Ryan Murphy and Janet Mock talk with The Hollywood Reporter about Tuesday's heartbreaking episode and the impact they hope the FX series has in today's sociopolitical climate.
season two, "Never Knew Love Like This Before."]— his groundbreaking FX drama centered around New York's ballroom scene of the late '80s and early '90s — the prolific creator knew he wanted to highlight an issue that is arguably more prevalent in Trump's America than it was during the Reagan years or George H.W. Bush's presidency: fatal attacks against trans women of color.
And that's just what happened during Tuesday's episode, "Never Knew Love Like This Before" — which Murphy directed and co-wrote alongside Janet Mock. The installment sees beloved ballroom spitfire Candy Ferocity go missing before she is later found dead inside the closet of a seedy Manhattan motel where she felt forced to participate in sex work to make ends meet.
Murphy now wants to hold a mirror up to society. "Nothing has changed, and nothing is changing," says the four-time Emmy winner. "At its best,is advocacy. I think we're at a tipping point in our culture — and it's only getting worse under this current administration — where all you can do is ask people to get angry.
Janet, you've been vocal on social media about the trans lives we've lost in 2019 and in years past. In what ways have those real-life stories impacted the way you approached episode 204?There are three stories that I held close as we were talking about this episode, as we were breaking it and writing it.
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