While we were busily getting dressed up, playing lots of characters and arguing about the content of the show, Felix just played one character per episode.
After a wave of excited applause died down, he continued, "We're basically hoping to do nine or 10 episodes, with almost one character per episode".
It is as dense as it always had been but we don't have the A, B, C and D storylines that we had running through every single episode, because you are focused on one character per episode.
Since the all-Richard hour Ab Aerterno, this seems to be the pattern we're following as we count down to The End, turning our attention to one character per episode (although that doesn't leave much time to get round to everyone).
The show's tendency toward repetition and predictability makes me want to scream several times per season (or per episode), but some characters -- particularly Lady Mary Michelle Dockeryy) -- are trying to change and evolve.
Ms. Sheridan, who was making $175,000 per episode when her character was killed, claimed that she had been fired because she reported an on-set incident in 2008, when Mr. Cherry struck her in the head, to her lawyer, and details of the incident were leaked to The National Enquirer.
With a budget of around $15,000 to $20,000 per episode and so many characters to dress (Henson alone can require eight changes), McGhee has to be especially creative when it comes to sourcing.
In "Rockville" each character has only a scene or two per episode to get something across, which means that it tends to be the same thing each time: A is goofy, B is eager, C is world weary, etc.
Actors are usually paid on a per-episode basis.
