Of course, the two characters couldn’t be more different. “If you were to watch Rectify and watch Timeless you wouldn’t necessarily be like, ‘Oh, that’s the same actress,’” says Spencer, “and that’s the goal, to completely inhabit people who are so wildly different, not being limited to certain tones, or types.” When Lucy visited the 60’s for the moon landing on a recent episode of Timeless, viewers may have been reminded of another Spencer role: that of teacher Suzanne Farrell in the quintessential 60’s mega-hit, Mad Men. “It’s funny because Jon Hamm saw a promo and wrote me, like, ‘Whoa, the ’60s. I wonder how you prepared for that role,’” Spencer laughs. “I was like, ‘I had a very good teacher.’” As Rectify wraps up its final two super-sized episodes this month, Spencer is appreciative of her time spent on that series as well. “The last episodes are going to be very emotional,” she says. “We actually got more time, so they’re going to be a bit longer than we’ve had before, which I think was really lovely of Sundance and AMC to do.” As the shows in which Spencer stars briefly overlap, the actor’s talents really have a chance to have their own showcase. Just after Rectify wraps its final episode, Timeless will go on hiatus briefly and will return on January 16, where Spencer will continue her role as Lucy, the time traveler who appropriately embodies several different roles of her own. [SOURCE: TVLine]
