T’Nia Miller is having a moment or as she would put it, a journey.
And so I had to watch the show, and I fell in love straight away.
In fact, I binge-watched it to the point where I had to force myself to take a break.
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Everything else from there was such a gift because I didn’t know what was coming for that character.
I didn’t know what the outcome was.
It was a brilliant surprise.
The story was beautiful, and she was such a beautiful, beautiful character.
So you didn’t know your character was dead going into the show.
When did you find out?No, Mike was sneaky!
He kept that from me.
So I had to sort of wait for [episodes] 4, 5, and 6.
Then Mike was emailing me and asking me, “Have you read episode 5?
It’s some really special stuff for you.”
That’s the way he put it, right?
This is “very special stuff for you.”
So I thought, okay, maybe there’s a couple of things.
And what was your reaction?I rejoiced, because I get to play a ghost!
It’s like being a 5-year-old and pretending to be an astronaut or that you could fly.
It’s a fantasy in some respects, so that was really cool.
And then I was also kind of heartbroken.
Then it was like, “Oh, s, how do I play this?
What do I do navigating that?”
It’s so different from anything I’ve done before.
How do you keep that true and not give the game away?
Even when I was reading it, this crack keeps coming up in the script.
I just thought it was an old house and it was falling apart.
And he’s gone and left her for a younger model.
I think so often we’re ruled by fear in relationships.
Why was Hannah in such denial about her death, do you think?
Whereas Hannah is completely content as long as she can be in her world.
Also, she made a promise to Charlotte, the children’s mother, that she would be there.
She had a great excuse.
These babies need me, Owen needs me, Dani needs me.
I am the glue that keeps everyone together.
This season deals heavily with the power of memory and the themes of love versus possession.
Did any of that resonate for you personally?Yeah, I think so.
I mean like she says, possession and love people get mixed up all the time.
There’s a great song about how the children, they are the daughters and sons of life.
They comethroughyou, but they don’tbelongto you.
And that’s a bloody hard job to do because our egos and insecurities get in the way.
I think that’s a long-term life journey and lesson that I am personally having an inquiry with.
That’s my inquiry.
How do I stay true to love without ego?
How do you do that?
I really do believe that.
She’d be cleaning and tasting things, and she’d be maybe suggesting menu ideas.
They would have the best sex because they’ve had this pent-up frustration for all these years.
I think they would really be going at it.
I think they would have a really beautiful time.
She would probably feel guilty that she can never have children because she was too old.
I think that would weigh on her mind.
So, perhaps they’d adopt a dog, but it would be wonderful.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
