I mean, what a gift of a role, and then to have that in conjunction with working with Christina, who's such a brilliant talent-it just has been such a highlight and we have had so much fun and we've cried so many tears, and we've really gotten to do it all. What was it like for you to get back into the role this season? It really does take a village-and we have an incredible village helping us.Ĭardellini calls the end of the series "bittersweet." Courtesy of NETFLIX You previously said making Dead to Me can be "emotionally draining," and obviously Judy goes through a ton this season. So that was really nice to get back to, and everybody tried to keep everybody safe and well. And we have a really loving and supportive environment on the show. We were in the middle of a challenging time, and I think that the one thing about going through a challenge is if you're lucky enough, you get to go through them with people that love and support you. What was the energy like for you and the rest of the cast returning for the third season? It's been over a year since Dead to Me season two premiered. It was a sort of love letter in that one line."īelow, Cardellini dishes more on the closing of a chapter of Dead to Me. "I think that sort of resonates with the whole show. She turns to Jen and says, 'I've had the best time.' And then Jen goes, 'Yeah, me too.' Judy says, 'No, no, I've had the best time with you,'" Cardellini notes of finding closure. Though saying goodbye to Judy was bittersweet, Cardellini believes that the show got the proper send-off it deserves. She is just such a wonderfully juicy, just unpredictable character." "I'm really going to miss it," Cardellini says. Fans shouldn't expect anything less in the third and final installment of Liz Feldman's comedy-drama, which premiered last week and picks up after the second season finale when Jen and Judy are involved in a hit-and-run themselves. Indeed, a lot of unexpected twists and turns occurred over the course of the first two seasons, with the subsequent death of Judy's fiancé Steve (played by James Marsden) and the coverup, and the introduction of his identical twin brother Ben (also played by Marsden). "There are always so many surprises, and I think the wonderful part about playing the role is there's always something that will surprise you in the writing." "When she lifts up that garage and she sees that car, you realize, 'Oh my God, there's so much more going on,'" Cardellini continues. But over the course of the series, it's revealed that Judy is quite the complex character, and someone who killed the husband of her friend Jen Harding (played by Christina Applegate) in a hit-and-run. "I remember reading the pilot and thinking, 'Oh my God, this woman, this Judy character, she's just so sweet and kind and unusual,'" recalls the actress. Linda Cardellini didn't know what she was getting herself into when she was first cast as Judy Hale in Dead to Me. Light spoilers ahead: If y ou don't want anything spoiled about the new season of Dead to Me, stop reading now.
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