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However, that enviable view of downtown Los Angeles outside Brookes window?
Its real sort of.
It was 24 hours [of footage].
The plot point that Brookes father is supposed to be a successful Black architect also complicated the search.
The location they settled on worked because it could seem both well designed and anonymous.
So thats where I was thinking, but there are so many great mid-century architects in Los Angeles.
I stole from all of them liberally.
Unlike Paul, her place is a reflection of who she wants to be.
Pauls place is incidental.
The dynamics of aspiration and power play into the furniture too.
You want her to look great in that chair, like a really good outfit, Smith says.
For the couch, Smith considered yellow or orange as well but settled on blue.
I liked the use of colors with this particular house and this particular character, Smith says.
This persons personality was such that it was so controlled, there was less clutter, Smith says.
In terms of Brookes books, Smith gave the writers a questionnaire about what Brookes taste might be.
Also crucial to understanding Brookes personality: her very fancy espresso machine, also suggested by the writers.
They were very intent on her having a coffee ritual.
The writers feltverystrongly about bringing that back, Smith says.
The idea is that it is an artifact of where they both were together.
That is why I wanted everything to be intentional, Hasbourne says.
Instead of her grabbing a regular Ann Taylor suit, she gets custom, colored suits.
Elsewhere, the urge to emphasize Brookes power came out in her wardrobes embrace of color.
Brooke dresses differently depending on which patient she is seeing.
Then when she is with women, she tends to be a little bit more feminine.
Some of it is designed by Nigerian designers as a nod to Adubas own heritage.
Other pieces are sourced from everywhere from Nordstrom to Neiman Marcus.
I thought about my own mother.
Whatever Brooke has not inherited, she is intentionally buying to leave as part of her legacy.
Shes used to the finer things in life; she doesnt know anything different, as Hasbourne puts it.
Brookes exterior is never not put together.
Even when we see her late at night in emotional distress, she still wears a beautiful custom kimono.
I wanted the audience to know that this is a woman who knows exactly who she is.
We thought about it all, down to the slippers on her feet.
