ButHigh Maintenancewas built to adapt.
In season 2, the character who gets expanded the most is the Guy himself.
So what can viewers expect from these new episodes?
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The pair spoke with EW in December, while working on post-production for the season.
Theres a different energy out there.
Theres a different quality to the conversations were having with our friends and family.
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I think we collectively are going through some painful realities together.
And I hope, in a way,thatis the antidote Im looking for.
Its interesting you mention this season being moody, because to me it just felt… bigger.
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The Guys life the whole mythology around the Guy gets explored much more this season.
[Blichfeld laughs.]
Not everyone, but there was a lot of, like, No, this show isnotabout the Guy.
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BLICHFELD:Yeah, its tricky because we went from nothing to a lot, right?
I think that was a delicate balance we were always going to be navigating and negotiating.
BLICHFELD:It would have to!
Like [laughs] I mean, I dont know.
Ive never seenTwo and a Half Men, so…
Lets talk more about how meta this season becomes.
What was the biggest challenge to having the Guys story reflect your own?
It was extremely difficult.
SINCLAIR:I had a love life too, its true.
We didnt have to do any of that.
BLICHFELD:Yeah, it was all in our face.
The boat theres nothing wrong with the boat.
We just needed separate living quarters on the boat.
I think, like, its really, itsnotbad at all.
Like, wearefiguring it out.
In the end, then, what do you hope people take away from this season?
You may have figured it out, but itdoesfeel… changed.SINCLAIR:Yeah.
He doesnt hold a grudge against feeling like things arent working out the way he wants them to.
He chooses love in the end, I think.
It was just, it was crazy.
For a moment there, I was like, Oh, nothings broken.
What we created together is there always.
I just want people to feel like things are going to beokay.
But then mymanhoodhelped me.
Those things areveryexpressed in the last one.
High Maintenancereturns Friday, Jan. 19, at 11 p.m.
