It’s a total mind f—!
Erinn Hayesgets the last laugh.
The AMC show stars Murphy as a fed-up housewife, intentionally deconstructing the trope of the sitcom wife.
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The title is a blatant reference to theCBSsitcom which Hayes was killed off.
So much so thatHayes had even publicly made a pleato be able to join the cast.
SpeakingwithVulturein 2020, Hayes revealed that she’d read scripts and was hoping to be considered for a role.
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“It’s so good, and I’d kill to be in it,” she said.
It has nothing to do with Kevin James.
It’s just exploring the trope [of the wife supporting the husband]."
Though she did worry that any potential role for her might distract from the overall series.
Looks like they decided the gag was too good to pass up!
