Every week, Another Period creators and stars Natasha Leggero and Riki Lindhome, who play spoiled socialite sisters Lillian and Beatrice Bellacourt, take viewers behind the scenes and share insight into how they crafted each episode. Below, their thoughts on the premiere of the comedy’s second season.
The episode begins with Lillian and Beatrice banished from the Bellacourt Manor, quickly becoming old news after finding minor fame as “The Pig Sisters.” Dismayed at their “misfortune,” they seek Harriet Tubman’s help to become properly famous, as Tubman has become the most talked-about woman for her work on the Underground Railroad.
RIKI LINDHOME: We were talking about how hard it is to become famous in 1902 or 1903, and the most famous women were Harriet Tubman and Helen Keller, so you had to be really accomplished to make something happen. But of course, Lillian and Beatrice think they should be famous as well, and when they see Harriet Tubman, they go to her for advice on how to make it.