‘Black-ish’ Showrunner on Finding “The Emotional Finality” Ahead of Series Finale
The following scene, during the penultimate episode of the ABC family comedy
Black-ish,
originated last season, when recurring star Laurence Fishburne
pitched an idea. “He was like, ‘Hey man, I want to do an episode about why it’s
so hard for Black men of certain generations to say they love each other,’ ”
recalls showrunner Courtney Lilly. The episode sees three of the Johnson men
Anthony Anderson’s Dre, Marcus Scribner’s Junior and Fishburne’s Pops
on a camping trip, where simmering feelings boil to the surface
forcing them to have a real heart-to-heart about their emotions.
Lilly says this moment sees both Anthony Anderson’s Dre and Marcus Scribner’s Junior