Nathan Fielder Reveals Lack of Emotional Connection in Emma Stone Love Scenes

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During the episode, Fielder discusses how his experience on “The Curse” with Stone was different from the actress on The Rehearsal who claimed to feel real love during her performances. Fielder admits that he didn’t feel genuine emotion while acting as a husband deeply in love with his TV wife. He explains that he was simply mimicking expressions of love that he had seen in movies and TV shows, rather than feeling real love himself.

Despite not feeling anything for his co-star, Fielder worked hard to ensure that their on-screen relationship felt believable to viewers. He wanted the audience to understand the complex dynamics of their characters and why they were together, even if it wasn’t immediately obvious.

In a surprising twist, Fielder invites the actors’ real-life partners to watch them perform love scenes on The Rehearsal set. To his surprise, the partners are relatively unfazed by the intimacy on screen, showcasing the magic of acting and how it can disarm people and allow for unique behaviors in a controlled environment.

Fielder goes on to manipulate a scene to encourage Colin, an actor playing an airline pilot, to kiss Emma’s character during a staged date. He uses the concept of acting as a loophole to justify Colin’s behavior and implies that this principle could be applied to solve the show’s overarching problem of miscommunication between airplane copilots.

“The Rehearsal” airs on Sundays at 10:30 p.m. on HBO and Max, offering viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the complexities of acting and relationships on screen.