The Irrational‘s Alec and Rose were in a good place during the season 2 finale — but what does that last-second reveal mean for the future of the show?
During the Tuesday, March 25, finale, Rose (Karen David) revealed to Alec (Jesse L. Martin) that she was setting down roots by opening a consulting office. The fictional couple didn’t have long to enjoy the relationship milestone after Alec received text messages from someone who was stalking him.
“I can’t predict anything in scripted television because you never know what’s gonna actually happen,” Martin, 56, exclusively told Us Weekly about the twist and how it could potentially impact Alec moving forward. “What I did hope was that it did continue with Karen’s character.”
Martin was thrilled to see how season 3 would pick up with Alec and Rose solving the case, adding, “I absolutely adore working with Karen. She’s a fantastic actor and a fantastic person. So luckily that’s what it feels like [would happen next].”
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David, 45, told Us she was on exactly the same page as Martin.
“We have so much fun together. Every day on set with Jesse is just pure joy. I just feel so blessed that this is the way we get to pay our bills by telling these interesting stories and solving very unique cases from a very different perspective,” she gushed. “It warms my heart that a lot of people watching the show can see that.”
The actress is grateful for the chance to share the screen with Martin, saying, “We just connect. We work so well together and coming into the show as Rose, you just can only hope and pray that, ‘Oh, I hope he likes me. I hope everyone likes me.’ It’s nerve-wracking.”
Based on the 2008 non-fiction book Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions, The Irrational takes inspiration from the life of Dan Ariely. Martin plays Alec a.k.a a world-renowned expert in behavioral science whose interest in the field started after a traumatic bombing.
Rose, meanwhile, is a crisis management professional and former spy. Her work allowed her to cross paths with Alec, which paved the way for their long-lasting romance. Despite not knowing where the story goes next, Martin and David are thrilled to see their characters tackle it together.
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“You just don’t know what’s going to happen,” David added. “If there’s any magic, it happens in the spontaneity of that moment when you are on set and they call action. It truly was a supernova just working with someone like Jesse. His enthusiasm, his kindness and his talent … It is just so wonderful to play opposite him.”
David noted that not all fictional TV couples are about to “navigate really dangerous situations,” telling Us, “Most couples don’t normally go through [that], which makes it so humbling and interesting to watch them as they do.”
She concluded: “But [it is also] quite interesting to see how they navigate through very simple things. Because simple things for them are quite challenging given what they do for work. But when it comes to the simple things of navigating through a relationship, that becomes so much more heightened.”
All episodes of The Irrational are available to stream on Peacock.
With reporting by Nicole Massabrook
