- Mischa Richter
- Dolly Wells and Emily Mortimer
The closer we are to people, the weirder and more complicated those relationships tend to be. I figure good friendships are made when the reward increases in tandem with the weirdness. Seriously, if you’re close to someone and everything is smooth sailing, maybe you’re not as close as you think you are. For Dolly and Emily—that’s Dolly Wells and Emily Mortimer, the real-life best friends playing fictionalized versions of themselves on HBO’s new Doll & Em—that weirdness is a subtle and ongoing competition. If we’re keeping score as outsiders, it’s safe to say Em is enjoying a landslide victory.
Dolly has to learn how to drive a car on the right side of the road, and she also has to learn how to navigate her friendship’s new dynamic. Even if it isn’t substantial, fame and the nature of the business have changed Emily. She might have a big lead role, but at the whopping age of 40, Emily is also getting old by Hollywood standards. And there’s some indication (OK, a lot of indication in episode two) that she’s insecure.
