Krys Marshall Reveals This Episode of For All Mankind Was the Hardest Yet – E! Online

Beyond this specific moment in Dani’s story, her character arc as a trailblazer across all four seasons has been an honor for Krys to portray—and one she does not take lightly.

“It’s both an enormous amount of pressure, and also something I take so much pride in,” she noted. “One of my favorite things about Danielle and the way in which she has been written, is that yes, she is a woman. Yes, she’s an African American. But by no means is she a slot filler or some affirmative action hire. She is there entirely because of her acumen for business for her intellectual mind, for a scientific mind, and for her flying experience.”

In fact for Krys, it is a “source of pride” to play a character devoid of so many tropes female characters often fall into. As she put it: “She’s there because she got there the long way by working her ass off. So that has been such a joy.”

And to see that joy in action, don’t miss For All Mankind‘s episode 5, which is available to stream now along with the show’s first three seasons on Apple TV+.