Andrea
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Debates.
Debates, you know.
That they're just, there was no language for it then.
Well, I think what makes this a very different type of fugitive story, I want to still make sure, I mean, this is such an entertaining story, but there is something about Tanya, who Margot becomes, that is, there's a simplicity about her.
And I don't mean that in the fact that she isn't
extremely bright and interesting and compelling.
But this is not your typical kind of cat and mouse.
There's this person leaving breadcrumbs.
There's, you know, the fugitive is leaving breadcrumbs or the fugitive is continuing to commit crimes.
And there's someone, you know, on their tail.
I think what's so fascinating about this story and that makes, you know, when I say simple, she's leading a simple life.
She's not a criminal mastermind.
No.
And we learn so much about the inner monologue of somebody in this unbelievable situation.
And I think that is really what makes this story, this particular story original, right?
Typically,
if you don't have access to the person at the center of the story, you're kind of imagining what this would have been like.
And so if you are somebody who wants to know what it is like to be up in the head space of carrying this secret with you for 30 years, kind of always having to be one step ahead,
And what's fascinating about her is, although it is always in the back of her mind, there's this paradox where at the same time, it's almost like she had to stop thinking about it.
It's like she almost knew that it would be weirder if she acted strange or did too much.