How ‘Dave’ Star Chloe Bennet’s Real-Life Friendship With Lil Dicky Led to an ‘Inherent Chemistry’ Onscreen

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Todd Gilchrist editor Long before she guest starred as the love interest of rapper Lil Dicky aka Dave Burd’s on FX’s comedy series “Dave,” Chloe Bennet was a television mainstay — first on seven episodes of “Nashville,” then another 136 of “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..” Those experiences taught her a lot that she applied to Robyn, a photographer who ventures tentatively into a romantic relationship with Burd, a musician and performer who frequently blurs the lines between his professional ambitions and personal instincts.

In “Dream Girl,” the penultimate episode of Season 3, those dueling impulses come to head after Robyn announces plans to move to Los Angeles, forcing them to confront the prospect of a more substantial commitment as Dave’s options — in his career, and his life — seem to be more open than ever before.

Ahead of “Looking For Love” the “Dave” Season 3 finale, Bennet spoke to Variety about the relationship she developed on screen as Robyn with Burd, whom she had known for several years as a friend before joining the show.

In addition to examining the attraction — the chemistry — between Robyn and Dave, Bennet touched on the larger cultural changes that the show explores via the romance the two characters share, and reflected on the growth she’s witnessed in Burd since he took on the incredibly taxing challenge of turning the events of his life and work into the foundation of his self-named comedy series. Particularly in Episode 9, “Dream Girl,” it’s interesting how much vulnerability you exude, but also such clarity, in terms of sizing up Dave.