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    Literally Just 12 Then-And-Now Photos Of The "Insecure" Cast In Their First Episode Vs. Today

    Time flies WAY too fast.

    Ajani Bazile
    by Ajani Bazile

    BuzzFeed Staff

    So Insecure's fifth and final season has begun airing,N and I still can't believe this masterpiece of a show is coming to an end!

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    To celebrate, let's take a walk down memory lane and see how the cast looked in their first episodes vs. now:

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    1. Here's Issa Rae as Issa Dee then.

    Issa Dee in the pilot episode
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    First episode: Season 1, Episode 1, "Insecure as F**k"

    And here's Issa Rae now.

    Issa Rae on a red carpet in 2021
    Frazer Harrison / FilmMagic / Getty Images

    2. Here's Yvonne Orji as Molly Carter then.

    Molly in the first episode
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    First episode: Season 1, Episode 1, "Insecure as F**k"

    And here's Yvonne Orji now.

    Yvonne Orji on a red carpet in 2021
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    3. Here's Jay Ellis as Lawrence Walker then.

    Lawrence in the first episode
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    First episode: Season 1, Episode 1, "Insecure as F**k"

    And here's Jay Ellis now.

    Jay Ellis in a red carpet in 2021
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    4. Here's Natasha Rothwell as Kelli Prenny then.

    Kelli in Season 1
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    First episode: Season 1, Episode 3, "Racist as F**k"

    And here's Natasha Rothwell now.

    Natasha Rothwell on a red carpet in 2021
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    5. Here's Amanda Seales as Tiffany DuBois then.

    Tiffany in Season 1
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    First episode: Season 1, Episode 3, "Racist as F**k"

    And here's Amanda Seales now.

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    6. Here's Y'lan Noel as Daniel King then.

    Daniel in Season 1
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    First episode: Season 1, Episode 1, "Insecure as F**k"

    And here's Y'lan Noel now.

    Y'lan Noel on a red carpet in 2018
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    7. Here's Kendrick Sampson as Nathan Campbell then.

    Nathan in Season 3 Episode 1
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    First episode: Season 3, Episode 1, "Better-Like"

    And here's Kendrick Sampson now.

    8. Here's Alexander Hodge as Andrew then.

    Andrew in Season 3
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    First episode: Season 3, Episode 4, "Fresh-Like"

    And here's Alexander Hodge now.

    Alexander Hodge on a red carpet in 2021
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    9. Here's Lisa Joyce as Frieda then.

    Frieda in the first episode
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    First episode: Season 1, Episode 1, "Insecure as F**k"

    And here's Lisa Joyce now.

    Lisa Joyce on a red carpet in 2018
    Roy Rochlin / Getty Images

    10. Here's Neil Brown Jr. as Chad Kerr then.

    Chad in Season 1
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    First episode: Season 1, Episode 2, "Messy as F**k"

    And here's Neil Brown Jr. now:

    11. Here's Wade Allain-Marcus as Derek DuBois then.

    Derek in Season 1
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    First episode: Season 1, Episode 3, "Racist as F**k"

    And here's Wade Allain-Marcus now.

    Wade Allain-Marcus on a red carpet in 2021
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    12. And lastly, here's Sarunas J. Jackson as Dro Peña then.

    Dro in Season 2
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    First episode: Season 2, Episode 3, "Hella Open"

    And here's Sarunas J. Jackson now.

    Sarunas on a red carpet in 2021
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