AVC: Another thing from the previous AVC interview—you compared Alison letting her friend choke to death to a similar situation in Breaking Bad, which led our interviewer to suggest that Alison to become a global drug syndicate. Coincidence?

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GM: [Laughs.] No, that idea really came from John [Fawcett]. Alison’s world is definitely John’s world, though we were more thinking Weeds than Breaking Bad. Hyper-suburban Weeds.

AVC: It was a pleasant surprise to see Patrick J. Adams back as Helena’s dive-bar boyfriend.

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GM: Yeah, we wanted to give Helena a reward. [Laughs.] She’s been through a lot.

AVC: It was definitely good to see Helena get something after everything she went through in the Castor camp. Hopefully the rest of her pregnancy isn’t quite as rocky.

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GM: Yeah, I know! Take some maternity leave, why don’t you?