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In many ways, Mary Catherine Garrison can relate to Tricia onSomebody Somewhere.
Shes at home in the suburbs, crafts, and, crucially, loves to hear Bridget Everett sing.
When we moved in together, I wasnt sure she liked me at first.
I was like,Oh, Im going to have to make her my project.
When we lived together, I was doing plays and she was waitressing and doing a lot of karaoke.
We werent ever performing together, and we were never doing the same thing.
So I was really nervous acting with her on this, to see if it would be awkward.
It turns out she was worried about that too.
But it was the opposite of awkward.
It was just like sinking into a warm bath.
Even the emotional stuff was no problem for us.
Then I was like,Oh, I think Miss Everett might like Miss Garrison!
I think she lived there for another ten years after that.
We got sunlight there from 11 to 11:15.
It was on the ground floor.
It was just the darkest shed, but we loved it.
Season one was such a pleasurable employment opportunity.
It was summer camp and you were getting money to do it.
It was so mundane, but somehow magical.
Like,God, I would love for this show to go on, but theres no way.
So it was shocking when we got great reviews and got picked up again.
I just relaxed for the year because I didnt need another job.
I was so excited as an actor.
That feels like Ive arrived somehow!
The thing about all these characters, but especially Tricia, is that they sink into the petty sometimes.
She cant help it.
Shes trying so hard to do her best and life just keeps toppling over.
Most people can probably relate to that.
Do you know if Amy herself has seen that joke?Shes seen the whole thing!
I actually meant to take one of those pillows we made home and then didnt.
Im very familiar with suburbia and Im very familiar with women trying to have it all.
I have a son.
I have a house.
I have a little craft business on the side.
I have more progressive politics than Tricia.
Shes more on the conservative side, as far as she knows!
I think thats lack of exposure and lack of experience.
I think Fred and Susans wedding and all that experience changes her.
Remember, in the first season she did that rainbow display in the store.
She keeps being accidentally pro-Pride.
Mines a little more modern, but I do sew and make pottery and I paint and make jewelry.
Right now Im making some avant-garde shaped fake press-on nails.
I bite my nails, theres no reason for me to get into that, but here I am!
It actually started last season when I was in Chicago.
I was watchingYellowjacketsand scrolling through Pinterest and I just became obsessed.
The scene where that all comes out is brutal.
She also misses her, and it was a painful part of her life.
It wasnt all Sam who was supporting Holly in the illness.
Poor Sam just has to keep reckoning with stuff even if she doesnt want to.
Life just keeps dragging her along, forcing her to evolve.
Well, it does for all of us, really.
Its easy to pull from.
I was living with her when it happened.
I wanted to protect her in that scene and I wanted her to express her feelings in that scene.
I think thats the same thing Tricia wanted.
That makes Tricia so much more multidimensional than you were expecting her to be.
I didnt know she was going to do it.
Its such a great moment for the sisters.
From then on, their dynamic is different.
Its shifted into something new.
Thats so much fun to act.
He was so kind and warm and made everybody feel like they were on equal footing.
His energy really informed season one, and I was a little worried about missing that in season two.
I didnt know how much of a grounding force we were going to have without him.
But he wouldnt have wanted any fuss.
What were acting is real loss and sadness.
Its not really that hes on a boat with his brother.
Its that we miss Mike.
They wanted me to have an emotional reaction to it and I was like, No problem.
I will probably cry no matter when or what she sings.
It was not classical.
I believe it was 4 Non Blondes Whats Going On.
I dont know when I would have heard her sing classical.
She sang in our apartment all the time, but not a lot of classical.
The answer is I dont remember, but I know that I have.
She does believe in her aesthetic!
Maybe shell become the arbiter of gay weddings in Manhattan, Kansas.
Thatll probably lead to a political career of some kind.
I have no idea what lays ahead for her, but I trust these writers.
