Physical creator says she's glad viewers stuck with the show after some of the negative reviews

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Some critics disliked how Physical portrayed Rose Byrne's Sheila, who suffers from bulimia, as a vain and shallow person. “People were turned off by what she looks like and what she sounded like inside,” says creator Annie Weisman, “to a certain extent, it’s not a show that’s going to be for everyone. There are certain people who reacted initially strongly and negatively to the idea that someone as beautiful as Rose Byrne has a dark, interior life as she does. Eating disorders as a mental illness; they’ll perceive this as a character flaw –‘She’s a bitch’–as opposed to a symptom of mental illness...I’m gratified by the fact that the people who stuck by it are creating conversations around those issues.” As for Season 2, Weisman says there will be "a lot of surprises."

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• Rose Byrne reflects on Season 1 and looks forward to Season 2: “I see so many things that could unfold…,” she says of Season 2. “I always hold on to that quote, ‘Success doesn’t change who you are. It reveals who you are.’ And I’m curious to see how much more will be revealed.” 
• Physical choreographer Jennifer Hamilton says she was intent on capturing the humor of 1980s aerobics workouts: There’s a levity to the era’s movement, a “softer, more fluid” energy that’s much lower impact than most modern workouts," she says, adding: “In the 80s movement was really sexual and free." Pointing ot that today's workouts are more targeted and challenging, she adds: "We’ve learned a lot more about our bodies...After those aerobics workouts everybody would, like, go take a cigarette break."