Allison Williams Opens Up About Christopher Abbott's 'Unfortunate' Departure From Girls
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I really feel for you -- I mean, you had an idea of how Season 3 of Girls was going to go for you, and this Abbott kid just pulled the rug out from under you.
Yeah. ...I mean, no! No, no, of course not. Christopher Abbott is a great actor and I really enjoyed working with him and I know he has a wonderful career ahead of him.
You said "yeah" first.
Did I? I don't think so!
You did. Why would that be your first response?
I mean-- Okay, look, I have already said enough. I don't want to get into trouble!
I think you've been very respectful and even-handed.
I said I was confident that the writers would be able to write their way out-- Sorry, "come up with great stuff for Marnie to be doing." And I stand by that.
What sort of stuff?
...
Allison?
Well, look, you know the kind of reputation our show has, right?
It pushes a lot of envelopes, that's for sure.
But the storyline with Marnie and Charlie, it's totally different. It's sweet and tender and almost like a romantic comedy.
Right.
You know, if a casting director sees Charlie saying wonderful things to Marnie and Marnie being cute and they kiss on a cobblestone street or something, then that casting director thinks, "Hm, maybe that Allison Williams could be the next Reese Witherspoon!"
Of course you could!
Right! I could! But if Marnie doesn't have a cute little romcom relationship with Charlie -- and not only that, but Charlie's cut things off so definitively that there's zero chance that they'll get back together, then...like what is Lena going to have me do now?
Oh, I see.
Here's what I know about romcom heroines: whatever they do in bed, it is vanilla.
Marnie did ask Charlie if they could have sex doggie-style because she didn't want to look at him.
Okay, sure, but "doggie-style" is a position that, like, your mother has heard of. I just have this feeling that the show's already gotten so much attention for how far it goes that Lena's just going to keep trying to top herself in Season 3, and now Marnie's going to get pulled down into the perverted quicksand.
Oh boy.
Where else can she even go? Seriously, where? My imagination fails me! I am from Connecticut!
I think there's still some stuff they haven't tried, like, uh...chicks with dicks?
Uh--
But there's been a scene where Charlie went down on Marnie, so that wouldn't be you...unless you start seeing a chick with a dick!
Oh God.
Adult baby?
Is that--
What it sounds like? Yeah.
That might not be so bad. At least I'd get a diaper.
No bra, though.
...
Scat play?
I don't even--
Well, don't Google it.
This hasn't really been very reassuring.
I guess not. Well...good luck!