Seriously, you were looking hella awesome!

And then the 2016 election came.

Whats funny is that we werent even supposed to shoot that scene on Tuesday.

Emerald City - Season 1

Credit: ABC/Richard Cartwright; Camilla Blackett Twitter

We had some last-minute actor schedule changes and I suppose that the production stars aligned to mock us.

Because for those few hours, that room was the country that I emigrated to.

To make ourselves feel good.

To feel hopeful when Rome is crumbling.

Also to sell the new Honda Civic (shout out Honda!).

And for a few hours, I believed every word of that pledge.