Lifestyle 'Black-ish' summed up the election of Trump and race in a scene you need to watch

'Black-ish' summed up the election of Trump and race in a scene you need to watch

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January 12, 2017 7:15 PM

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The ABC sitcom "Black-ish" came out with one of the more explicit commentaries of any scripted show on the election of Donald Trump with its episode Wednesday night, "Lemon." And critics are piling on praise for it.

The Emmy-nominated show, which has previously addressed Black Lives Matter and police violence, used the character Dre's workplace to talk about the presidential election. All of Dre's coworkers except for one voted for Hillary Clinton. When pressed for an explanation, that Trump voter, Lucy, comes off as reasonable:

Anderson's Andre walks out of the conference room on the show, but he adds a hopeful note in a voiceover:

A lot of viewers and critics were quick to call it a phenomenal episode for the show, and a moment that sums up many Americans' feelings after the election.

#emo##emo# @anthonyanderson... @ Complex I know there will end up be... @ Bill Simmons Hand Anthony Anderson an Em... @ CatchGifUCan ✈️

You can watch the scene above and watch the whole episode via ABC here.

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