‘New Amsterdam’: Ryan Eggold on How Max’s Breakup Leaves Big ‘Opportunity to Grow’
thewrap.comWhen last we saw the men and women of “New Amsterdam,” Ryan Eggold’s character Max Goodwin had been left at the altar, on the rooftop of the hospital, where they were all in attendance.“It was a heartbreaker of a season finale, and playing the scenes with Freema [Agyeman, who plays Helen], in that romance were, you know, some of my absolute favorite scenes, and Freema is so talented,” Eggold said (Agyeman is not returning full time for the final season). “And those scenes were just a joy to play and discover.
And I think for David and Peter to write, and to find that whole arc, I just think we had such a great time with it.“This season is going to be different in that regard,” Eggold continued. “And I’m going to miss playing those scenes very much.
But I think that when there’s a dramatic change in someone’s life, it leaves this big opening of opportunity to grow, to change, to learn, and so I think that’s kind of where Max is starting out this year.”But Agyeman, who is currently working on a new show for Hulu at present, might not be entirely absent from the final season. “I’ll tease [to] you we haven’t seen the last of Helen Sharpe,” series creator and executive producer David Schulner added.Dr.
Bloom, like Max, similarly was involved in the end of a relationship (with Leila) in the Season 4 finale, though it was of her own choosing and for well-established reasons.
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