Ep 4. Oprah Winfrey

Dear... is a TV series that gives viewers an intimate insight into the lives of various celebrities through the letters written to them by people who've been impacted by their work and existence. Season one episode four of the series, titled 'Oprah Winfrey', follows the same pattern.

During the episode, Oprah Winfrey reads a letter from a woman whose mother was her die-hard fan and who'd passed away recently. In her letter, she expresses how 'Ms. Winfrey,' as her mom called her, had helped her work through a lot of difficult things in her life, from her teenage years to her mother's illness. She writes about how Oprah's life story provided her with the encouragement to keep going and how she found her mother in Oprah's words when she wasn't there to console her.

The letter reading is followed by a montage of Oprah's life, where we see her from her earlier days to her rise as the queen of television in the '80s. The episode then takes us to Oprah's hometown in Kosciusko, Mississippi, where she shares memories of her childhood and school life.

We then go back to the letter's theme, and Oprah talks about her favorite gift to offer - books. She shares her love for reading and how it has helped her cope with different challenges in her life, including sexual abuse. She admits how she's never come to terms with the incidents' severity, and how books, particularly Maya Angelou's 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,' helped her make sense of her emotions and pain. She also shares how her passion for words has now led her to create her book club and how reading has been an essential part of her journey.

In the following scenes, we see a book club meeting where Oprah discusses 'Becoming,' a memoir by Michelle Obama. She talks about what inspired her to start her book club and how people have found solace in the power of words. The episode then goes onto show people's messages reading letters to the people who've authored those books, expressing their gratitude, including the letter writers' stories who've testified to the strength of words and good literature.

As the episode unfolds, we see more people Kim Kardashian, Cindy Crawford, and Spike Lee to name a few reading letters asking how they've inspired others. This episode has inspired people to create, regardless of whether it's a book, family, or art. The show ends on a heart-warming note, where Oprah offers a message of gratitude to her letter writer and anyone else who's been impacted by her work.