,Spoiler alert: This article discusses the entirety of “The Cleaning Lady” Season 2, Episode 2, “Lolo and Lola.”,
Emmy-nominated “Lost” actor Naveen Andrews was drawn to his character Robert Kamdar, a new fatal appearance in “The Cleaning Lady” Season 2 because of his cunning wit. Introduced as the crime show’s new baddie and Nadia (Eva de Dominici) ex, the calculated criminal is intent on sabotaging her already deteriorating relationship with husband Armaan (Aidan Canto) — and everything else.
“He seems to act without any sort of moral fiber and of course he has issues: He needs some sort of therapy,” Andrews told TheWrap in an interview. “But if there’s a redeeming factor, it’s his relationship with Nadia—for some reason he’s freed from his dark worldview. And despite this, he still finds himself involved in other people’s lives with a damaging influence.” seems and enjoys it, the idea of taking manipulation to another level. And the fact that he is so fickle he can go from zero to 60 in seconds – and then seems to do so by reaching some point Looks like it’s excited – [it’s] Very strange.”
Series co-showrunner and executive producer Melissa Carter told reporters at Fox’s virtual panel during the Television Critics Association press tour in early September that she and producer Miranda Kwok would love Andrews as their acclaimed role as Sunny Balwani in “The Dropout.” Were intended to cast after the turn. ,
“His work speaks for itself, but that role, in particular, featured a corrupt character who is driven and unpredictable and so the character of Robert Kamdar is so dangerous and dangerous that he is morally bankrupt,” said Carter. he said. “And yet he has such a deep love for Nadia, his ex who turned away, so that the soup could just be a delicious concoction.”
For his part, Andrews said that he watched the first season at the behest of his girlfriend once the proposal came and came at the center of the show’s emotional stint as well as its “incredibly important” immigrant stories.
“When I was watching the show the most important thing was that the actors brought an emotional punch to it like heart and soul and guts,” he explained. “And the fact that it was about immigrants because I myself am the child of immigrants who came to England in 1965.”
After the Season 2 premiere, which saw the sudden death of Marco (Evan Shaw) at the hands of his nephew Chris (Sean Lew), Episode 2 follows Thorny (Elodie Yung) as he delves deeper into the criminal underbelly of Las Vegas. continues. With Armaan strapped for cash and out of time in prison after trying for her life, Nadia is forced to secure a wire-attached loan from Robert that can be used to secure her husband’s liberty to a corrupt judge. payment will be made. But with the FBI closely watching her every move, she enlists Thony to collect money from Robert before Marco’s funeral, which leads to a horrifying scene where Robert goes to investigate a hidden wire. Thoni in front of him demands patti.
The tense moment, which Andrews describes as “appropriately horrifying” and a plain example of the “physical violence” the character generates illegally, was actually the first time Yung and Andrews met each other. Were.
Yung said in a separate interview, “It was the first time we met on set. ‘Okay, I’ll take off all my clothes and hello, my name is Elodie and you’re Naveen,’ but I kind of distanced myself. Tried to maintain what sometimes you can be in the beginning of a relationship. Actor, just need to be too weak for me to have a layer of it and could have more to do with thony than what’s written on the page .
He added that the writers are “throwing wild cards” with the “layered” character: “You never know what way it’s going to go with this character. He’s threatening, as you can imagine, But there’s something vicious about him. There’s something really creepy about this character, because you can’t guess what he’s going through. And Naveen is not just the cutest person, but he also carries his darkness which He can really paint.”
Episode 2, called “Lolo and Lola”, ends with Armaan triumphantly exiting the prison complex – after killing Hayak (Naveed Neghaban) with a bruised face but a high chin. He hugs Nadia, but the rest go rogue as the couple is now indebted to Robert, who has a stake in the Syndicate’s illegal gun deal, as part of his loan agreement.
Andrews said of the character, “If you’re dealing with someone who is clearly an intellectual, and still capable of engaging in moral turpitude and criminality, it brings something else, which probably unfamiliar with this particular environment.” “There’s something studied and focused about it, which is troubling.”
“The Cleaning Lady” airs Mondays with new episodes at 9 p.m. ET/PT. is broadcast on on Fox.
