SPOILER ALERT: This piece contains spoilers forShrinkingSeason 2 Episode 6.
I think its really interesting that it was Brian and such a bold move by the writers.
And I was thrilled when I read it in the script.
Michael Urie as Brian in ‘Shrinking’ Season 2Apple TV+
When I saw it in the script, I was so excited.
How has that factored in up until this midpoint?
Is there more of that for Brian as the show goes on?
Lukita Maxwell and Brian Urie in ‘Shrinking’ Season 2 Episode 6
It was Are we even compatible as friends?
And its an interesting dynamic that I was excited to explore as a queer person with hetero friends.
Id never quite seen it before.
I was so impressed and proud of the writers that they went there and put that in there.
She was friends with Charlie.
DEADLINE:Were you nervous to portray that?
URIE:When I read it, it was a shock.
I didnt know it was coming.
Its one of those things that Ive been so excited for people to learn about.
People are like, Whos Brett Goldstein playing?
Im like, Im not telling you but its real good.
And hes really terrific in the show.
Its nothing like Roy Kent, or [his] comedy specials.
DEADLINE:Did you talk with Brett, Jason and Bill about it?
Episode 4 ends where you go, Are you okay?
And then we dont see them again until Episode 6, and we kind of see how that unfolded.
Theres a lot of characters, and only 30 minutes an episode to feed them all.
And they do it every time, and they usually do it in at least two ways.
Usually everyone has a problem and helps solve a problem.
He takes a deep breath, and he shows empathy.
Yes, youre scared of what being a father might be like, but youve got what it takes.
You just got to take a deep breath and face it.
And then when he needs the tools, he finds that he has them.
DEADLINE:How much of the monologue was scripted?
Did you add anything on the day?
How was filming that scene?
URIE:Every word was scripted.
Ive never had a monologue this long in a TV show or movie before.
You very rarely see somebody speak that long on television.
Whats the relationship between Alice and her guncle?
Anyway, the monologue itself, I was so honored.
I wanted to know it backwards and forward.
So I was really prepared.
You just want to be respectful of the people you work with.
We do improv on this show, but theres stuff I wouldnt dare make a run at improve upon.
DEADLINE: Did Brett have a reaction to your imitation of his accent when you say Sorry?
I think he said something like, I dont talk like that.
And it was like You do.
Thats whats really cool about him playing this part onShrinking.
Anybody who knows him fromTed Lassothinks that hes like that, but hes not like that at all.
I mean, I guess Roy Kent is shy too, but hes so tough.
DEADLINE:What has the layer of Brian and Charlie wanting a baby added this season for you?
For Brian, that was just never part of his dream.
Not only not part of his dream, but like not part of the reality.
So, he didnt entertain it.
This is new for him, and I think hes also obtuse.
For Charlie, its been festering.
I can relate to that.
I really like this take on the show.
And now that his lifes going so well, theyre coming back up to haunt him.
DEADLINE:At the end of Episode 6, Alice Louis and Brian are sitting together.
What was, filming those scenes like?
How did the idea that Jimmys going to find out about this play into the sequence?
So he starts with Alice, and she blackmails [Brian].
I remember every second of it.
Whats heartbreaking becomes so apparent.
They lead us there and give us the tools.
It was a very exciting scene, one of my favorites.
