British actress Carey Mulligan, as one of the protagonists of ‘Beef’ season 2, recently spoke about the characters of the show, along with the themes covered in the new season. Mulligan shares the screen with Oscar Isaac, Charles Melton and Cailee Spaeny.
Carey Mulligan Talks ‘Beef’ Season 2 Themes
Carey Mulligan, speaking to the BBC about his “Beef” season 2, said that the age difference between the two main couples creates a “mutual contempt”, adding that the gap is important to the story. He said: “They can’t stand us, and we can’t stand them. Everything they do is annoying, especially after the inciting incident of the whole show. We have a common enemy in them, and that’s how we are together.“He also explained that the middle couple’s close relationship is partly held together by their resentment towards the Gen Z couple, who seem to have everything going for them.He added: “Their relationship is really hanging by a thread, and it’s really their mutual disdain for this Gen Z couple, and all the things about them that are annoying that bind us together.”Oscar Isaac also spoke about the show, saying, “That really rubs us the wrong way. It’s also a cynicism that we have about our view of love: all these plans and things that seem so sure, when they haven’t experienced the real debt of being in a relationship.” Mulligan also revealed that she and Isaac often teased their younger co-stars about being the show’s “Gen Z” couple. He said: “We were always trying to find ways to annoy them. We used to call them ‘kids’, which seems unfair I think Charles is 33 years old.’
