THE IRRATIONAL Creator Arika Lisanne Mittman on Alec and Marisa’s Unconventional Will They/Won’t They Relationship
October 16, 2023 by Marisa Roffman
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THE IRRATIONAL — “The Barnum Effect” Episode 103 — Pictured: (l-r) Brian King as Jace Richards, Maahra Hill as Marisa, Jesse L. Martin as Alec Mercer — (Photo by: Sergei Bachlakov/NBC)
As THE IRRATIONAL’s Alec (Jesse L. Martin) works to solve cases using his behavioral expertise, there’s a bonus to it all: Being in close quarters with his ex-wife, Marisa (Maahra Hill).
“We’ve seen a lot of will they/won’t they where they have a meet-cute in the pilot…the kind of CASTLE format,” THE IRRATIONAL creator Arika Lisanne Mittman tells Give Me My Remote in the video below. “I wanted to spin it a little bit on a couple who already did; been there, done that, and they’re divorced and they’re both trying to move on—but they can’t quite stay away from each other.”
