Forced to confront the truth about Taylor, Evys emotional overload took center stage in tonights episode.
I could not imagine going through what she is going through at 17, Rivera tells EW.
Its too much to handle.
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Because she still knows him better than anyone else.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What went through your mind when you first read through Evys intense scenes from this episode?
ANGELIQUE RIVERA:I was very shocked, because I never saw Evy as a violent person.
So it viscerally struck me right away.
But I understood her frustration and her pain.
The things she was saying about the things that hurt her the most, about him lying to her.
Just be honest with me, because Im your girlfriend and Ive been 100 percent in this relationship.
Theres a lot thats at stake for her Taylor is her best friend.
So then she starts questioning that part of herself her sexuality.
Do you think its at all possible for Evy to forgive Taylor at this point?
Because he still couldve retracted consent at some point.
And I think that she feels shes not the one to say, No, it wasnt a rape.
She was there that night.
She knows what he was like, how distraught he was.
It wasnt like shes ever seen him like that before.
Shes seen him drunk, but there was something deeper there.
She didnt know it at the time, but now it makes a little more sense.
So she cant really believe that it was all consensual.
Im sticking by what I said.
No, she definitely wont be [hanging around Taylors apartment].
She needs time to heal, and she takes that time to heal.
Or, do I let him go?
Well see Evy grow a lot.
You are working alongside an actors dream of colleaguesLili Taylor, Timothy Hutton, Felicity Huffman, Regina King.
Have any of them been able to give you advice as you launch your career?
I work closely on set with Lili Taylor, so, she is just incredible.
Shes just as amazing a person as she is onscreen shes awesome.
We met for coffee toward the beginning, and shes like an open book.
I didnt even know I could ask for a trailer!
Every actor is different, but its really great when people are not afraid to share their process.
As you mentioned, Evy does get violent in that scene.
Did you get to actually slug Connor Jessup or was that just some expertly choreographed blocking?
We did rehearse beforehand with a stunt coordinator.
So there was nothing protecting him.
But yeah, that was all me, in the moment.
Well, I hope Connor wasnt hurt, because he didnt wear the protective gear!
He said he liked it, which, I dont know thats what he said [laughs].
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