Pour one out for the gladiators!

That was my audition scene, Lowes says.

I feel like if I really had to, I could probably still recite it now.

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I had been told to talk slower my whole life, so I was finally meeting my match!

Its the first time that I was like, Oh, wow.

This is who Huck is, this is what hes capable of.

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It was so exhilarating to play that scene.

George Newbern had to get into tan-colored briefs and we wrapped him in plastic it was just so exciting.

I had such a blast doing it.

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Fans were shocked to learn David Rosen was the one who stole it.

It looked like David was a bad guy.

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He was still a good guy wearing a white hat.

It was cool to do a quick change like that from episode to episode.

So when that final scene happened, I was floored.

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Up until then, we didnt really know anything about where Olivia came from.

This episode is my favorite because it starts with this enormous two-and-a-half-page monologue, Morton says.

Ive always sort of kidded that that was my real audition for the show.

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It was the episode that Ava DuVernay directed, Goldwyn says.

When the show returns, the couple trade traumas for tan lines on a remote island.

Its a selfish favorite for a number of reasons, Foley says.

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That alone would be enough for me.

Quinn suspects Charlie of putting a hit on her, Newbern says.

They have a huge fight and make out and beat the hell out of each other.

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Thats my favorite scene that Ive done with Katie.

She kept slapping me; she mustve done it 25 times.

Im a wuss and it really hurt.

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It was all done in the Oval Office, right on the seal.

You see a look on her face as she walks away shes won.

I love that, because it shows her at the peak of her good power in the White House.

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I love that thats how it turned out.

That day was epic, Young says.

We had winds so wild that it blew part of the set away.

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It felt almost apocalyptic.

I felt proud for her and I was so overwhelmed by the day.

I really loved the moment where Marcus and Olivia are at the bar, Smith Jr. says.

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Olivia is basically like, Why are you here, Marcus?

And he simply responds, Were black, thats how we do.

I think the fans really connected with how we supported one another no matter what.

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Additional reporting by Patrick Gomez