Insecure’s Jay Ellis on Lawrence’s Sexual Escapades and Fragile Masculinity

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You worse than a fuck nigga. Youre a fuck nigga who thinks hes a good dude.So went Tasha the bank tellers overdue http://www.authenticsaintsshop.com/shop-by-players-bw-webb-jersey-c-1_4.html evisceration of former nice guy Lawrence (Jay Ellis) on Insecures previous episode. This week, Lawrence solidified that reputation, thoughtlessly moving on from Tasha, without considering she mightve had a point, and straight into the bed of two roommates who lure him into a random threesome under questionable pretenses. With the tables now turned, Lawrence is left wondering how anyone could so casually and routinely use another person, a crisis of self he faces while parked outside of the apartment he once shared with his ex-girlfriend, Issa (Issa Rae). All season, Lawrence has recovered from the aftershock of Issa cheating on him by dulling the pain with sexual dalliances. Its a sharp turn of character thats torn apart his rabid Twitter fan base (see: #LawrenceHive) and whole black households alike. Vulture spoke to Ellis about whether you should still root for Lawrence, that threesome, male fragility, and his new web series, Hard Medicine.
If you had told me that season-one Lawrence would end up having a threesome with two women he meets at the grocery store this season at this point, is the show just writing exclusively for #LawrenceHive?
I remember one day our showrunner Prentice Penny texted me saying, Bruh, I got something for you and its every mans dream. Im telling you, man, the Lawrence Hive is gonna love it.But he didnt tell me how the threesome ends. That was his way of getting me excited for it, and then when I actually read it, I was like, Come on, man, why does Lawrence gotta go out like this? This aint fair!Its cool, but Ive never had that experience. Ive had friends whove had threesomes, and its an interesting take on how those situations can sometimes happen.
You know, we have three really interesting stories this year with Issa, Lawrence, and Molly being single and dealing with the fallout from episode eight of last season [when Lawrence leaves Issa]. What were seeing with Lawrence is http://www.coltsshopauthentic.com/shop-by-players-29-mike-adams-jersey-c-1_16.html single-male behavior. I can honestly say Ive had friends whove walked similar paths, and there are some things Lawrence has done this season that Ive even done while being single and dating in Los Angeles. I dont think its writing for #LawrenceHive as much as it is writing from a real perspective with an honest take of what its like to be a single male in this city. A single black man, on top of that.
Race comes up in this scenario, too, because Lawrence thinks its going to be a huge win, but a less naïve audience can automatically see its a trap: These two women fetishize black men.
I think Lawrence doesnt see it because in the previous episode, one of his co-workers tells him hes like a unicorn. He starts believing his hype a little bit. Before, hes like, Nah, Im just nerdy Lawrence; thats just me.But when these girls approach him, its the first moment where he goes, Maybe this is easier for me than I thought. Maybe I am this unicorn. Obviously, that all unravels when hes told by these girls that another black guy can do it much better than him, and Lawrence is far from their first.
How do you film a sex scene like that and have it not be totally awkward?
I chemistry-read with the two actresses. From the minute that you get to start creating this story with other actors, you have to be kind, honest, and respectful. Youre stumbling through this just like they are, but youre here to protect them first. The most important thing is that they feel comfortable. And were lucky to have such a super-talented team behind the camera. That day Prentice directed, [executive producer and director] Melina [Matsoukas] was on set, Issa was also producing behind the camera, and we had the writer of the episode. They were all there, but not in the room. You start to see were in really good Ahmad Brooks Youth Jersey hands, so if theres a question or insecurity, theyre there. This is Issas vision, obviously, but were all in this together, and were all in search of authenticity in this moment. But itll always be awkward. You got somebody sitting on your face and thighs who you just met 48 hours earlier. And youre being directed, Stop! Slower! Faster! Grab his face!
 
 
 
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