00:00Yeah, we have problems with policing and things like that, but underneath it all, from a human
00:05psyche point of view, the cops only deal with humans when they're in need, when there's danger.
00:12You know what I mean? This ain't like, you know, leave it to beaver like, oh, my cat's stuck in
00:16the tree. Those days are over with. They do the best of their ability and they're human beings.
00:21So when you say we humanize, I think I take that as a compliment.
00:30So season one, you guys kind of gave a different view for a show like this, where the cops are
00:38generally the bad guys, but we do get to see like kind of you both are humanized and you see where
00:43you're both coming from on this mission to kind of clean up crime on the streets and everything.
00:46What was it like for you to kind of, it's a funny concept, but to kind of humanize the police in
00:53a show like this? I think we've done a great job of that because at the end of the day,
00:57cops are not robots. They're human beings. They have families like everyone else. You know,
01:02it's just their particular job. To me, I look at policing like being a nurse or a doctor or being
01:10a fireman, like people who take on the nature of their job as danger. Right. I've always looked at
01:17it like, you know, yeah, we have problems with policing and things like that. But underneath it all,
01:24from a human psyche point of view, the cops only deal with humans when they're, when they're in
01:31need, when there's danger, you know what I mean? This ain't like, you know, leave it to beaver,
01:37like, oh, my cat's stuck in the tree. Those days are over with. It's like, you know, and so they,
01:44they do the best of their ability and they're human beings. So when you say we humanize, I think,
01:49I take that as a compliment, um, through our characters that we humanize, these cops,
01:54they're imperfect human beings as we all are. You know, they just, um, they have their
01:58personalities and, and definitely have that fraternity. And obviously Howard and Burke have
02:03their partnership and it's, it's like they're all relationships topsy-turvy. Yeah. Same. Same.
02:11I think whenever you see a job that's generalized in a lot of ways and people have their own opinions
02:17about it, when you tell the stories of each individual, um, you humanize them. So what
02:23they've done with, with us is they've both given us very humanizing stories and backgrounds. Now,
02:28Omar, for your character in particular, you had a lot of, um, had to come to terms with a lot in your
02:33own life, uh, facing a terminal illness and also facing that you, you fathered a child that you didn't
02:39know about. Um, so it's a big, like, come to Jesus moment for him. Moving into season two, um, now that he's
02:45gone through yet another pretty traumatic experience, what can we expect? Um, I guess
02:50without giving spoilers from your character, what he has to deal with, uh, with the challenges ahead
02:54and maybe having to face, if he has to face Kanan head on. Yeah, I think there's an external and
03:01internal thing. Uh, um, in terms of Howard, his entire identity is based around control, whether it's
03:08in the department, whether it's on the streets. And at the end of season one, that was all the rug was
03:14pulled out from underneath his feet. And so, like you said, he was dealing with terminal,
03:19terminal illness. That's one thing. Uh, then he finds out that, Hey, this kid might be his son.
03:24Oh, and by the way, that's the kid that shot him. So he's going through all of these, uh, things,
03:30but externally, he's trying to hold on to that pun intended power that he, he, cause that's his
03:37identity. But internally, he's going through a vulnerability that he's never experienced before.
03:42And, and he, and he doesn't know how that's going to play out. So I think what's fun about season two
03:49is the audience will see all of that play out in real time. Like as they're watching a lot of times,
03:55sometimes the character is ahead of the audience, not with, with, uh, Howard. He, as the audience is
04:02seeing it happen, he's experiencing it. So he doesn't have the answers. He's just trying to show up
04:07and figure it out. Now, Stanley, for you, your, um, character has, I would say the drive and the
04:12passion for a professional, but not quite the street smarts, but with, uh, the course of season
04:16one, you kind of are getting more of your footing and kind of learning what it really is to be an
04:22officer in the environment that you are an officer. And now that she's a little wiser, probably still
04:26learning in season two, what can we anticipate coming from her? Yeah, you can definitely see her
04:31getting a little wiser. I would say almost, um, too wise to what's going on around her. She starts,
04:37uh, seeing some stuff and asking a lot of questions and questions that she shouldn't be asking. And so
04:42she, uh, she pushes where her place is. People keep trying to put her back to where her, put her back
04:50in her place, but she, uh, she keeps trying to push the envelope and asking questions that she shouldn't
04:55be asking. Awesome. Thank you both so much for your time today. And I truly appreciate it. Thank you.
