self._start_sequence = start_sequence
         self._start_up_time = start_up_time
         self._stop_sequence = stop_sequence
         self._start_sequence = start_sequence
         self._start_up_time = start_up_time
         self._stop_sequence = stop_sequence
 
     def show(self, group: Group) -> None:
         # pylint: disable=unnecessary-pass
 
     def show(self, group: Group) -> None:
         # pylint: disable=unnecessary-pass
-        """Switches to displaying the given group of layers. When group is None, the default
+        """
+        .. note:: `show()` is deprecated and will be removed when CircuitPython 9.0.0
+          is released. Use ``.root_group = group`` instead.
+
+        Switches to displaying the given group of layers. When group is None, the default
         CircuitPython terminal will be shown (eventually).
         """
         if group is None:
             group = circuitpython_splash
         self._core.set_root_group(group)
 
         CircuitPython terminal will be shown (eventually).
         """
         if group is None:
             group = circuitpython_splash
         self._core.set_root_group(group)
 
                 # Run stop sequence but don't wait for busy because busy is set when sleeping
                 self._send_command_sequence(False, self._stop_sequence)
 
                 # Run stop sequence but don't wait for busy because busy is set when sleeping
                 self._send_command_sequence(False, self._stop_sequence)
 
         # If there is no overlap then we're done.
         if not self._core.clip_area(area, clipped):
             return True
         # If there is no overlap then we're done.
         if not self._core.clip_area(area, clipped):
             return True
-                    clipped.x1,
-                    clipped.y1 + rows_per_buffer * subrect_index,
-                    clipped.x2,
-                    clipped.y1 + rows_per_buffer * (subrect_index + 1),
+                    x1=clipped.x1,
+                    y1=clipped.y1 + rows_per_buffer * subrect_index,
+                    x2=clipped.x2,
+                    y2=clipped.y1 + rows_per_buffer * (subrect_index + 1),
-                buffer = memoryview(bytearray([0] * (buffer_size * 4)))
-                mask = memoryview(bytearray([0] * mask_length))
+                buffer = memoryview(bytearray([0] * (buffer_size * 4))).cast("I")
+                mask = memoryview(bytearray([0] * (mask_length * 4))).cast("I")
                 if (pass_index == 1 and self._color_bits_inverted) or (
                     pass_index == 0 and self._black_bits_inverted
                 ):
                 if (pass_index == 1 and self._color_bits_inverted) or (
                     pass_index == 0 and self._black_bits_inverted
                 ):
                         buffer[i] = ~buffer[i]
 
                 if not self._core.begin_transaction():
                     # Can't acquire display bus; skip the rest of the data. Try next display.
                     return False
                 self._core.send(
                         buffer[i] = ~buffer[i]
 
                 if not self._core.begin_transaction():
                     # Can't acquire display bus; skip the rest of the data. Try next display.
                     return False
                 self._core.send(
 
     def _finish_refresh(self) -> None:
         # Actually refresh the display now that all pixel RAM has been updated
 
     def _finish_refresh(self) -> None:
         # Actually refresh the display now that all pixel RAM has been updated
         if transposed != will_transposed:
             self._core.width, self._core.height = self._core.height, self._core.width
         self._core.set_rotation(value)
         if transposed != will_transposed:
             self._core.width, self._core.height = self._core.height, self._core.width
         self._core.set_rotation(value)
         """The root group on the epaper display.
         If the root group is set to ``None``, no output will be shown.
         """
         """The root group on the epaper display.
         If the root group is set to ``None``, no output will be shown.
         """