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Spoilers for thethird episodeofThe Morning Showseason two.
Enter Laura Peterson, played byThe Good Wifes own Julianna Margulies, former host of the60 Minutesesque UBA365.
Its a plot development so unexpected that we had to reach out to Margulies and talk about it.
I think we have to start with the kiss.
I love that Laura brings her around, in a way.
Its half mentorship and half discovering who she is as a human being.
I view Laura as the only person there who has no skeletons in her closet.
Shes got nothing to hide.
I can see how Bradley looks up to Laura because of that.
So she said, How do we make this scene work so it doesnt feel hypocritical?
Then the scene became something different.
I know people are probably going to be shocked.
I know Bradley kissed her because she didnt want to answer the question.
But the way they handle the repercussions of that is really fascinating.
As far as I can tell, you hadnt ever worked with Reese before this.
Did you know her at all socially before you started filming?We would see each other at events.
And she was like, I never knew how fucking great television is for women!
And I was like, Ive been waiting for yall to come over!
that sounds so long ago, but it doesnt feel like it.
We were shot out of the cannon at the exact same time, on that Thursday-night lineup.
We started out together as no-name actresses and within one night of us airing, our worlds changed.
It felt like a celebration of women getting older and still being appreciated for the work that we do.
It was really fun.
The power dynamic shifts in Alexs world.
Did you think of real-life models for Laura?
I also tried to throw in a bit of Christiane Amanpour in there.
What she loves as a journalist is uncovering the truth.
So I saw how amazing it was for so many other LGBTQ people to see what Ellen did.
The fact that your livelihood depends on your sexuality was insane to me.
Youre someone whos been on big data pipe TV shows, likeE.R.andThe Good Wife.
WithE.R.andThe Good Wife, our shows had to be 43 minutes long.
It used to drive the Kings and I crazy because theyd have to cut so many things.
Of course, thats always nice.
I would have three days between my scenes.
I was like,This is heaven, like a paid vacation!
Laura comes into her interview with Alex with what I guess Id call a power ponytail.
I felt like Alexs character was hiding behind her hair.
I wanted Laura to be an open face, as if to say, Ive got nothing to hide.
Then I just started laughing.
The necklace she wears comes from Egypt.
Shes wearing an earring that comes from Iraq.
In episode four, youll see her apartment and it has these artifacts from everywhere shes traveled.
So thats who she is.
Do you know if people who work in TV news watch the show?
I definitely know a few of them whom I cant name whodefinitelywatch and that makes me happy.
I hope they like Laura.
What are they going to say, they think shes awful?
Well, if they do, theyre not going to say it to my face.
