And two big secrets to keep.
It’s going to be you.'
He says he’s a con artist and she tells him she’s CIA.
Catherine Haena Kim and Milo Ventimiglia star as an undercover CIA officer and a con-man on ‘The Company You Keep’.ABC
But that’s the tricky thing about lying, right?
It’s hard to tell once you start lying what’s actually true and what’s not."
That moment helps to establish one of the show’s pervasive themes.
Catherine Haena Kim and Milo Ventimiglia on ‘The Company You Keep’.Eric McCandless/ABC
‘," says Kim.
“Because we ask that a lot.
We ask that when we’re falling in love: ‘Can I trust you with my heart?’
And it’s meant: ‘Can I trust you?
Are you being real with me right now or is this just for show?’
Like Charlie, the highly perceptive Emma has her guard up after her love life destructs.
“And Emma talks about how I wantnothingto do with our family business of politics.
It shows you that love comes in all different kinds of ways.
Whose family will pose a bigger obstacle for this nascent, knotty relationship?
“I can probably justify both for different reasons,” she says.
It’s obvious, right?
Because they’re a family of grifters.
Before if they even find out, of course, that he’s a criminal.”
Viewers can expect to see two starkly different pursuits of success by these families.
“That’s really interesting because I’m the first generation born here.
My parents moved here for the American dream.
And it goes back to how nothing ever really is for better and worse.”
So… is this a family drama of sorts?
Or a workplace thriller?
Or a romantic dramedy?
“You have a love story.
You have the family drama.
Then there’s con artist heists and CIA stuff.
Ultimately, I do think it’s a love story.
And it’s about love of family.
It’s about loving your job or caring about your job too much.
Pretending to be a data analyst at a logistics firm, Emma is spending her days protecting the world.
“And if they do their job right and they do it well, nobody will ever know.
“I imagine at least you see a gift shop.”
She’s actually come to be an informal consultant for us because she’s now left the CIA.”
I’ve seen it firsthand and it’s true.
He knows every single crew member’s name.
But not even that.
He knows about, like, the second cousin three times removed you mentioned once at a holiday.
That’s what’s crazy.”
And yes, in case you’re about to ask, she was a bigThis Is Usfan.
“I bawled my eyes out every single week with everybody else,” she says with a laugh.
“I don’t think I’ll ever look ata slow cookerthe same ever again.
There are no slow cookers on our show.”
That’s crazy!”
I remember jamming out to her music when I was growing up!’
It’s such a surreal little-kid dream-moment thing that happened.
They’re this beautiful TV family couple.
But at the same time, I don’t think Charlie and Emma are supposed to be them.
“If we get to help entertain you for a little bit on that night before, great.
It’ll also be a fun escape from the world.
It’s just a fun ride.
