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I want to know what does she do? Does she go to yoga? Is there a secret fault? Is she an alcy/alcoholic? Does she climb mountains? A lot of these people are adrenaline junkies and I want to know who does she talk to, does she go to the theatre, does she read books? I want her to be literate, I think it's important. Yes, but it's an interesting question because I don't want it to be like romance solves everything. Would you like to see her have some romance? It will be interesting to see politically if women's voices change. She doesn't have a boyfriend, we don't know yet what she's doing in her life, so I'm excited to see what they give her to do. But I pitched to have that back because I really love that there's one harkening back to that death. There was only one line referring to her kids - when she was saying to someone you're lucky to see your kids grow up - which was cut for reasons of economy. A large part of the first season was Leanne coming to terms with what happened to her family. But then I thought, maybe for Leanne, sometimes she does. But they (the doctors) see these people again and again and again, and they don't judge them. I'd be thinking get them out of here, let's get them to break up and solve their problems. I then went down the hall and saw the wife. They just listen, listen, listen and worry about taking care of the guy. If I hear that story, I'm going to judge. He's not just saying there's a contusion on the left ear, he's telling a story. I heard the technician explaining to the doctor the squalor of the apartment and I thought, that's interesting. There was literally a case where a man had beaten his wife up, he came in, he was covered in blue paint because he'd been in some kind of drunk argument, they'd thrown things around the house and they were extremely poor. They remained very calm, very specific and they seemed to have an amazing ability not to judge. Trail the (real) doctors and we saw some things that were extreme. You're just clamping, clamping, clamping, seeing thousands of veins coming out. Sometimes you're actually surprised by how much blood is drained from the body in some procedures, how much blood is actually coming off. Have you ever been a waiter? You know exactly what you're doing, it can look like chaos but it's organised. It seems like chaos, but it's organised chaos. In the theatre you deal with that all the time. We love the mess, we welcome the chaos, we love mistakes. I forget what I've learned really quickly. I have a good short term memory but a terrible long term memory. How tough is it, to be working in this kind of environment? No but we have a lot of the same friends, so I knew him, so it felt like old friends, hanging out with him. There's a lot of male posturing that happens more between the two guys I think. They're commanding, but they don't seem to need to hold power, it's a different way of controlling an operation. I feel like Leanne and Willis deflect power. You would think so but it becomes that we're alpha in a good way.
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Both so alpha - will there be a conflict? What's nice is that's there a meeting of the minds with Rob and Leanne, they're similar characters, risk-takers, cowboys to a degree.
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Rob brings a lot of testosterone - a lot of star power, charm. You're not just following the melody, there's a lot of counterpoint that's going on. So in the middle of this story it's truly not the medical that's important. But what's so different about it is the layering of camera, extras, the story, the blood, the medical knowledge, and then on top of that is all the emotional storyline we're carrying. I've done one-hour shows before but the nature of this beast - it is a beast, it's a hospital show, so you're already in a certain environment. His goal is that you could freeze frame at any time and look back and what you're seeing would look like real life, not like a movie. It feels like such a dense production, the tapestry is rich, the layers are rich, Michael, our creator is involved in every single detail and makes sure each shot is layered with action. There is so much happening in this series, behind all the leading action.