I applaud the writers for writing the Trevor/Raptor storyline, because I saw--as an audience member who admittedly doesn't come across cops that often, and when I do, as a young, Asian woman, it goes nothing like that-- that Trevor's behavior, as understandable as it is, wasn't justifiable and just adds a point to the cop's disgusting list of why Black people are more threatening in his eyes. It's never fair that the White cop's judgment of a young Black civilian was primarily based on the color of his skin, but Trevor made the situation MUCH worse. I got the sense that Raptor seems to have a lot more experience than Trevor does, so he knew the best way to come out unscathed was to appear non-threatening...which Trevor, naïve boy as he is, did not get.
Ignorant viewers want to give this episode just 1 star because they are blinded by their own lack of experience to such uncomfortable issues, and just don't see that there's a reason why these storylines are written in stuff they watch everyday: it ACTUALLY happens in real life, so what else would it take for you to see that? Turn off the TV as often as you want for the "liberal agenda" or whatever you think the message is, but it won't erase the damage that's constantly being done on the streets. This is why I respect shows like "Grey's Anatomy" and "The Resident". Just because it feels like a religious sermon or political lecture doesn't mean the message isn't important. Listen and learn. That's what Trevor did.
Ignorant viewers want to give this episode just 1 star because they are blinded by their own lack of experience to such uncomfortable issues, and just don't see that there's a reason why these storylines are written in stuff they watch everyday: it ACTUALLY happens in real life, so what else would it take for you to see that? Turn off the TV as often as you want for the "liberal agenda" or whatever you think the message is, but it won't erase the damage that's constantly being done on the streets. This is why I respect shows like "Grey's Anatomy" and "The Resident". Just because it feels like a religious sermon or political lecture doesn't mean the message isn't important. Listen and learn. That's what Trevor did.