It is a drama but there are situations that are put in there that are sometimes amusing. More like a drama with, I'd say, more human comedy. Does this feel more like a sitcom or more like a drama when you're filming it? He's a wonderful actor and he has a personal sense of comedy, but no, he doesn't do stand-up comedy between scenes for the crew.Ī lot of the USA shows seem to be a hybrid between a sitcom and drama, there's a pretty solid mix of humor and drama within the hour-long format. It's a feat that he did accomplish beautifully, but this year it's a little looser, when you all of the sudden realize we might have a hit on our hands, you relax a little more. He finishes one and goes right on to the next. Last year, the pressure was extraordinary on him, so there wasn't a lot of time to play around when you're in every single scene. He's a wonderful actor and he's carrying the whole show. What's he like to work with and was he cracking everyone up on the set between takes? Jeffrey Donovan is just a pure natural for Michael Westen. After the pilot was over, the network said, 'I think we'll lose the wig.' So that's really all I did, I went and got this girly wig. I want to play her age, but I want to play the fact that she's trying to hide it, so I went and got this Barbie doll wig and they let me do it in the pilot. She's a hypochondriac, she's obviously not very secure, she's looking for attention and she's a certain age. I spoke to Matt Nix on the phone to get some instinct in what he wanted in the character and the one thing I did was I bought a wig (Laughs). He gave me a description of the character - she was a chain smoker, hypochondriac, highly manipulative so, in two scenes, I tried to get in as much as I could. It was supposed to be one day's work, which was spread out to two.
So what sorts of things did you do to get into character when this went to series? The person who carries it is Jeffrey Donovan and he does a great job and we're given wonderful material. I just thought it was very clever and very smart. If I had that ability, I'd be running a network (Laughs). You never know if something is going to be a hit. I swore I wouldn't play mothers, but they were very very interesting human beings.
It appealed to me because I thought the mother was very funny. I thought it was fun and very very clever and Matt Nix, who wrote it, was his first time out and he hit paydirt. It was a format that had never been done on TV, that I could remember, with the CIA special ops having been burned. Sharon Gless: The pilot script, when I read it, they said it was just one day's work and I was alone when I read it and I burst out laughing so that was my first clue. She has not been seen since.What first got you into this role and what intrigued you about the character, Madeline Westen? She kissed him on the cheek and bid him farewell. Shortly after Doug was delivered safely, Lucy met Michael outside of Carlito's and handed over his new identity package. Sam and Fiona finally escort the father safely to the local authorities while Michael caught Evelyn trying to assassinate the man. Michael jumped in and saved her life in the nick of time.
After Michael escaped his assassination attempt, Evelyn proceeded to target his friends and family, including Lucy by running her down on the street.
Evelyn's real target was the boy's father. During the course of the investigation however, it was revealed that Evelyn is actually a hired assassin and the people who hired Evelyn killed the boy's mother. In exchange, Michael agreed to help Evelyn find her son. She also provided Michael with a new identity package so he can travel safely outside of Miami. Lucy was reluctant at first, but after some groveling, she handed Michael his first investigation job and a first step towards his newfound career in Miami. In order to efficiently investigate further into his burn notice, Michael needed to find an alternate source of income. Lucy warned Michael that when he was burned, his name turned up in every possible government list. When Michael returned to Miami, one of the first places he visited was Lucy Chen's security company. Otherwise, she kept her distance from him. Prior to Michael's return, Lucy worked with Sam Axe whenever it was necessary. Lucy trained under and worked with Michael Westen prior to his burn notice issuance. She is portrayed by China Chow in " Episode 101: Pilot" and " Episode 110: False Flag". She issues jobs to her investigators and sometimes will take on cases personally. Lucy Chen is a security consultant based in Miami. Of course they're not called "spies," they're called "security consultants." They're basically mercenaries with nice suits." - Michael Westen "Corporations need spies the same way governments do.
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