Sierra Teller Ornelas talks about the power duo played by Jana Schmieding and Michael Greyeyes.
“I could have said [to her], ‘I’m an astronaut.
I’m about to go to the moon.’
Dustin Milligan and Jana Schmieding in ‘Rutherford Falls’.Colleen Hayes/Peacock
And she’s like, ‘Great, are you leaving?'”
Reagan learns from Terry that she needs to get her hands dirty and think outside of herself.
“Terry has this line [to Reagan] where he says nobody likes a complicated story.
We are drawn to easy narratives.
Black hat versus white hat.
It’s constantly shifting because I do think there are phases.
This stuff is muddy and complicated.”
Reagan comes to Terry in a moment where she’s had to question several aspects of her life.
It’s not her drive that bugs him, but how distant she’s become from her roots.
I think it’s a value," Schmieding says.
Reagan has moments of self-doubt about her career aspirations, but that’s when Terry swoops in.
“She is so fearful in parts of her life,” Ornelas says.
So, in turn, he holds those same expectations for those around him, including Reagan.
