Zooey Deschanel is spilling one of the biggest secrets from . During episode 2 of the podcast, hosted by Deschanel and her co-stars, Lamorne Morris and Hannah Simone, the actress revealed what the show’s writers thought about her and Jake Johnson — who played her on-screen love interest, Nick Miller -- at the start of the series.
When asked by Morris (who played Winston Bishop), if it was true that the writers felt that she and Johnson had too much chemistry at the start of show and wanted to keep them apart, Deschanel confirmed, sharing, «I remember them saying that.
They were like, 'Listen, you guys have such great chemistry. This is a series. We have to play this out over time, and we don't want to put you guys in the same storylines together.'»A post shared by Zooey Deschanel (@zooeydeschanel)«I was like, 'Isn't that a good thing?' I think we all had good chemistry together from the get-go, in different ways,» she added. «They did say they wanted to play out that storyline, that our chemistry was really good.» Deschanel and Johnson played lead characters Jessica Day and Nick Miller, whose romance blossomed over the course of seven seasons, before ending in their marriage.
Deschanel, Morris and Simone’s podcast centers around the trio as they rewatch the series and spill secrets and details about the show.
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