Elsbeth‘s twice-as-long second season made room for more themed episodes. This week, The Good Fight spinoff delivers its first-ever Valentine’s Day episode, and Elsbeth Tascioni (Carrie Preston) is going to have a meet-cute that is perfectly suited to her eccentric existence.
Ioan Gruffudd guest stars as Angus, a Scottish musician who becomes an unintentional witness to a New York City murder from all the way in a Scottish seaside town thanks to a portal popup called “The Iris.” The giant screens with a live video feed become the setting for both the murder of the week and Elsbeth and Angus’ first meeting. (See Elsbeth’s first encounter with The Iris in the clip below.)
Will Patton played Elsbeth’s ex-husband, Mike Tascioni, in The Good Wife, but we haven’t heard about her love life in Elsbeth so far. So, why is the midway point of Season 2 the right time to bring a little love into her life? Preston tells Swooon that the writers wanted to make it clear that her life in New York was fulfilling without a relationship before introducing any kind of love story.
