GARDNER I definitely was aware of it because [the writers] were having Darryl fall for White Josh [David Hull] at such a gradual pace. Usually those things happen on the fly, and they’re like, “Oh, I’m bi now because now I can get something from that person.” It’s a very bad stereotype for bisexual people — that they’re not quite legitimate. So, when I saw that there was a real and very slow process of these two people falling in love, I was like, “Wow.” Aline Brosh McKenna and Rachel Bloom that really spent that extra time to tell the story right.

Right. Bi male characters frequently have their sexuality portrayed in terms of how much power they have — over themselves or others. For Darryl, it’s very much just about him discovering and exploring who he is.

GARDNER Yeah, I also felt that it was very much about being your authentic self. However it plays out, that’s what he was after. And he was expecting all this pushback from his friends, and they didn’t care. Which is another thing that was beautiful about the way that was written. It was so good.

CAMIL Being his true self — I think that’s also what we do on “Jane.” I think that we live in this extraordinary universe, and the characters believe in this universe so much. I think that shows like these, the only reason you can get away with it, like Pete said, is to approach the character with trueness and with sincerity.