P-Valley season 2 ended this week’s emotional episode with a powerful dedication to hundreds of victims of police brutality. While speaking to ET, creator Katori Hall explains why she wanted to close out the episode with the names of those who have been killed by law enforcement before and after George Floyd’s murder in 2020. “I wanted to send a very strong message of, ‘I see you and I love you,’” she says.
In episode four, “Demethrius,” everyone is continuing to push forward with life amid the coronavirus pandemic. And just when it seems like things are getting back to normal — with The Pynk finally picking up business and Lil’ Murda (J. Alphonse Nicholson) out on tour — all the characters’ lives come to a halt when riots spread across Chucalissa and neighboring areas following the news of an innocent Black man’s murder by police.
As mayhem erupts outside, the interim mayor announces a citywide curfew, forcing everyone to shelter in place — and for Uncle Clifford (Nico Annan) and those till at The Pynk, that means an unexpected overnight stay at the strip club. But no matter where they’re at, everyone is reacting differently as they take in the trauma surrounding them as an overhead shot of the city covered in smoke fades to black.