I was curious about the practical realities of [the job]: What is annoying to a spy?

What are the stories they tell each other?

I had coffee with her yesterday; it was ridiculously exciting, says Nix with a laugh.

Tricia Helfer, Jeffrey Donovan, …

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She plays Carla, the public face of the folks that burned Michael.

Its a fun tension he has to play nice, but not too nice.

Matt told me the character of Madeline was a chain-smoking hypochondriac; I said, I can do that!

Its about him having to go back after a job and fix his pain-in-the-ass mothers garbage disposal.

With good writing, you dont have to embellish your character traits.

I dont have to play the vamp.

Its got all the hype in the world!

So we can coexist as friendly foes, ratings-wise.

I dont have to use any of this knowledge Ive accrued to have him killed.

Ken Tucker

This preview is excerpted from the Entertainment Weekly Summer TV Preview issue.

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