What does she know about the role?  “They told me that Natalie is eccentric, spiritual and a little bit out-there. She takes [Daniel] on a wild night around Manhattan to break him out of his shell. And he ends up depending on her enough that he makes her his assistant. They also told me that, throughout whatever’s going to happen, her intentions are always pure. She has no [ill will], though at times it may seem so.”

So, I was wrong.  She won’t be “the bad guy”, but she may lead Daniel down the wrong path, I think.

Also, about that new haircut:  “The look, as we go on, is going to change. She’s going to have a bit of a transformation, not a big makeover, when she starts working at Mode, because I think she realizes what kind of place it is and what it stands for and maybe her look won’t necessarily fit in that well. So she does some adjustments to her look”, she says.

Of course, Sigler hasn’t proven me wrong enough yet, so how about this one, about a Natalie/Daniel relationship?  What does Sigler say?  

“No. They told me that from the beginning. This is not going to be a typical love interest role. Being a fan of the show, I don’t think it would be right so close to Molly’s death for him to meet a woman in a bereavement group and start dating her. All they told me was the plotline for the first episode and where it could go, which I think is more fun when you’re playing a character on episodic television. You can’t anticipate too much.”

(So, Maybe there’s something the writers aren’t telling Sigler :) )

Jamie Lynn also says that Bennett (from the Community of the Phoenix) will actually start hanging out at Mode.  She also confirms that Natalie has a five-episode arc (tonight is the third).

This is a great interview, and there’s more.  Go check it out, and come back and tell us what you think!

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You’ll recognize Stevens right away, because he always plays “that creepy guy”.  I remember a recurring role on CSI NY where Stevens was spectacular.  Then, of course, there’s the role he played on Lost (George Minkoski)

On Betty, he will play Mr. Z., a dry and sarcastic landlord.  When they cast the role, they were looking for a "New York actor who could go head-to-head with America Ferrera."

Personally, I love Stevens, and I think I’ll love what he brings to the show.

One thing we know his character will bring to the show is the fact that Betty will move back out of the house again.  We know this because Stevens cannot be the Suarezes landlord, because they bought their house last season.

I wonder, though, is this the apartment Amanda is living in (which supposedly Betty still leases), or will they get Betty another one? (I think she should get her own place in Queens). 

The whole “Betty moves back home” story line, I think was a mistake – especially since Ignacio was better and fooling around with his nurse a few episodes later.  I also believe that the production crew and writers did not all agree that this should happen.

Regardless, if Betty is going to get a new landlord, I can’t think of a better actor to play him than Fisher Stevens!

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Fisher Stevens To Play Betty’s New Landlord!