Kate, I have a question. If Rebeck didn’t want to write Julia as flawed and felt that she had to be the hero, and Rebeck was the one responsible for the writing, then how did the affair with Michael happen? Something doesn’t track there

Back when the promotional interviews were starting for the first season, it felt like Rebeck was very hard-headed and probably fighting tooth and nail with the network. She dripped contempt in a lot of her interviews. Safran exhibits opposite reactions. I don’t get the feeling he is fighting or hating anyone and acts like he really loves what he’s doing. I would take an article with anonymous sources with some grains of salt, but it was well-written and very eye-opening. I didn’t think the show itself was a train wreck, but it certainly seems like behind the scenes was. Rebeck is probably not any different from a lot of showrunners who feel they are in charge and no one tell them any different. But if you are pissing everyone off, including the network, you probably aren’t going to last long.  I do look forward to the new season