Elsbeth ( Carrie Preston ) isn’t going anywhere! The first season of Elsbeth ended with Wagner ( Wendell Pierce ) not only wanting her to stay, but giving her a new office. And that came after the finale broke from its format in a couple areas, including Elsbeth’s hunches when it comes to solving crimes and not revealing who the murderer was from the jump. Below, Preston looks back on the first season, including the finale, and begins pondering what could be next.
Elsbeth is staying and Wagner wants her to stay. What did you enjoy most about playing the different sides of their dynamic this season? It takes a few turns leading up to that sweet hug. Carrie Preston: Yes, it was really wonderful working with Wendell.
He’s such an extraordinary actor and he brings such gravitas and grace and skill to his work. And so when we got those scenes where we went head-to-head, I couldn’t have wished for a better scene partner to flesh those things out. So as painful as it was for the characters, it was pretty thrilling for me as the actor because I really got to take Elsbeth to a deeper place than I think we’ve ever seen her in the 14 years that I’ve been playing her.
And then that sweet moment when he shows up at the fashion show...
Yeah, it was so moving. We were almost done shooting the episode when we shot the fashion show, and so we were all feeling personally emotional because we didn’t know if we were going to get another season. And so there was a very, very faint l.
