We spoke with actor Delroy Lindo about how he prepared for the role of Edwin in @hulu series UnPrisoned, his personal motto, and creating an on-camera family dynamic.
Such an amazing discussion with Tracy McMillan on what it takes to achieve self-awareness & change actions in pursuit of healthy relationships.
Listen to our full conversation on @spotify
Jess Watches // Wed 10 Jan // Day 110
& Thu 11 Jan // Day 111
Synopses & Favourite Scenes & Poll
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (rw)
3x12 Helpless (mid-season break)
As her birthday approaches, Buffy loses her slayer powers and must do battle with a vampire who is not only extremely powerful but also quite mad.
Angel, a grown-ass, dusty old vampire, claiming with full sincerity, that he spied on a 16-year old Buffy coming out of school and knew instantly that she was the love of his life.
Me, telling a friend: What nonsense.
The friend I was telling: Heavy on the 'nonce'.
Criminal Record
1x01 Emergency Caller
An anonymous call puts Detective Sergeant June Lenker in the path of the formidable Daniel Hegarty.
Has Peter Capaldi's voice always been this gruff, or has he damaged his vocal chords maybe idk? Anyways, he is very sus in this and I hope he's playing a baddie. And Cush Jumbo's hair seems to get shorter in every project I have seen her in. She is very pretty and I hope she can take down all the corrupt coppers.
Orphan Black (rw with mum)
5x09 One Fettered Slave
As Sarah, Felix and Kira mourn the death of S they discover that Helena has been kidnapped. Rachel is only able to fill in some of the pieces. Meanwhile, Westmorland is becoming more desperate for a cure as he knows he is close to death without it. And as action is taken upon Helena, she has her own thoughts about what is best for herself and her unborn children.
The mournful singer at the funeral as Felix was reading S's goodbye letter was an emotionally heavy tribute to a beloved character; Young Helena was an impressive child actor but shouldn't Young Rachel/Charlotte's actor have played her? It didn't in anyway diminish the storyline's impact, but it was noticable; Rachel finally helping her sestras and very slowly earning their trust. Baby steps; Helena's reaction to being told she'll be a bad mother was heartbreaking. She's gonna love her bebes so much; Tat as Helena singing in the end credits was delightfully unexpected
Unprisoned (with mum)
1x06 Nigrescence
Paige, Edwin, and Finn take a trip to their ancestral home in rural Alabama, where they discover more going on than meets the eye.
Pre-counter: an idealization of the dominant traditional white world view and the denigration of a black world view.
Encounter: a conscious awareness that the white world view is no longer viable, and that one must find a new identity.
Immersion: the person psychologically and physically withdraws into blackness and a black world.
Emersion: an acceptance of the multitude of ways to be and enact Blackness.
Internalization: the dissonance between the old self and the new emerging self are resolved.
Actor Faly Rakotohavana, who stars as Finn alongside Kerry Washington and Delroy Lindo in new @hulu series UnPrisoned, sat down with us to talk about getting into character, and some of his favorite things.
Regardless of black or not even, ppl just be idk what kinda annoying to not think about context while complaining about how someone talks. I hate how often the ad is shoved in my face buT hell yes to legit representation of what somone from the streets and or outta prison will (often) interact with others like. HE'S A REAL HUMAN AND FEELS LIKE A REAL HUMAN. FLAWED. BUT TRYING. Legit everything you've said. I'm not black or white but it made me so happy to see someone like the people I've always been around, ppl from the streets or prison life, acting... in a way that makes sense.
Exactly! In context, the way he talks makes perfect sense!