How do you follow a perfect season of TV? Ask Sterlin Harjo. The ReservationDogs creator goes deep with sepinwall on the new season, bringing the diversity of the Native experience to TV and why 'shitass' is a perfect curse word.
The series simultaneously feels small and enormous. The kids’ grand plans never amount to much, yet there is a palpable sense that their worlds are at stake with each tiny decision. Through the ghost of 19th century warrior William Knifeman , the show makes fun of how pop culture depicted Native characters throughout the last century, even as it takes the ideas of spirits, curses, et al. with utmost seriousness.
D’Pharaoh is really really internal. We work really hard on these scenes, and he can really get down on himself if something’s not working out. It’s never from a bad performance or anything; it’s just us trying to find this place. But D’Pharaoh takes it very seriously, and doesn’t want to disappoint. With him, it’s about reminding him we’re having fun. It’s amazing what D’Pharoah can do; he can do nothing, and you’re interested in watching it.
Cultures are not monolithic, and you’ve got writers from different backgrounds and parts of the country. What happens when you’re working on a story and some of the writers’ experiences with that particular idea are different than others?[Editor’s note: Harjo is a member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, and also has Muskogee heritage.]
That episode, like so many that you make, has this really elastic tone, where parts of it are incredibly sad and parts are really funny. How do you maintain that? Am I correct in feeling that characters are saying “shitass” a lot more in this season than they did in the first?I think you’ve gotta raise the stakes.
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