1. Mary could you tell us how you see Sharon spending her days off from work? Like what do you think she likes to do? Read books? Go to galleries? Does she like to cook? We haven’t seen Sharon yet just being ‘Sharon’ the regular woman and not as ‘Captain’, so would be awesome to know how she likes to unwind when she’s off of work.

2. On the cut scene on the DVD (S04E12 “Blackout”), when Jack was about to leave the court and he was on his way to the elevator, he mentioned something like he thought, (and I guess implied that their kids had the same idea) that Sharon will choose or pick someone better this time, and not an alcoholic or has history with it. He was obviously talking about Andy as they discussed him. My question is, what do you think made Sharon decide to pursue the relationship with Andy? Was there a turning point or a moment when something clicked and she just knew that Andy’s not going to be like Jack at all even though they (Jack and Andy) sort of share the same ‘demon’?

3. Last question is, would you mind clarifying the status of Shandy’s relationship this season, without spoilers, of course. It just got a little confusing when Andy said the phrase ‘dead stop’ in regard to them taking their relationship slow, and then around mid episode, Gus said that Sharon’s been having overnight guest a lot. Would love to hear your thoughts as to why Andy thinks they’re going completely slow? Do you think Sharon still has trust or intimacy issues because of her past?

Thanks so much! Very much looking forward to the new episode and podcast!