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Essential traits:Supremely ambitious.
Feels a strong need to be in control of situations.
If youre dealing with an unexpected pregnancy, shes your doula.
She also may be possessed by an evil twin or something.
The actresses, however, are in the dark.
And can you ever get over your fury over that happening?
They then found a steeliness in Cypress that functioned like a mirror image of Browns energy.
We also had very odd, specific things in common while shooting season one.
We happened to live in the same building right next door.
We had the same Airbnb hosts even though we were in different units.
We were the only people that brought cats.
I was a lot like Jasmin when I was younger, Cypress says.
I never let anybody put me in a box or define me in a particular way.
Shes just like that.
Im sure we got some weird looks, Brown says, laughing.
),she had to call Cypress.
But I dont think how you say very specific words really changes.
Sharing a character is so fun, says Cypress.
I recommend every actor do it at some point in their life.
Acting is a team sport, and this is above and beyond.
The Two Scenes That Explain Everything
If you want to understand Taissa, consider two scenes.
Its an important moment because it affirms that, even before the plane crash, Taissa could be ruthless.
As Rozsa puts it, the scene establishes that her original sin is her desire to control outcomes.
Taissa feels guilty and conflicted about what she did, but she remains comfortable with her more aggressive instincts.
That is fucking Tai in a nutshell, says Cypress.
She has the best intentions.
Shes going to do this thing for her wife.
She simply cannot let herself fail.
Cypress, however, is not sure.
Thats interpretive, she says.
I would say that moment was not the Other Tai.
She sees the man with no eyes.
Something clicks in her mind, and she just turns on a dime.
Cypress had some issues figuring out exactly how to play that grin.
Four takes in, Ashley comes out from behind video village and Im like,Fuck.
What did I do wrong?
Cypress recalls about shooting that sequence.
Shes like, No, its great.
But we need to see the evil.
In that moment is when I realize this is the Other Tai.
I did not know that.
That moment was basically told to me.
I said, I want to see the Bad One, Lyle says.
That got her there, and we got that amazing smile from her.
I remember she came up after she was like, Was that it?
And I was like, That was it, Tawny.
That was exactly it.
This is a bifurcated-consciousness phenomenon, says Nickerson.
I dont know if thats going to come for another season or two.
Will we have to wait that long?
I think viewers will have a general handle on it by the end of season two, Rozsa teases.
