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The Season 1 finale was heavy! The reunion between Will and his father (played by Marlon Wayans) really blew viewers away, including myself. What was your biggest takeaway as an actor during that emotionally raw scene? And how were you able to put yourself in that mood for the scene?
That was the last scene that we shot for Season 1, so by that point we had done the premiere. We were still working on the show when the [premiere episode] had come out. By that time, we did the premiere, we did the press junket, and there was still conversation on who’s going to play Will’s dad. So for me, that had been building up since episode one. But when we got on set and I knew it was going to be Marlon Wayans, I was like, “Wow, it’s an amazing opportunity to play with this legend!”
We had to lean into the source material and and it was a heavy scene. Marlon and I really had to trust each other, and be there for each other as actors. He really showed up, so I showed up and, and it was just really dope. It was a little bittersweet though, that being the last scene. People were crying.
