Elsbeth’s Carrie Preston Talks Hilarious Love Interest Twist and Elsbeth’s Future With Angus – TVLine
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We use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.Warning: The following contains spoilers for Thursday’s Elsbeth. Proceed at your own risk!This week’s Valentine’s Day-themed episode of Elsbeth brought a potential love connection for the titular lawyer, with a fiery surprise twist.Elsbeth was charmed by Angus (guest star Ioan Gruffudd), a musician in Scotland who was witness to a crime via a video installation connecting his tiny town with Manhattan. As Angus offered up his help to Elsbeth over phone conversations while staring at each other through the art piece, the chemistry between the long-distance pair was obvious. So strong was the pull that Angus even got on a plane and came to New York City to serenade Elsbeth and end the hour with a kiss.
Below, star Carrie Preston talks about Elsbeth and Angus’ relationship future, and his hilarious reveal that he actually makes his living not as a musician, but as a… fireman!TVLINE | We’ve seen some other men express interest in Elsbeth, like the fire marshal, Jake, but she kind of closed herself off and rejected him. What is it about Angus that draws her in?I think it’s the fascination with the way they meet, which is through this portal, which is an art installation. The fact that she can see this guy who’s in Scotland, and she’s in New York, and still have a spark with him is something that she’s never experienced before. And Elsbeth always likes to dig into things that are new and interesting and curious to her. Also, his accent is very enticing. Elsbeth likes shiny things, she likes things that are curious to her, unusual. That is not an accent she hears all the time. So I think she is charmed by that, and he has a disarming quality to her. And so, I think she responds to that, as well.TVLINE | They’re not actually physically in-person with each other in most of their scenes. So what was it like filming those? Were you both there, or were you speaking to a blank wall?It was very unusual in the way that it was shot, because we had to shoot all of his side of things, the Scotland side of things, on a location that we dressed to make look like Scotland. It’s a street called Stone Street in New York, and we shot down there, and there was, basically, a big, empty frame, but he was there in-person, and I was off-camera whenever we did his side of the stuff. And so, I would be off-camera and feeding him the lines. But the way we had to shoot it, the cameras were basically standing right where I was, so he couldn’t really see me. What we did was we rehearsed together so that we could get a real rapport without the cameras there, and to make sure that we really got a feeling of what the other person was going to do. And then when we did our scene work, we had to, in some ways, just remember that, because we were basically talking to a camera, and the same happened with my side of it, which we did, like, a week later. … We got, in some ways, to really dig into the scenes in a way that you wouldn’t in the normal way of shooting. So it was interesting and fun and challenging. There were green screens we had to act in front of at times, depending on what the shot was.
TVLINE | It’s amazing that you have as much chemistry as you do through all that technical stuff, plus the fact that this is just someone who’s come in as a guest star.Yeah, that is a credit to the writing, which was so good on the page. Zoe Marshall, who’s the writer of that episode, really knocked it out of the park. And Ioan is a brilliant actor, and he was very game, very kind, very willing to just dive right in. He came fully prepared and ready to play, which was great. He’s Welsh, but he’s having to do a Scottish accent, which he hadn’t really done before. So he had done all the work on that. And then we have Robert King, who is the creator of our show, who directed. So I think all of those things combined helped ease us into those scenes and really helped us to connect. When you have a good actor that you’re playing with, who’s prepared and facile and ready to try different things, that, to me, is chemistry, more than there’s some kind of attraction that’s unnamed between two actors. We put a lot of energy and we put a lot of pressure on the word chemistry, as actors, and there’s way more that goes into it than just two people connecting, because we’re actors. We’re not actually having a romance, but we’re pretending that we are. And so, we had some high-level pretending going on.TVLINE | Did Ioan actually sing on set? Did he serenade you, or was that added later in post?He did sing on set. I think they also had him do it again later, just because we had so many sound issues in our locations. We had to do some looping and stuff to help with the sound, just because there were jackhammers, and New York City all around us, and he’s supposed to be in Scotland. But the singing, actually, was in the New York side of it. He did sing in-person, and it was really great to have that live. I’m not sure what they used in the final mix.
TVLINE | I imagine when you hear him singing in his Scottish accent when you’re filming, it’s a little bit swoony.Yeah. Ioan was worried, “I don’t know if my accent is perfect,” and I said, “In America, people love any accent from the British Isles, so you’re going to be fine. Nobody’s going to be critiquing you too harshly over here,” even though, to all ears, it sounded pretty flawless the way he was doing it.TVLINE | They end this episode with a kiss, but Elsbeth says it herself, they live 3,000 miles apart. So what is their future? Will we see Angus again this season?Let’s just say that Elsbeth hasn’t forgotten about him, and she’s got a lot on her plate, and she really enjoys being single in New York — not that she’s looking to date anyone. [It’s] more that she’s looking to reinvent herself, and she’s enjoying having this time to herself with her dog, and her son coming to visit more than he has in many recent years. That said, he definitely charmed her, and she’s hanging onto that memory in an enticing way.TVLINE | Even though there was tons of physical comedy for you in this episode, which was delightful, no moment made me laugh more than when Angus revealed that he’s a fireman.[Laughs] I know.TVLINE | What was your reaction when you first saw that in the script?It was the most perfect way to end the episode, because here we are, thinking that this guy is so different from any of these other guys that keep coming onto her, and it turns out, that’s really how he makes his living, on top of being a musician. [Laughs] So, yeah, I just thought it was perfect, and in a way, it was surprise, but no surprise for Elsbeth.
TVLINE | Is she going to give firemen a second chance now? Because it seemed like she was really writing them all off.I think she’s just used to guys like that coming after her for maybe superficial reasons, and then this was definitely not superficial. This was a real connection with somebody who flew all the way across the world to meet her in-person. So I don’t think she’s going to suddenly take firemen seriously now any more than she did before.Elsbeth fans, what did you think of the Valentine’s Day episode and the chemistry with Angus? Hit the comments!Comments are monitored, so don‚Äôt forkin’ curse and don‚Äôt bore us with how much your coworker‚Äôs sister-in-law makes per hour. Talk smart about TV! Comment * Name * Email * Your email address will not be published. We will notify you when someone replies.
ΔLived in! Scottish accent was spot on!! And his singing warmed my heart!Absolutely love Elsbeth and this episode with Angus (so handsome) was great! Hope we see him again!It was perfect !!
It was so heartwarming to see Elbeth’s reaction to Angus’s appearance.Loved it! Want moreMe too I’d like these two to be a coupleMy absolute all-time favorite episode!!Loved this episode! Keep Angus!Loved it.I loved it. I thought it was a great premise. The flasher was a very funny touch. Funny how Elsbeth would turn away , but it didn‚Äôt really surprise her. I i hope we see more of Angus or they at least keep in touch by phone.Absolutely loved this episode! Please bring Angus back!! He and Elsbeth are so cute together.I loved this episode! And I loved that he flew to NY on Valentine‚Äôs Day! ‚ù§Ô∏è‚ù§Ô∏è‚Äçüî•I LOVE Elsbeth. I have since she was first on The Good Wife.
She’s always been a delightfully quirky shot in the arm. A welcome wake up. Other people’s reactions to her was always comical.
Seeing her caught up in a euphoric bliss with this handsome man who has the same warm attraction to her is wonderful ‚ù§Ô∏è üíñ üíï Happy Valentine’s Day everyoneExcellent script! Wonderful guest actor (loan) This episode made me a fan of this show which I had only seen once before. Kudos to the actors and the writers especially this episode.Those two actors have such amazing chemistry. Kudos to whomever selected Ioan. Great storyline, very clever. And again, just love the clothes Elsbeth wears. I’d never wear but they work so well on her. MORE MOR MORE Angus…A fireman. OMG Too funny! Writers did a great job with this ep.I love Elspeth & this is my favorite episode. She needs a little romance in her life. Happy Valentine‚Äôs Day! Please bring Angus back.I loved this episode.
Please bring the Scottish fireman back.Best episode of the season! I loved Angus and I hope they keep him around.I still miss Forever so it was great seeing Ioan on my tv again. She’s right I swoon for an accent! Hopefully we’ll see him again.
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Side note: normally I’m not wild about Elsbeth’s outfits but costuming was on point in this episode!Agree
Forever was excellent
So disappointed when it was cancelledI loved it !!! I love Elsbeth !! Looking forward to more episodes..I liked this last one with the portal..Could keep attraction through the portal.Whatever you chose will always be entertaining cause she’s so good with this character…Her outfits are amazing!!!!I love her outfits too! Elsbeth is my girl. Smart, caring and she is a loyal friend. I adore the idea of her and Angus and I hope that he’ll reappear (not necessarily in person) in future episodes. He’s a hunka, hunka burning love!!!I Loved it! (Carrie is SO right about the accent!) I hope we see more of Angus. :-)Loved this! Any idea where we can listen to the song?? I’ve tried searching for both the lyrics as well as the “title” in the show (of love i’ll never know) but am coming up empty handed. Was it written just for the show?Someone PLEASE respond!!! I looked forever hot the song and the lyrics tooI loved their chemistry it was almost instant. At the end I was talking to my tv saying kiss her!!It was wonderful, so romantic, funny and entertaining. He‚Äôs a hunkSo much physical humor and sweet sentimentality. I enjoyed this episode greatly. Charming and uplifting.This episode was so magical due to the increasing romance throughout the hour and then the surprise ending. I was crying watching them kiss in NY on Valentine‚Äôs Day! I love this show! And my dog (a Cavalier) watches it with me.I loved their chemistry and really wish it could last. She deserves someone great and something great in her life.Loved it..so romantic! Made me feel happy for Elsbeth!! She deserves to be loved!! I clapped at the end. Hope we see more of Angus!!!Ellsberg is so fun and eclectic, this plot twist with Angus on Valentine‚Äôs Week was so refreshing and made you shiver, smile and think, swoon worthy for sure.By providing your information, you agree to our Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy.
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