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But we do want the show to feel like it is taking place in the real world.
We ended up deciding that it would play better as a finale where it could be a cliffhanger.
Now hes someone going through the deportation process, which could stretch for years.
It seemed like an organic way to combine those two storylines in a somewhat surprising way.
We wanted to be responsible and get it as right as we could.
I thought,People arent acting in this one.
They are genuinely affected by the reality of the situation.
There were a lot of discussions about how to walk that line, Green said.
Viewers dont see Mateo until the last few minutes of the episode.
We didnt want to tell the story of getting back quickly to the store, Clarke said.
We wanted to give him a beat to make that part feel real.
He wouldnt just get out.
Mateo lights up at the suggestion, which Santos said he can relate to.
My own sense of humor is pretty dark, Santos explained.
For me, the only way to deal with certain things is to laugh.
Life is so fucked up in our country right now.
You look at it and you wonder,How did we end up in this situation?
You have to be able to find the joy in the little things or you drown in it.
And Mateos like that too.
He will be in the world of Cloud 9 and with the other characters, Green said.
Our focus will shift to showing what everyday life is like for him with deportation looming.
