MIRANDA KWOK: Shes doing her best.
Thats the whole dynamic with Thony.
Fiona cant just hop on a plane and come home.
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Then, of course, things get worse for Fiona in the Philippines.
How will the case worker for CPS complicate things for Thony?
RENSHAW: It complicates it hugely because she has to do crime to bring Fiona home.
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Youll see the dynamic between Kate and Elodie is really incredible.
Jorge is somebody who Thonys trying to figure out if she can turn him into an ally.
Theyre relationship will evolve as well, but hes tough to crack.
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There becomes this dance between them because they both dont have someone like them in their lives.
They are intrigued by each other.
Where does Nadia fit in this situation?
Shes now forced to work with Thony.
Thony is always doing the right thing, but sometimes shell have to lie to Nadia.
Will the mystery of what happened to Arman be something that lingers across the season?
What can you tease about how his story will be wrapped up?
We had to pivot a few times this season.
Unfortunately, when we lost him, we had to adjust.
The search for Arman will continue for a little bit.
As the actors are performing the scenes, theyre all about, ‘will he come back?
Will they find him?’
and that was actually our truth.
Ive never been in this situation and I dont think any of us have.
So it was juggling all of that in a way that would honor the man and the character.
We meet a lot of Armans family in this episode.
KWOK: A way to honor Arman is exploring his past and the challenges he faced.
Were further exploring that dynamic with Ramona and Jorge.
Kate and Santiago are really incredible actors who have fantastic dynamics with everyone on the show.
The show itself is evolving through the introduction of their characters.
[The Cleaning Lady] is on a new journey with these new relationships.
Things are more dangerous for Thony and she doesnt have Arman to lean on anymore.
This season feels bigger in scope.
How will this season be different from the first two?
Being able to dig into Fionas backstory really opens up the world.
She gets to go home again and she never thought shed be able to go home again.
This cracks that all open in a way that allows for the relationship with Chris to continue to evolve.
Were witnessing a whole other world there and its exciting for Thony to have to navigate it.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
The Cleaning Ladyairs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Fox.
