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Even in the wackadoo playground that is TNTsClaws, Polly Polly-Pol Marks is a standout.
In Til Death, the penultimate episode ofClawsseason two, we finally find out why.
Polly has well,had a twin named Lillian, who died when the girls were 12 years old.
How long have you known about Pollys backstory?Towards the beginning of the season.
This episode has some truly crushing moments.
Its like that voice that we have in our head thats constantly chattering at us.
You find all these different ways to venture to silence the voice, but it doesnt go away.
Lillian is there to be seen.
Lillian needs to be seen.
What do you think was the biggest factor?The trigger is definitely Marnie leaving.
Polly has a very unhealthy attachment to this girl.
Its not really fully reciprocated or appropriate.
We set that up in the first episode of the season when Riva gets shot.
Lillian literally knocks on Pollys door after she reads the good-bye note from Marnie.Yes, shes just right there.
And it would make sense that something like that would happen.
Trauma happens that way.
It happens quick when something is broken, and thats what happened to Polly.
Polly tells her friends about Lillians death, but she tells only Desna the full story.
You had to learn two sides of choreography and perform that whole routine.
What was that like?The dance was not in the original draft of the episode.
It wasnt in [the script] at first, and I was disappointed.
Then we had to get music clearance, and that takes a while.
We didnt get the music clearance until the day before we were shooting it.
I was like, Oh my God, no its got to be Cyndi Lauper.
Because I had pitched the song, too.
It was pretty intense.
It all just worked out.
Is that dance a sign that Polly is ready to move forward?I think thats her hope.
It was a moment of [Polly and Lillian] coming together.
I dont think Pollys going to be okay now.
Or is it just going to make her own it?
I dont know, but its going to be a very fun question to answer in season three.
This episode was very intense for Polly, but onClaws, theres always room for a bit of levity.
Dr. Ken serenading Polly was an odd and perfect gesture that befits this odd and perfect couple.
Thats a rare thing.
There is a great amount of joy and laughing.
The comradery and the chemistry that you see between all of us is very real.
Were all under each others spell.
Luckily, on our show, its anything goes.
The Good Fightis also headed for its third season.
This interview has been edited and condensed.
