When you play a character for a long time, you can’t help but feel a sense of ownership, especially over their journeys on screen.
As for whether or not she would ever play Peggy Olsen, the star’s breakout Mad Men character, again? Moss made it pretty clear that while she wouldn’t close the door completely on reprising the role, she’s content with Peggy’s story arc.
I think she became creative director of the agency, and worked the rest of her life, as she wanted to.
“Even when we ended those three seasons, we talked about the fact that one day – maybe in the same way that Prime Suspect came back.
While series reboots are often fun, creators and actors risk coming back at a time when the world is in a different place, with different attitudes.
“We tried this season to take our show to a new place, to fulfill some of the promises that we were making over the past couple of years, and we really tried to imbue a sense of hope and a sense of triumph,” said Moss, reflecting on how the series hits differently with Biden now in office.