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Spoilers ahead for the second season ofThe Righteous Gemstones.
(Well, and because Judy told him to do it.)
Its not BJs finest hour.
Overall, though, the characters arc this season is a multifaceted showcase for Baltz.
I want to ask about the baptism outfit.
Was it always a pink lame romper with glittery loafers?
Were there other options?I dont know how many options there were.
Each time I came in, there was another different pink or shiny element added to it.
The first time that I walked out in that thing, all the extras just kind of stopped.
I cant say the romper was not a joke, but I feel like you wore it fairly well!
The swagger is very evident, and he has that little pirouette that he does for Judy.
Did you come up with that?I think there might have been a spin in the script.
How do you want to play it?
The twirl is in the middle of this huge emotional swing.
He has the baptism and then he has the tantrum.
They really mean what they say.
Theyre not vying for power.
I think BJs vying for respect from the family and not getting it.
You have from this side of the room to this side of the room to just go nuts.
Scream as much as you want.
He was like, I think thats plenty, and it ended up being plenty.
Its hard for us to be together and not have a go at make each other laugh.
Edi and I have a chemistry that goes far beyond these characters and extends to decades of improv experience.
She got me immediately, even from the HBO test for the show.
And then on the day, there were seven or eight of those cakes, just lined up.
It was really bizarre.
It looked like some David Lynch thing.
It just looked sick.
I hope that this is the inspiration for a future Cronenberg project, just a creepy cake.
How many times did you have to do that?
And I was like,Oh God, I gotta hit John Goodman in the face.
And its like 30 feet, so its not easy.
Its not a huge target.
He was so happy.
Youre like, Well, that must be a cool moment because Johns excited.
When BJ says Daddy, Jesse and Kelvin are grossed out.
Was there any pressure for you to nail that pronunciation right?Thats a great question.
I feel like Daddy is an ongoing joke off-camera, that people just say that in various ways.
Theres no wrong way to say it, its just however it comes out.
You know that how BJ says it, everyones gonna be grossed out by it.
I wasnt too worried.
So much of the comedy comes from that for BJ, so thats all I focused on.
We meet BJs family in the baptism episode.
So that was a funny wrinkle.
She is in what is probably my favoriteI Think You Should Leavesketch, with the nachos.
Ive read some various reviews that call BJ sexless or a doormat, which I think is a disservice.
Do you think BJ is a secret freak?Yeah.
In season one, hes like,Take me right here on the stairs.
So yeah, absolutely.
Clearly Judy is a freak, she leads with it in almost every episode.
Theres no way shes going to be with a guy who cant match that.
Lets talk about the Rollerblading scene inthe third episode.
Normal skating in there, thats me.
But the tricks, even the simple tricks, he would do them so easily and so impressively.
They might have done two takes, but the guy nailed it that quickly.
And he just popped up like, Im okay!
And Im like, How are you doing this, man?
I feel like a toddler next to you.
So I trained as hard as I could, but eventually, the stuntman just looked way better.
Do you have a favorite BJ outfit?
Theres the romper, the baby-blue Rollerblading outfit, the really nice camel overcoat.
BJ has some fits.Yeah, he does.
you’re able to tell Judy is dressing her man.
Obviously I have to say the romper because its such a special piece.
God, I hope that next Halloween, people are making these rompers themselves.
That would be absolutely wild.
That one made me laugh really hard.
This conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity.
