“Cristin and I get along really, really well, and we make a lot of weird jokes.
We have our own little shorthand.
Milioti feels the same way, she says.
Cristin Milioti and William Jackson Harper in ‘The Resort’.Peacock
I love Will so much.
I love him as an actor, I love him as a human.
“None of what you think is going to happen, will happen.
Cristin Milioti and William Jackson Harper in ‘The Resort’.Peacock
And I cannot repeat that enough,” she says.
Or how would you respond?
CRISTIN MILIOTI:I think if I knew specifically that some… And at least do some preliminary Googling, I would say.
WILLIAM JACKSON HARPER:Yeah.
I don’t know.
MILIOTI:I do.
I think it certainly starts out that way.
And I just really love that.
I think that it is.
It matters a lot to get back to that.
I think Noah’s also super avoidant, and I think he avoids in a slightly different way.
The tactics that they both use are different.
That’s part of what’s driving them to dive into this mystery thing.
MILIOTI:I think thankfully there is so much of that there in Andy [Siara]’s writing.
HARPER:I feel the same about Cristin.
Cristin makes really interesting, organic, grounded, emotionally raw and available choices all the time.
We’re not smacking through it.
We’re going to really attempt to see what comes out.”
Another big aspect of the show, of course, is the central mystery.
Is there anything in particular they should pay attention to?
HARPER:This is one of those shows that rewards you for paying attention.
And maybe it’ll come back and surprise you.
I think that’s something that audiences…
I’d like to think that they should expect that.
Which is also what was so exciting about it and intriguing about it as a project.
You’ll never see what’s coming.
None of what you think is going to happen, will happen.
And I cannot repeat that enough.
Were you guys shocked as you were working though it?
MILIOTI:Yeah, I was.
And there are characters that wind up interacting with each other in ways that you just would not expect.
Yeah, it is surprising, in a lot of ways.
I’m curious for you guys, what does the disappointment of time mean to you?
Or to your characters?
I think Emma thinks that there’s too much time.
I’d be very interested in that.
And every part of it is unexpected and wild.
I don’t know.
And it’s so different than what your 18-year-old self would think, or hope for, or fear.
And now I’m like, “No, it’s the best part.
It’s the part I like now.
Can you believe it?”
I think the disappointment of time, I love that it’s a double entendre.
And also, “Wow, I wish there were more of it.”
This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
The first three episodes ofThe Resortare now streaming on Peacock, with new episodes out weekly.
