Why did Sam's agent lie about the sitcom?
I thought this would be a recurring thing, like Sam finally gets a pilot on the season finale, but it's never explained. Was I not paying close enough attention to a particular episode?
shareIt was quite a convoluted episode, a lot of things unspoken, I didn't get it the first time either.
Sam was never going to get the part, her name was pushed forward as the lead to force the network to find them a more popular actress. Her agent knew this because she knows the business and knows that Sam isn't sitcom lead material anymore. So, she let the game play out without getting Sam's hopes up, and when it went the way she expected, there was no need to bring Sam down with the truth.
This episode is now playing on the Canadian channel.
Thanks for the explanation
I guess that makes more sense. I thought it was something more sinister. Like the agent also represented the other actress and figured the other actress would bring in a bigger paycheck for the gig.
shareShe is clearly a friend more than an agent, so she kept it secret as she knew what was gonna happen.
shareAside from a look at the politics of casting a sitcom, I think the bigger takeaway was Sam's reaction to the whole process. For her, it was just another day at the office. She did not inquire about the sitcom or whether it might be bought by a network or anything. She was just willing to show up and shoot the pilot. meanwhile, what was more important to her was being able to spend time with Frankie. The fact that she lost a potentially lucrative gig seemed to be nothing to her and the fact that she could go away for the weekend with Frankie seemed to mean everything.
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