00:02I may never again have power over another human being.
00:08I find this very sad.
00:10Don't you?
00:15Julia Mae Jonas wrote the novel Vladimir and adapted it into a series.
00:19It's about a female professor.
00:22Her way of seeing the world in the book is so specific.
00:25But in a show, how would she present herself?
00:31Fascinating.
00:32Often what she wants you to think is a little distant from the total truth.
00:38She's been teaching at the college for 30 years now.
00:41Her and her husband have been the king and queen of the English literary department.
00:46But our world is beginning to fall apart.
00:48My husband, played by John Slattery, has been suspended from teaching.
00:53Enter Vladimir Vladinsky, played by Leo Woodall.
00:57She kind of descends into an obsession with this younger professor.
01:01There's some flirting and he toes the line a little bit with how close they get.
01:06He's just being nice.
01:08So much about what the novel was, was about the voice of this particular character.
01:14She has a lot of insecurity, but she also has a lot of humor.
01:17She has a lot of confidence, but she also kind of hates herself.
01:21Why can't I just come out with it?
01:25It explores generational divide with how we view desire and what women feel like they're allowed to desire.
01:32If he looks back, he loves me.
01:37It's quirky.
01:38Don't talk dirty to me.
01:40Mischievous.
01:42Witty.
01:44Missy!
01:45This is a $48 cake!
01:50The cast and the crew, they bring a unique visual style and a sense of wit.
01:56That really has made the story come to life.
01:58I think it's fun to see Rachel's character's fantasies grow and get more extreme.
02:03I just need to get him alone and then I'll know, is the door, as they say, open?
02:08There's such a great idea behind it because it's coming from the female gaze.
02:14We've been guests in the brilliant and unusual mind of Julia Mae Jonas.
02:19I try to stay away from secret and dirty things these days.
02:23Mm-hmm.
02:23Mm-hmm.
02:24How's that working for you?
02:28Ow!
02:34I try to stay away from you.
02:36I try to stay away from you.
02:36I try to stay away from you.
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