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Warning: SPOILERS lie ahead for The Residence season 1’s ending!The Residence stars are weighing in on the reveal of the killer. Produced by Shonda Rhimes, well known for her production company Shondaland, the new series follows Cordelia Cupp (Uzo Aduba) as she tries to solve the grisly mystery of White House Chief Usher A.B. Wynter (Giancarlo Esposito) following a fateful dinner.
In an article from Netflix, actors Aduba and Molly Griggs (who plays Lilly Schumacher) talked about the show’s buildup to the anticipated reveal, in which Lilly is revealed to be the killer. Aduba Read what they had to say below:
Griggs: “Getting to crawl into Lilly’s demented head was really fun. It was really satisfying to make her as kooky as possible. Then it’s actually quite scary when you see how calculated she can be and how dismissive of people’s humanity she can be. It’s actually not a big leap emotionally to go from playing this silly person who thinks everybody is a little peon in her life to somebody who’s capable of cold-blooded murder.”
Aduba: I had no idea who did it before reading the finale script. I had my guesses. But I was surprised by who it turned out to be … Right, that totally makes sense. All the pieces come together. It was really satisfying to feel like the steps were all right there.
Griggs: I just got so excited. I think my jaw was on the floor. I couldn’t believe it. It was just such a thrilling moment. I can’t believe that now — two years later — everyone’s about to know.
Aduba: It’s that kind of moment where you mentally flip through the whole thing, and you’re like, ‘Right, that totally makes sense.’ All the pieces come together. It was really satisfying to feel like the steps were all right there.”
Griggs: “We played into how ridiculous she is — how foppish she can be and totally unaware of herself. It throws the scent off her because she’s so silly and entitled and bratty. You don’t think she would be capable of something so calculated and elaborate, or that she would have that kind of follow-through.” And yet, the finale confirms that’s exactly the kind of person Lilly is.
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Source: Netflix