![]() "When you watch them, you just feel that really strong bond between the two of them, and everything they say is really real and raw," she said, adding that the closeness mirrors her real-life friendship with Plummer, an actor whom she always believed supported her when she made suggestions intended to improve the show's plot or dialogue. These conversations might be Panjabi's favorite scenes of Season 2. "We both knew each other so well that we anticipated and we knew what the thoughts and the feelings would be and how they would be delivered by the other actor." "We were not on the phone to each other," Panjabi revealed about the scenes they appear to share together this season. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, Plummer recorded his scenes remotely from his home shortly before he died in February at age 91. Season 2 also sees Kendra reconnect by phone with her estranged mentor, Howard, played by Christopher Plummer. You can see that Kendra is not fully healed from the loss of her partner." "But then, I think it is in Episode 5, she has a heart-to-heart with Max, and he talks about having lost his wife. "It seems like she's in a much better place," Panjabi said. It is therapeutic for her."īy Season 2, Kendra has moved on somewhat from her loss, but the grief still bubbles up occasionally. "She is great at looking after people, but not so great at dealing with her own issues or demons, and I think that her work - bringing closure to families or finding that truth - helps her on a very personal level. "She's always found answers or the truth for the victims' families, and yet she hadn't really come to terms with her own personal tragedy," Panjabi said about Kendra's willingness to return to her job, perhaps earlier that she was emotionally capable to do. When viewers first meet Kendra, she has been called back to figure out why a plane crashed, killing nearly 250 people, after she had taken time off to mourn her husband's unexpected death. She spoke with real-life experts to fully understand how they interview witnesses, analyze data, comfort survivors and fend off media intrusion, all while working under unbearable pressure and time restraints. "It's a very male-driven profession, and I think she has had to work so hard to get to where she is," the actress said. The fact that Kendra became, within the context of the show, the first British female accident investigator also appealed to Panjabi. "You really have to know the episode inside out, and with a particular series like this, there are so many twists and turns and there is so much jargon," she added. There aren't really any downsides to the job, although filming all those episodes in succession can be a "fun challenge," Panjabi admitted. "When you do network TV, you have no idea where your character can go, and that can be quite daunting." "The ups are you know the beginning, the middle and the end," she said. Panjabi said she likes that each season of the show includes only six episodes and follows a fresh case, meaning that new characters arise with whom Kendra can interact and new places appear for her to explore. "Every actor has ideas, but oftentimes the lines are quite rigid and you can't contribute, so it is really nice when you are a producer to have that opportunity." I had the opportunity to put in my input and share ideas and suggestions," she said. "It just meant I was a party to everything. Serving as a producer on the show helps Panjabi see the big picture of what the cast and creative team are trying to achieve. "I'm always worried about meeting expectations, but I think that is what keeps you grounded and humble, and you work even harder in the second season." "We have an amazing team and incredible energy on set, so I was confident that we could come up with something exciting, but never overconfident," Panjabi said.
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