

“Dante is very complex and we got to dig into that in this episode. “One of the best things about being an actor is you get to deal with real-life experiences without suffering the consequences,” Kittles observes. Tory Kittles, who plays Dante on The Equalizer, hopes the special-issue episode will drum up discourse and compassion. It allowed us to really show who Dante is, what makes him tick, and the journey that he’s on - but also bring awareness to the fact that this is something that is not over.” “All of these things are what we deal with as Black people in America everyday, and I wanted to combine those cases. “The goal was to open up Dante’s character in the shadow of George Floyd’s death and the Caron Nazario case, the Army officer who police pepper-sprayed at a gas station,” Wilson tells TVLine. Wilson, one of the CBS drama’s co-executive producers and writers, penned the installment and says Dante’s position as a Black cop created the perfect opportunity to unpack a very difficult narrative. As fans know, Robyn wasn’t going to allow that, and with a lot legwork, she eventually came to his aid.


When the other officer, Deputy Morales, pulled out Dante’s wallet and discovered he was an NYPD detective, the two panicked and Barnes decided they would have to hide Dante and eventually kill him to cover up their mistake. The Equalizer Recap: Robyn and a Former CIA Colleague Set It Off to Avenge a Tulsa Race Massacre Survivor
