'll make you a happy man, Mr Anderson."

(Tom Anderson: "...getting treatment for the clap.")

"I got pristine pussies walkin' my floor. Now I'm offended."

In her final scene, we see her again in the role of actually running the Azalea and on something approaching equal footing with Louis as a business woman, unafraid to call out his bullshit.

[Louis shows her the "Coloured Only - No Whites Allowed" sign he’s been crafting]

"I'm gon' speak for the girls and say, as minority owners, that's a stupid fucking business plan."

Unfortunately, that’s the last we see of Miss Bricktop but in my head, after the Azalea burned at the end of episode 3, I think she took the remaining girls and opened up her own brothel, living a full and successful, kickass life as an epic Storyville madame.