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Near the end of our interview, comedian Patti Harrison lets a spoiler slip about the upcoming second season of Shrill. Harrison plays the office assistant Ruthie on the Hulu comedy based on Lindy West’s memoir about her time writing for The Stranger, the Mercury’s sister paper in Seattle. And she says there’s a pivotal scene in the second season, between her character and Annie, the West-esque protagonist played by Aidy Bryant.
“There is a scene that I’m not allowed to talk about, where Ruthie blows Annie’s head off with an anti-tank rifle,” Harrison says. “So please, please, please do not include that, because it’s kind of the climax of the show. It’s based on something that actually happened to Lindy West.”
