Thats immediately where my brain went to, she tells EW.
Its a really grounded, relatable show, that I think speaks to a wide range of people.
Thats immediately where my brain went to.
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But I was very, very pleasantly surprised when I found out the news.
Surprised and excited and grateful and giddy.
Your character goes through a lot this season.
What was the hardest scene for you to film?
There was the scene that happened on the lawn of my photography teachers house.
I need to let out all of the stuff that Ive been keeping inside as Laura.
So give a shot to keep it inside.
And those ended up being the takes that they used.
Its hard, because at that point, it was like emotional diarrhea.
I just wanted to let it all out.
But she suggested that really interesting choice, which I think made the scene better.
Do you think the teacher, Michael [played by Patrick Heusinger],was actually into Laura?
Play out scenarios in your head.
So Imsurethat was going through Michaels head.
[Laughs] She seems like shes a catch enough to gain his affection and attention.
Is there any part of you that wanted them to get together?
No, Im glad it didnt happen.
I think it would have entered into potentially even more inappropriate territory than it was to begin with.
[Laughs] Which wouldnt have been good.
This will completely change the trajectory of Lauras storyline in the show so far.
I was relieved to find it was a dream sequence.
Can you talk a bit more about that?
But as far as sex inCasualis concerned, it all moves the story forward.
And it never felt cheap and it never felt irrelevant to the storyline and I really appreciated that.
Do you think its important to have characters like this available for younger watchers?
Absolutely, because it presents teenage girls in a way thats similar to how they are in real life.
And Im sure other girls knew that girl in high school, in college.
There never seems to be an in-between.
I think most girls are somewhere in between those two tropes.
What advice would you give Laura?
I would just say, focus on yourself.
It sounds like Im belittling her.
Im looking out for her, I really am.
[Laughs] Maybe so see a therapist, not her mother.
Whats going to happen next season?
You know as much as I know.
Ive been trying to get information out of Zander, and hes been a brick wall.
Just, Im curious.
And hell smile, and hell say, Oh my God, Ilovewhat Lauras up to next season.
And then hell end it there.
Lets say someone is on the fence about watchingCasual.
What would you say to get them to watch?
Sit down and start it.
Its a half-hour show, it will rope you in.
Its a really grounded, relatable show, that I think speaks to a wide range of people.
The entire first season ofCasualis now streaming on Hulu.
