[s2e3] Is The Total Black, Being Spoken May 2026

Siobhan’s client, Kelvin Campbell, is released from custody. However, he remains haunted by the events that occurred on Valentine’s Day.

Siobhan receives positive news while she continues to plan her run for a seat on the City Council. [S2E3] Is the Total Black, Being Spoken

The episode title references the core metaphor of Lorde's 1968 poem: is released from custody. However

The poem also touches on how words are "coloured by who pays what for speaking," reflecting the social and economic power structures that influence how marginalized voices are heard or silenced. [S2E3] Is the Total Black, Being Spoken

The line "I / Is the total black, being spoken" suggests that the speaker's identity is inseparable from their Blackness and that this identity is forged and expressed through language.