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Writing Benefits From Character Familiarity
- Season two writers faced new pressures to expand the mystery and resolve leftover threads from season one.
- Ben Smith says knowing characters better made writing dialogue easier once story beats were set.
Episode Rewritten To Humanize Bunny
- The producers rewrote episode three to humanize Bunny after realizing a new murder victim lacked depth.
- John Hoffman says the episode reframes Bunny so the trio and audience empathize and feel guilt about her death.
Role Offered Through Longtime Friendship
- Jane Houdyshell got the role through a long friendship with John Hoffman rather than a typical audition.
- She describes their history and how Hoffman specifically offered her the part when the show developed.