Me too anon. This ia all good info to know as well as remember. THey shifted the focus last season to Anissa’s powers along with Jeff’s and Jennifers so this season so folks could know them and the family so this season no doubt will give a bit more room for growth in Anissa’s personal life and we always knew Grace was gonna be a slow burn. Lots of folks really just jump the gun with assuming they were gonna be girlfriends right away or by S1 end.
Plus there’s nothing wrong with Anissa having an actual love life. It’s good to see her with other ladies, dating and having fun to me. That just will make the connecting with Grace even sweeter when she realizes she’s the one she wants to see most when that time comes
. Besides, casually dating others does not equal full on forever with them.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: On most superhero shows, the big bad is usually defeated by the end of the season, but Tobias Whale makes out of season 1 in one piece and in a stronger position of power. Why did you decide have Tobias survive season 1?
SALIM AKIL:One reason is everyone loves Tobias, so I wanted to make sure we brought him back on the show at the end of Black Lightning. He’s just really a good villain, and we love Marvin Jones. From a story standpoint, what we wanted to do in episode 12 was sort of make that our finale and then see what we could do in episode 13 to sort of tease the audience to come back. Tobias always wanted to run Freeland, he always wanted to have a seat at the table. What we’re going to do is give a seat at the table in season 2. What’s in that briefcase is very exciting.
Can you tease what’s in the box? All we see in the finale is the glowing green light.
Well, I can tease it by saying what’s in the briefcase is exciting. I can’t give you anymore than that because you’ve seen the show and if I give you even a hint, you’ll know exactly what it is. You could probably guess what it is.
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Speaking of the family aspect of the show, what do you have planned for Anissa and Jennifer in season 2?
It’ll be the same path. Jennifer uses her powers because she has to, and usually it’s a reaction, whereas Anissa uses her powers in a very proactive way because that’s her point of view and her life. She wants to be involved, she wants to save the community, whereas Jennifer just wants to be a typical teenager. We’ll continue to explore that difference and see how they come to terms with their powers, because we’ve always said that in most superheroes or comic books that I’ve seen, powers are all positive, and what we wanted to do was complicate it a little bit and see how it affect you as a human being.
Do you have plans to bring Grace Choi back in season 2?
Yes, Grace Choi is going to come back in season 2.
Do you already know what you want to do with her, or is that up in the air until the writers’ room opens? It’s kind of up in the air. Actually, our first day back in the writers’ room is today, so we’ll start figuring that out as soon as I land.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: On most superhero shows, the big bad is usually defeated by the end of the season, but Tobias Whale makes out of season 1 in one piece and in a stronger position of power. Why did you decide have Tobias survive season 1?
SALIM AKIL:One reason is everyone loves Tobias, so I wanted to make sure we brought him back on the show at the end of Black Lightning. He’s just really a good villain, and we love Marvin Jones. From a story standpoint, what we wanted to do in episode 12 was sort of make that our finale and then see what we could do in episode 13 to sort of tease the audience to come back. Tobias always wanted to run Freeland, he always wanted to have a seat at the table. What we’re going to do is give a seat at the table in season 2. What’s in that briefcase is very exciting.
Can you tease what’s in the box? All we see in the finale is the glowing green light.
Well, I can tease it by saying what’s in the briefcase is exciting. I can’t give you anymore than that because you’ve seen the show and if I give you even a hint, you’ll know exactly what it is. You could probably guess what it is.
….
Speaking of the family aspect of the show, what do you have planned for Anissa and Jennifer in season 2?
It’ll be the same path. Jennifer uses her powers because she has to, and usually it’s a reaction, whereas Anissa uses her powers in a very proactive way because that’s her point of view and her life. She wants to be involved, she wants to save the community, whereas Jennifer just wants to be a typical teenager. We’ll continue to explore that difference and see how they come to terms with their powers, because we’ve always said that in most superheroes or comic books that I’ve seen, powers are all positive, and what we wanted to do was complicate it a little bit and see how it affect you as a human being.
Do you have plans to bring Grace Choi back in season 2?
Yes, Grace Choi is going to come back in season 2.
Do you already know what you want to do with her, or is that up in the air until the writers’ room opens? It’s kind of up in the air. Actually, our first day back in the writers’ room is today, so we’ll start figuring that out as soon as I land.
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