Love can make you an idiot, and that’s how I felt Douglas was, in a lot of ways. And as Kristen was saying earlier, the most complicated part of it was the tone, being hopelessly in love, but also an idiot about it. And so, in a lot of ways, it was much more complicated. It had so many more twists and turns and trauma, quite honestly. This one just had so many more layers to it. What was it like to really have all of that drama in the middle of all this craziness?ĮALY: I’ve had my fair share of love stories that I’ve participated in and there was never one that was like this. Michael, what was it like to explore this relationship, between Douglas and Anna? The relationship between your characters is serious, it’s dramatic, it’s sad. Having put effort into even reading the email with the invitation to be a part of this was so thrilling, and it made me feel safe to poke fun at this genre, knowing that she gave it her blessing. What was it like to shoot that, especially with who you got to shoot it with?īELL: It felt like the psychological thriller gods were blessing us because I got to work with the queen of all psychological thrillers. Kristen, you also got to do the final scenes with the wild cameo that everybody will talk about by the end of the show. This is a show that we had to act with subtlety, but nothing about the world of the show is subtle. And so, I didn’t add anything, but I actually felt like unless they went for broke and, like Michael said, were completely uninhibited about what kind of absurdity they would throw at you, and unless they made fun or commented on everything in this genre, it wouldn’t work. Rachel has read and watched every psychological thriller ever and is particularly interested in the ones that are written by women, for women, and what that entails.
These writers – Larry, Hugh and Rachel – who I’ve known for a while, they’re trained Groundlings and trained writers, and they’re very, very good at what they do. Were you ever worried that you were taking on too much and throwing too many things into the mix, or was everybody always giving suggestions for things to add?īELL: I certainly didn’t give suggestions to add anything. Everything is in this, and somehow it manages to all work. I was so impressed with how this show takes on everything with these types of stories, from the wine to the rain to the attic and all of the misdirection, including adding in grief and a love story. It was a joy to actually see them push the boundaries, especially with this particular genre. The writers really felt like they didn’t have any limit to how absurd or how outrageous they were going to make a situation be. I was just having these laugh-out-loud moments and these big gasps, every time I read the scripts.
I feel like this title really lets the audience know that we are going to be making fun of things and this might not be as serious as they think.ĮALY: Yeah, there was a lot of, “Oh my God, this is where we’re going.” It was a rollercoaster ride, from the moment I read the scripts. I think when someone does a really good bit, or makes a really good joke that’s just tonally perfect, I tend to remember it. And that’s not a brag, that’s because it felt like a wonderful joke. KRISTEN BELL: I got it right, right away. During this interview with Collider, which you can both watch and read, co-stars Bell, Tom Riley (who plays Anna’s charming new neighbor Neil) and Michael Ealy (who plays Anna’s ex-husband Douglas) talked about the show’s very long title, why the title fits the show so perfectly, their reactions when they found out the ending, having to be completely uninhibited with the absurdity of it all in order to make it work, the wild cameo, and that poor useless handyman ( Cameron Britton).Ĭollider: To start with a silly, fun question, how long did it take you guys to learn and actually get the title right? Did you have to have practice it a lot to get it right?
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