Plus, find out how the actor snuck a nipple clamp onto the show without the wardrobe department noticing.
She really can’t catch a break!
“Their relationship is very sweet and very pure and very lovely and loving,” she says.
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“It’s beautiful, but then it just ends up getting …skewed.
Alice is a bit intense, let’s just say that.”
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Is this why she sought out Mabel?
Mabel gave a lot more [of herself] to Alice than she expected.
I don’t think it was planned.
But also there’s a very, very fine line between that and the other.
I mean, she clearly has no boundaries and obviously, it just wasn’t a good idea.
It’s a bad thing to do.
I mean, horrifying.
That was my least favorite scene because the way that Mabel reacts is heartbreaking.
I felt so horrible, like, “No, Alice, don’t!”
It’s so annoying.
God damn you, Alice.
What does this mean for their relationship moving forward?
And I do think that Alice isn’t a bad person.
Where does the rest of the season go from here for Alice?
She really becomes part of the plot, which is always fun.
Did you watch the first season ofOnly Murders in the Buildingback when it had premiered?
Oh my God, straight away.
I was so obsessed with this show.
That’s why I was just beyond excited to be a part of it.
I was completely shocked.
If I had to be a part of any show?
Yes, it was really the biggest dream come true.
How did you end up joining season 2?
A hundred percent."
I literally didn’t even know about the character.
I just was so ready.
Honestly, I couldn’t have picked a better opportunity.
I really still can’t even believe it happened.
What was your first day like on set, since you were such a fan?
It’s fine."
I think they were very touched that I cared so much.
That’s a fun easter egg!
[Laughs] Shh.
Don’t tell anyone.
It’s a very funny Easter egg.
I think the people who know will be like, “Oh.
How did you start to figure out the character of Alice and how you were going to portray her?
Obviously, Alice is very, very different.
But also I was like, “I’m going to change my hair completely.”
I’m actually shocked this is the first queer character you’ve played in your career.
What did that mean to you, getting to play someone that you could relate to on that level?
You have no idea.
It doesn’t have to be spoken about more than anything else.
But just to represent that, I didn’t realize how happy it would make me.
I can’t believe it.”
I just feel so grateful to be able to do that and represent the community that saved my life.
Honestly, it was so much fun.
It was the best time ever.
She gives so much and she’s so funny and so brilliant and I just felt so comfortable.
I really never wanted it to end.
What was that like for you joining the show in season 2?
Comedy’s always been my dream.
With anything I’ve ever done, fear and self doubt and overthinking things only gets in the way.
But the way that they do comedy is so interesting and so much more than comedy.
They made it so much easier for me to just give as much as I could.
Last season, the love interest ended up being revealed as the murderer.
Should we be suspicious of Alice in that same way?
You should be suspicious ofeveryone.
No one is safe in this show.
It’s the parrot!
[Laughs] I always had suspicions over that parrot.
Only Murders in the Buildingdebuts new episodes Tuesdays on Hulu.
