"What's so powerful about the Jamal Thompson case is that they are having a conversation about a person who was killed five years ago. It allows you to see the impact it has on families. You hope for some sort of justice, and often you don't get it. Jamal's case is like so many. How often do we get a guilty verdict? Often, we don't. That, to me, was really compelling. The writers weren't just trying to use BLM as a Good Trouble storyline — they were thinking much more about what happens after someone is shot and killed, but [into the future repercussions.] It's about thinking thoughtfully about what has happened to so many individuals."