However, she cancels the operation at her superior’s orders.
The installment also focuses on the relationship between Mary and Watson, with the exes having a much-needed conversation.
ScreenRant: We recently learned that Mary lost her baby when Watson was away.
Did the writers tell you about that beforehand?
Rochelle Aytes: Yes.
So Craig Sweeny, the writer-showrunner, sat me down before we started filming.
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He told me that I lost the baby.
He told me that Watson had gone away with Sherlock Holmes for six months and left me.
She and Watson have an important conversation where Mary says she’s not angry anymore.
Watson is a drama mystery series based on the character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A year after the death of his partner, Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson returns to his old life as a physician.
How do you feel about her healing progress?
Rochelle Aytes: I’m proud of Mary.
It was great to see.
She held that secret in for a long time.
There’s resentment there, and it’s important to speak about those things and release it.
She needed to tell him to release this resentment.
And now they’re able to connect on a different level.
Some of her walls have come down, and you see a softer side.
You see them and their banterthat was different.
Very different before she told him.
Are you hoping they reconcile romantically, or do you want them to keep building this new dynamic?
Rochelle Aytes: Yes and yes.
For the sake of the show, the will they/won’t they has to go on for a while.
So I would love to see them continue to explore this dynamic.
With Mary being his boss, what are the challenges of drawing that professional line?
Rochelle Aytes: That’s a good question.
First of all, the pilot episode, you’re still trying to figure it out, right?
So the writer, the director, they’re giving you notes.
We redid one of the scenes, actually, after a focus group saw it.
We redid the scene because there’s a lot of doctor stuff.
We’re talking about a patient, so it’s just technical.
But you have to infuse that with the personal relationship.
Who is this person to you?
So yes, I’m your boss, but yes, we’re married.
Yes, I know who you are.
I know how you annoy me sometimes.
What was going through Mary’s head when she realized who Ingrid was?
Clearly, Mary has been holding this in for a long time.
I think that this is one of those cases that she just never got over.
And so when she hears that Ingrid is Didi, it’s like mind-blowing.
It’s like, “Whoa, now this all makes sense.”
How do you think that past situation impacted Mary as a doctor?
And that definitely has lived with her throughout her career.
And I think that if it happened now, she would’ve made different decisions.
Does Mary have any regrets?
Rochelle Aytes: Even when I was preparing this in my mind, I asked those questions.
Did she regret it?
So I don’t know if she regrets it.
She could have lost her job and not be where she is right now.
It was an unfortunate circumstance.
Rochelle Aytes: That’s a good way to put it.
It was an unfortunate circumstance.
Mary tells Ingrid she needs to leave.
What impact is this going to have on Mary, Ingrid, and the show?
So she’s basically fired.
She gives her two months because there is a bit of grace that she’s giving her.
Now, throughout the next few episodes, more pressing issues arise, which kind of overshadow that.
And so Mary has some decisions to make in the following episodes to come because of that.
What questions do you still have about Mary that you’re hoping the show will answer?
Rochelle Aytes: I’m wondering…was she always fluid?
Because what was interesting was that it wasn’t really talked about.
She mentioned in the first episode, “You don’t know who she is.”
Watson didn’t look too surprised.
So I wonder if he’s known that she went both ways before, and what was that like?
Also, I’m curious to know more about her past in terms of family structure.
Does she have any siblings?
Who’s her mom?
Just personal things like that I have questions about.
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