For a few minutes during the Season 2 finale of NBC’s workplace comedy “American Auto,” it seemed as if Anna Gasteyer’s character, Katherine Hastings, evolved from the narcissistic CEO of a car manufacturer to a cheerleading squad player. Was trying to comfort his employees. In view of the possible firing. But, in true comedic form, that moment was fleeting and by the end of the episode, it was clear that Katherine was ready to dance to “the dark side of success,” as Gasteyer put it.
The set-up for the finale, which aired Tuesday night, was simple: The board of Payne Motors was about to take down Katherine — saying she didn’t like her — and her entire team, but she sided with them. made a deal – everyone would do their part if she could get the stock up to a certain point; If not, she will resign. And the fortunes of Payne Motor and all of its senior employees hinged on the success of a vehicle, the Pica, which Gasteyer described as a “s—t car … a $10,000 car that looks like a $10,000 car and Feels and has virtually no shock absorbers.
Yes, she can be a bit, shall we say, self-absorbed and arrogant, and, if fact, she is not the nicest person to be above you on the corporate food chain. But when he learns that the shares of Payne Motors going up Because of the rumors she’s going out as CEO, she actually says out loud, “I get it, I’m terrible.” But does she really think he’s “awesome”? It would take self-awareness that we’re pretty sure he doesn’t have.
“I don’t think she really thinks she’s terrible,” Gasteyer admits. “Look, a good CEO is at least a demi-narcissist, you know? I think blind faith and concern about the well-being of others to care so much about a company’s bottom line and its own reputation in Must be lacking. So, day-to-day, I don’t think Katherine thinks she’s terrible at all, but I do think she acknowledges that one little line, for sure.
By the end of the Season 2 finale, what seemed to be the end of his career at Payne Motors has opened up to a whole new lease of life when Pica receives a huge jump in sales and becomes a huge success. Yes, corners were cut to make it economical, but it wasn’t a bad business strategy. “It may be everyone’s first car, and you really remember your first car forever,” Gasteyer said. “It’s a brilliant idea. I think that’s really what’s so human about Katherine — she’s not totally stupid.
And with the realization that she’s made a lot of money for the company, she jumps with joy, shouting to the rooftops at the corporate headquarters, “I’m a good CEO. Yes, I am a good CEO. Yes, I am a good CEO!”
“And you know what that means, don’t you? We have scrambled. We have power and money now,” he asked and replied with great confidence. “And you know what you can do when you have power and money? Anything. You. Want to. All I know is that I’m done. We’re playing defense. This is Our turn to make something Speed,
They sound like fighting words! What do you think this means for season 3? While Gasteyer doesn’t know exactly what “American Auto” creator and executive producer Justin Spitzer has up his sleeve or how he plans to metabolize that idea for next season, he can’t wait to find out. What could it be?
“What I will say is that I do believe that arrogance is the dark side of success, right? And I think it would be a lot of fun to play with pride and play with exaggeration. I mean, without naming names, of course.” automotive company leaders who have gone on to run social media platforms and think it’s the same thing,” she says, alluding to Elon Musk and Twitter’s acquisition of his name. “So I think That the sky’s the limit in how it will empower her and I think they’ll be able to have fun as a result.”
