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Well, the publicwasntaware until now.
He broke all the rules.
Chuck wins the election, but has he cost himself his marriage?
Paul and I were both a little shocked.
Whats it like to go toe to toe with him?
I read that press conference [scene] and I was like, How is this gonna work?
But its Paul Giamatti.
He really made it fuckin work.
Although, shes an extraordinarily private person.
Theres so many violations.
He broke the rules of the marriage; he broke the rules of their role-playing.
Shes no longer this blank slate.
What makes this time different?The betrayal is much, much deeper.
Its just a massive betrayal.
Youre the second person whos mentioned that to me, and I dont think Ive seen that speculation.
However, I do believe that shes not ultimately as interested in pure power as they are.
But I do believe she has other things that pull her back to a moral questioning.
Our costume designer Eric Daman, hes pretty much a genius.
Because the clothing is very stylish and very contained, its really an expression of her character.
Its really like her armor, at the same time that its totally an expression of who she is.
Vulturerecently did a pieceabout the different vests that the traders at Axe Cap wear.The fleece vests.
Wendy wouldnt be caught dead in a fleece vest.
What do you think is behind that change?
And then she realizes shes quite good at it and enjoys it, or can enjoy it.
When they come up, they really mean something to the story and to the characters.
And we walk out being like, Well, that was interesting.
That exposed something about their relationship that was really interesting.
Is Wendy genuinely a fan of the movies and TV shows that Axe and Wags like?
With Wendy and Chuck on the rocks, is there a chance that Wendy gets closer to Axe?
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
