But what comes next?
Warning: This article contains spoilers about Tuesday’s midseason finale ofZoey’s Extraordinary Playlist.
Mo (Alex Newell) told him to take the win because they have to celebrate the small victories.
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It’s not the silver bullet, it’s not a cure-all, it didn’t solve racism.
And we definitely didn’t solve it in this 42 minutes ofZoey’s Extraordinary Playlistor in SPRQ Point.
But this is a huge step forward."
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The moment in which Mo tells Simon to celebrate the win resonated with Stewart more than he expected.
“Wehaveto celebrate the win,” he says.
“And also an acknowledgement that there’s a lot more work to be done.”
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“I didn’t know the specifics of it,” he says.
So I gave him the details to that, and he thanked me for sharing."
That was the last he heard about the episode until he got the script.
“Honestly, I had no clue what was coming,” Talwalkar says.
I opened it up and I was in awe of what we were doing.
The Tobin arc sort of snuck up on me."
This is really special."
“You don’t usually get to do that as an actor.
“I think with this one because it was such a sensitive topic, I felt heard.
Because those changes were made to make it seem truthful, until we got it right.
That pressure came from a very real place for everyone.
“You’re afraid of getting fired, but what’s the right thing to do?
And it’s so relatable, that fear.
“Because sometimes, while you were doing the work on your own, that’s great.
I don’t need to see it.
I think the actions speak louder than stating how much work we’ve been doing on being better allies.
That’s why when he’s like, ‘Hey, want to just grab a beer?
We’ve had a long day.’
In a weird way, that is the action that says so much.”
So what comes next after getting this major win at work?
Talwalkar teases that it may not be smooth sailing for Tobin.
“Now Tobin’s vulnerability’s out,” he says.
It’s not going to come easy.”
And Stewart laughs as he reveals, “You have no flippin' clue what we’ve got cooking.
“There’s so much coming down the pike.
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlistseason 2 airs Tuesdays on NBC.
