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Their conversation is candid and sensitive and clumsy.
And I was like, Here we go!
Michelle and Caroline are my dear friends.
Michelle sent me the script before so that I could read it and understand it.
It was an episode that we talked a lot about.
[Co-showrunner] Gloria Calderon Kellett was so lovely.
I had a lot of questions.
Gloria was basically my therapist the whole week.And then we shot it.
We had a really intimate lovely set.
Sherry Pierce was wonderful.
What were your biggest concerns about the story line or filming it?Um, everything?
And if were not, then were less valuable.
So I thought it was really important for them to have that conversation.
Youve been able to do so much with Elena.
Her coming out story from season one was also a big moment.
How are you feeling about the character now?I adore Elena Alvarez.
Shes my pride and joy.
Three seasons in, its so beautiful to see how much shes grown.
One of the other big hurdles Elena faced this season is anxiety.
Elena has a lot going on this season, studying for her SATs and for her drivers license test.
Thats when her anxiety starts acting up.
Most of my friends have anxiety and/or depression or something along those lines.
How do you feel about how the father-daughter story developed in the finale?
In fact, the reality is that a lot of people wont be fixed at all.
You and your TV brother Marcel have a lot of fun on set.
I see you dancing and joking around a lot.
Are you close?Theres nothing to do, so we might as well dance.
Well be dancing and fooling around one minute, and two seconds later well be at each others throats.
Its amazing.But it, honestly, helps the show a lot.
He takes my phone and it drives me nuts.
And now all of a sudden, hes sprung up.
Hes tall and his voice got deep.
Its torture on all of us.
