"Moments after Maia (Rachel Sennott, the show's creator) begs her boyfriend, Dylan (Josh Hutcherson), not to let an earthquake interrupt their birthday sex - "If we're gonna die, I just wanna come!" she cries - she starts lamenting how much older she looks now that she's turned 27. "You're skinnier now," Dylan replies dryly. Then, he waits a beat before dropping the punchline Hutcherson improvised mid-take: "Which I know you love!""
""When I was reading the scripts and talking with Rachel about it, [I said], 'I don't know why Dylan is with Maia. We have to figure out what that is [because] there's a version of Dylan that's very judgy of her," the actor tells me over a bacon-heavy breakfast at Nine Orchard, the Lower East Side hotel he's staying at for the week."
HBO's I Love LA pairs overtly wild, cocaine-fueled humor with understated, revealing character moments. A pilot scene shows Maia and Dylan during an earthquake, culminating in an improvised punchline that deepens Dylan's characterization. Hutcherson sought nuance, exploring why a seemingly judgmental, normie Spanish teacher would be with a high-strung influencer. He envisions Dylan as someone who finds Maia's eccentricity attractive and who will give the compliments she craves even if he feels awkward doing so. Hutcherson's prior roles have often mined the "perfect boyfriend" archetype, informing his approach to this layered, quietly observant character.
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