The CW’s “In the Dark” Flips the Switch in Season 2

For Mattfeld pictured at top getting the opportunity to develop and evolve the Murphy character along with furthering relationships with her ensemble cast is something she relished and for which she is gratefulamp160 amp8220Iamp8217m still learning Murphyamp8221 she told me during an exclusive interviewamp160 amp8220Someone asked me after season one that if the show didnamp8217t continue was I ready to say goodbye to heramp160 The thought was heartbreaking as thereamp8217s so much to her Iamp8217m still discoveringamp160 I definitely think in season one we had to explain and show the worst version of Murphy to understand why she is the way she isamp160 I wouldnamp8217t say Murphy has completely changed in season two but I feel Iamp8217ve been given some really nice places to go with heramp8220Even though she got closure in season one moving forward in season two thereamp8217s so much more to root for with Murphyamp8221 she continuedamp160 amp8220Itamp8217s hard for me as an actor to find a balance between how rough around the edges she is sarcastic and at times plain rude with the good in her concerning her relationships and those parts of her that are tender and sweetamp160 I think now knowing her a lot better you do want her to come out on topamp8221One notable change in season two is that there is more of an ensemble feel to the seriesamp160 With all the central characters forced into a darker criminal world Murphyamp8217s circle of friends has expanded as has her vulnerability and thatamp8217s something Mattfeld was also eager to exploreamp160 amp8220She pushed her dog Pretzel away because he represented helpamp8221 she recalled of the first seasonamp160 amp8220Murphy resists everyone and everything around her and we see in season two how sheamp8217s slowly letting people in and letting them help make her a better personamp8220I always said season one felt like a prologueamp8221 she continuedamp160 amp8220Season two is where the real story beginsamp160 We learned the world around this woman and now this is really the first chapter for this ensemble castamp160 I pray every day we get to do more and moreamp160 I found this season so incredibly pacedamp160 It flies by from episode to episodeamp160 Itamp8217s nailbiting and I lost days watching itamp8221Mattfeld said that much of the behindthescenes crew on the series who had become family returned for the new season with her and her castmates personally reaching out to ask they returnamp160 However one crucial piece of the puzzle couldnamp8217t be replacedamp160 amp8220Unfortunately Levi the dog who played Pretzel got sickamp8221 she sharedamp160 amp8220That was devastating for meamp160 She has some health issues we werenamp8217t expecting and sheamp8217s still so youngamp160 But her brother Tripp was able to step inamp160 They come from the same household so Levi was able to come to work with Tripp observe and offer some acting tipsamp8220I have a close bond with both dogs and stay very involved with Leviamp8221 she addedamp160 amp8220I love that dog like she was my own but her brother is so talented and of course I have a bond with him tooamp160 Itamp8217s impressive that one dog carries the show because people think we have a team of them and we donamp8217tamp160 Levi loves working so even if she canamp8217t do the job I know her trainer wants her to be around her castmates because thatamp8217s where sheamp8217s happiestamp160 I would have her take and nap with me in my trailer at lunchtimeamp8221As the show continues to gain momentum and will be in production for a third season once the Coronavirus shutdown is over Mattfeld is thrilled people of all ages and demographics are finding itamp160 amp8220To be stopped at airports and reached by people from the visually impaired community makes me feel so goodamp8221 she saidamp160 amp8220A lot of members of that community have mentioned sharing similar experiences to Murphyamp8217samp160 Or they love the fact that we talked about things like retinitis pigmentosa and itamp8217s now in peopleamp8217s vocabularyamp160 Thatamp8217s an ode to Ryan and Jeff two of our main writers who both have RP but have coped with it differentlyamp160 Ryan is the voice behind Murphy and Jeff is actually the inspiration for Josh Theodore Bhat one of the new characters in season two who is visually impaired in real lifeamp8220Theo actually found out about In the Dark when The CW advertised they were looking for actors from the visually impaired communityamp8221 she shared in closingamp160 amp8220He was washing dishes had studied theater and always continued to practice his craftamp160 This was his first opportunity and Iamp8217m so glad The CW gave it to him because heamp8217s brilliantamp8221In the Dark is telecast Thursdays at 9 pm on The CWClick the social buttons above or below to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of 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