Evil's scandalous couple get into a heated confrontation in this exclusive clip
Michael Emerson and Christine Lahti go toe-to-toe in this scene
Evil is a thrilling supernatural drama created by The Good Wife’s Robert and Michelle King. Season one aired on CBS before moving to Paramount+ for season two, which premiered on June 20. The show follows Catholic priest-in-training David Acosta (Mike Colter), tech expert Ben Shakir (Aasif Mandvi), and forensic psychologist Kristen Bouchard (Katja Herbers) who team up to assess whether various church parishioners are experiencing hauntings, miracles, or other paranormal activity. While the show often uses science to explain away these phenomena, evil still lurks in the shadows through Leland Townsend (Michael Emerson), a man who apparently sold his soul to the devil and is engaged to Kristen’s mom, Sheryl (Christine Lahti), to get under her skin. But clearly, their infamous relationship is doomed to fail.
As seen in this exclusive The A.V. Club clip from episode two, “A Is For Angel,” Leland sheds his cloyingly fake personality and reveals his nefarious nature to Sheryl, calling her a “walking ball of neediness.” He demands to know if she revealed a hiding place in his apartment to her daughter after realizing Kristen, Ben, and David found it while searching his house. Leland calls her a bitch to his own peril because Sheryl correctly slaps him—more than once—and doesn’t fall for his threats. “Do you know how many demons I dated before you,” she says, not realizing the irony of the situation, of course.