


"And we play so many different characters that you really get to lean into different aspects of yourself that normally wouldn't be represented onscreen. Let me be a little bit funnier,'" she shares. You're kind of like, 'Oh my god, she's amazing. "I think that's really the goal."įor Black, the influx of talent was as much of a motivator as a source of inspiration. But I think people are going to feel even more of a closeness with the material, even more of like, 'Wow, they made this for me,'" she says.

"We're still going for these relatable grounded sketches in this magical reality. Thede continues, saying that because of COVID-19, the cast and crew had to "slow down a little bit," which allowed them to rewrite sketches and make changes that led to a "more thoughtful" second season. Our audience is very vocal about telling us what characters they need to see, which ones we need to be writing, and which ones they expect. We wanted to come back and give people what they wanted - they're very vocal. "I know that the great thing about season 1 is that people started to get some of their favorite characters already ingrained, like Ashley 's Trinity character, Gabrielle 's Alisa character from the gang, the Coral Reefs, and I've got a couple of weird ones. " more funny, more jokes, more characters - just giving people more of what they want," Thede explains to ET's Melicia Johnson when she asks how the creator elevated the show for its sophomore season.
