Ella Stiller Details Christy’s Game-Changing Story in Cupertino Episode 6: A Roommate’s Fight for a Liver Transplant
Christy’s role at the firm
Christy Palladino began Cupertino as an assistant to attorney Michael Price at S-Talk. After the company fired Michael, Christy was also let go for staying in contact with him and returned to work at TGI Fridays.
When Michael and fellow former S-Talk attorney Olivia Siffre launched a law firm, Christy joined as office manager. She has since helped run the office, investigated cases and made initial contact with the firm’s AI client, Bo.
A crisis involving Harper
The episode “Harper” centers on Christy’s roommate, who is initially denied a liver transplant. The apparent cause is an AI algorithm moving Harper behind an older, wealthy man in the queue.
The episode later reveals that a doctor, not the algorithm, defied a judge’s order that the liver go to Harper. Christy, Michael and Olivia work from different locations to help, and Harper receives the liver just in time.
Stiller on emotional preparation
Stiller described “Harper” as her most emotional episode on the series so far. She said she drew on acting techniques and imagined what it would be like if one of her own close friends were in Harper’s position.
By Episode 6, Stiller said, she felt deeply invested in Christy. She also appreciated working with Aaron Serotsky, Vicky Clark and Katrina Lane, and said the hospital scenes were filmed over two days.
The series and its cast
Cupertino is a legal drama from Robert and Michelle King, whose other television projects include The Good Wife, The Good Fight, Evil and Elsbeth. The series has a 100% Tomatometer score on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 30 reviews.
The cast includes Mike Colter as Michael Price and Rachel Keller as Olivia Siffre. Other co-stars named in the story are Nik Domain, Busy Philipps and Renée Elise Goldsberry.
Key points
- Christy joins Michael Price and Olivia Siffre’s law firm after losing her job at S-Talk.
- “Harper” reveals a doctor defied a judge’s order involving Harper’s liver transplant.
- Ella Stiller drew on personal empathy to prepare for Christy’s emotional scenes.
- The hospital storyline was filmed over two days with guest actors including Aaron Serotsky, Vicky Clark and Katrina Lane.