“Now,thatsays a lot about our relationship,” she says.
“I think we’ve come to terms with each other as time has moved on.”
In fact, she thinks her favorite episode is one that’s yet to air.

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Thepenultimate hour spoiler alert!
is “probably my favorite,” Martindale teases.
“It’s so controlled and emotional in a very deeply unsensational way.”

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“We had so much fun playing that.
It’s just so ridiculous.
(you’ve got the option to glimpse an image of Martindale’s lookhere.)

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Besides, she adds, “I loved Frank Langella.
He delighted me with his stories, and he’s the most fascinatingly beautiful man.”
“I’m mentoring Paige,” she says.

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“She needs to know more about where we come from, what we’re made of.”
And how they let loose.
And we all went, Yeah!

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without blinking an eye.”
I, Claudia
As for Martindale’s favorite scenes for herself?
“I loved that she posed as a regular person in a diner,” the actress says.

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“I thought that was theclearest[example] of who she was.
“[Showrunners] Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields are the purest writers I’ve worked with.
The Americansends Wednesday, May 30, at 10 p.m. on FX.

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