'When I say that episode really became a lifeline, I mean it.'
as her first big acting break, revealing that she was learning on the job during the first season.Hunter was originally a model, having worked with the likes of Dior and Marc Jacobs, and it was through that work that she was asked to audition for"Season one was like a super intense acting course," the 23-year-old said in a recent interview with
."Even in the pilot, I remember in between takes being like, 'Oh my God, this is so fucking hard. I have no idea what I'm doing.'"She added:"I was really truly learning while making an HBO television show, which is just a wild circumstance to be in."However, it's clear for anybody who's watched the show to see that Hunter has more than made the role of Jules her own. And Hunter herself feels much more settled with acting.
The episode, which was shot to bridge the gap between the first two seasons, focused on Jules in conversation with her therapist, adding an extra layer of complexity to her character."I feel like it really just gave us room to go deeper into her mind and her subconscious and her headspace," Hunter said of the episode. She added that working on the episode behind the scenes came at just the right time, having experienced a bout of depression not long before it.