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Her curious spirit then takes her to exploring the planet Nelus, with its alien trees. She is joined there by her husband, and the two of them float happily into the imaginary world, reminiscent of the comic book Orinthia Blue, drawn by Diana, their talented daughter. Hippolyta's cosmic journey ends in a glitter void where she names herself as Diana's mother, resulting in her returning to Chicago. In addition to this fantastical multiverse journey, the episode also reveals some of the Freeman family's deep secrets. Atticus learns that his father is gay, and he and Leti both have the same dream of their ancestor holding the Book of Names, thus discovering that their family has engaged in magic. As you can see, there is an abundance of plot and many unique settings to unpack in this episode, but I had three things going for mea great Art Department, proper preproduction time and Misha Green, who gave me carte blanche to dream. In a period project, I always start with designing the historical reality of the environments. It's important for the audience to believe the everyday world of the characters, and in this episode, Montrose's apartment held many clues to his and Atticus' family life. My goal was to portray an unconventional, bohemian, jazz-loving, book- reading family on the South Side of Chicago. To show their relative poverty, the apartment was placed next to elevated train tracks and a replica of the tracks was built outside of their windows. The wallpaper was inspired by 1930s art deco patterns and early jazz album covers, and was created by Graphic Artists Jenn Moye and Kevin Kalaba. I wanted every design element to capture the free spirit of Dora's and Montrose's marriage. Atticus' childhood was far from idyllic, however, so we added dents and depressions in the bedroom walls, where Montrose's fists had landed while beating his son. The apartment was built as a stage set, and its exterior was filmed on location in Atlanta, with the L train added through visual effects. A. PLANET NELUS. CONCEPT ILLUSTRATION BY HENRIK TAMM. B. & C. MONTROSE'S APARTMENT. SET PHOTOS. D. JOSEPHINE BAKER ONSTAGE AT THE CHAMPS- ÉLYSÉES THEATRE IN PARIS. CONCEPT ILLUSTRATION BY CHRISTOPHER BRÄNDSTRÖM. E. CHAMPS-ÉLYSÉES. THEATRE. BUILT ON THE STAGE OF MARIETTA'S HIGH SCHOOL, GA. SET PHOTO. A B C