WEBVTT 00:00:03.000 --> 00:00:06.600 sort of 00:00:08.500 --> 00:00:09.800 energy field 00:00:11.700 --> 00:00:15.200 what did it just needs to be about how this has been working 00:00:15.200 --> 00:00:20.300 in Millie's connecting with our current pandemic moments. 00:00:20.300 --> 00:00:24.500 If it's been pretty bizarre, when we first started the show 00:00:24.500 --> 00:00:29.500 and the concept in pre pro and most of the filming we it was 00:00:29.500 --> 00:00:33.600 free pandemic. So it definitely wasn't with that in mind. 00:00:33.600 --> 00:00:40.400 But the way they've sort of lined up energy between the two storylines 00:00:40.400 --> 00:00:50.400 has been pretty incredible to watch black women have been sidelined 00:00:50.400 --> 00:00:52.300 and marginalizing American television. 00:00:52.300 --> 00:00:55.600 Like, how do I turn Hayward keeps disregarding Monica's 00:00:55.600 --> 00:01:00.800 insides and keeping information from her sassy best friend. 00:01:00.800 --> 00:01:07.600 Yeah. You did you guys discuss Sunset we had many conversations 00:01:07.600 --> 00:01:14.200 just really trying to find a balance with What we know to be true 00:01:14.200 --> 00:01:17.100 which is an American in the history of American sitcom. 00:01:17.100 --> 00:01:21.400 These black characters were sidelined or pushed to the back 00:01:21.400 --> 00:01:26.400 and then also in this world that's not necessarily the case, 00:01:26.400 --> 00:01:30.300 but we're still paying homage to a structure in his system 00:01:30.300 --> 00:01:34.300 that it was so finding The Balancing Act for that and then even 00:01:34.300 --> 00:01:37.600 with myself in performance, what did I pull from? 00:01:37.600 --> 00:01:40.900 What was my inspiration because there is an aspect of it that 00:01:40.900 --> 00:01:44.600 I did have to lean into in order to keep it true to the 00:01:44.600 --> 00:01:49.300 time. But what I love is that we have gotten to see the evolution 00:01:49.300 --> 00:01:53.100 of where black women have lived in the spaces. 00:01:53.100 --> 00:01:57.900 And so she goes from this sort of sideline space to really 00:01:57.900 --> 00:02:03.100 taking charge with my modern-day Monica taking charge and leading 00:02:03.100 --> 00:02:09.700 trying to lead this investigation in a way that is empathetic 00:02:09.700 --> 00:02:11.500 and with compassion. 00:02:11.600 --> 00:02:16.500 And and with understanding realizing that Wanda is grieving 00:02:16.500 --> 00:02:20.100 and Monica dealing with her own grief of having lost her mother 00:02:20.100 --> 00:02:22.000 while Monica was bleeped away. 00:02:22.000 --> 00:02:26.700 I think this is her way of unpacking her own grief and Trauma 00:02:26.700 --> 00:02:29.900 by trying to help wander through hers. 00:02:29.900 --> 00:02:32.300 No, I am an ally 00:02:33.300 --> 00:02:36.000 I want to help you will see that the show really does seem to 00:02:36.000 --> 00:02:40.100 be sitting at Monica to become the superhero that she does become 00:02:40.100 --> 00:02:45.900 in the comics fans on Twitter and casting me as Monica rambeau. 00:02:45.900 --> 00:02:48.300 So that's how I was even introduced to her. 00:02:48.300 --> 00:02:54.200 They were like this is way pre Captain Marvel. 00:02:54.200 --> 00:02:57.700 I looked her up and then just very casually like she's pretty 00:02:57.700 --> 00:02:59.800 cool never see the light of day movie. 00:02:59.800 --> 00:03:10.200 That was a young girl. 00:03:10.200 --> 00:03:16.400 I was like, okay, but again, you don't expect that. 00:03:16.400 --> 00:03:17.700 I didn't expect that. 00:03:17.700 --> 00:03:23.600 She would become a full grown woman and character in the MCU. 00:03:23.600 --> 00:03:27.700 So it was a pleasant surprise to learn that not only would 00:03:27.700 --> 00:03:29.700 I be able to tell this woman story, 00:03:29.700 --> 00:03:32.500 but that the world would be able to 00:03:33.300 --> 00:03:38.500 C a v a black female another black female superhero in the MCU 00:03:38.500 --> 00:03:47.000 to become a major superhero. 00:03:49.200 --> 00:03:51.900 Obviously that thinking was that was part of your thinking 00:03:51.900 --> 00:04:01.800 I know this is tricky because you can't you do a little bit about 00:04:01.800 --> 00:04:03.500 it from a representation Sandpoint. 00:04:03.500 --> 00:04:09.000 What's it what it would mean for having a black woman be a superhero 00:04:09.000 --> 00:04:10.000 in this context? 00:04:10.000 --> 00:04:17.400 It's no secret that we get to see black people in the superhero 00:04:17.400 --> 00:04:21.500 aspects, but it's particularly black women when we have had black 00:04:21.500 --> 00:04:25.700 men. I would say there's been a disproportionate 00:04:25.700 --> 00:04:29.000 amount of men to women and that's and everything like that. 00:04:29.000 --> 00:04:30.500 And if we're honest, do you know, 00:04:30.500 --> 00:04:36.700 so being a black female superhero is really exciting for me because 00:04:36.700 --> 00:04:40.200 in especially in this context being in a show where you're 00:04:40.200 --> 00:04:43.700 in people's homes because I get the opportunity for people 00:04:43.700 --> 00:04:46.600 to see this black woman in to empathize with her to get to know 00:04:46.600 --> 00:04:48.800 her. I'm in their homes every week so you 00:04:49.100 --> 00:04:52.400 Date baby get to engage with her humanity. 00:04:52.400 --> 00:04:55.800 And I think that's so important and it's important for young 00:04:55.800 --> 00:05:00.200 kids of color to see people that look like them young black 00:05:00.200 --> 00:05:03.200 girls young black boys with everyone and speaking Milestones 00:05:03.200 --> 00:05:07.400 need Acosta will be directing you in Captain Marvel to did you 00:05:07.400 --> 00:05:13.300 and you know, she had the job. 00:05:13.300 --> 00:05:17.700 I asked talk to me or since Candyman, 00:05:17.700 --> 00:05:18.000 so 00:05:19.700 --> 00:05:20.700 Yes. 00:05:22.300 --> 00:05:25.200 I just talked to her all the time. 00:05:25.200 --> 00:05:30.200 So it's not like she's a project. 00:05:30.200 --> 00:05:32.000 She's going up or Marvel projects. 00:05:32.000 --> 00:05:33.900 Did she so to say hey, I'm doing this. 00:05:33.900 --> 00:05:38.700 Can you play she did not say that to me know you feel like 00:05:38.700 --> 00:05:39.300 you're being cagey. 00:05:39.300 --> 00:05:39.800 All right. 00:05:46.500 --> 00:05:55.300 Okay, okay to what people singing the internet has been a lot 00:05:55.300 --> 00:06:00.500 of speculation that the friend that Monica is going to go see 00:06:00.500 --> 00:06:03.800 my B Reed Richards who becomes mr. 00:06:03.800 --> 00:06:09.500 Fantastic, you know how to scale of not happening to I'm going 00:06:09.500 --> 00:06:12.300 to be silent and my silence will confirm your anticipation 00:06:12.300 --> 00:06:20.000 is warranted. What should we expect to keep watching and find 00:06:20.000 --> 00:06:21.300 out what happened? 00:06:21.300 --> 00:06:26.300 Okay, that wasn't silent and it wasn't the other one. 00:06:26.300 --> 00:06:30.100 So I'm not even looking at you right now.