“I wanted it to be a behavioral indication that wasn’t verbalized because I feel like then that gives people the opportunity to just sort of feel it rather than be told.” I’ll put my hand out, but float it behind your shoulder,” Labine said. Iggy Frome - (Photo by: Eric Liebowitz/NBC)īut Labine said that if viewers watch carefully, we’ll notice that Iggy doesn’t actually touch many people at all until New Amsterdam Season 2 Episode 8, “What The Heart Wants,” when Max has an experience with a pregnant patient that reminds him of Georgia’s death, and Iggy puts a hand on Max’s shoulder.īefore that, the normally “huggy” Iggy would use a very specific gesture instead of touching anyone. NEW AMSTERDAM - “This Is Not The End” Episode 121 - Pictured: Tyler Labine as Dr. The storyline about Iggy’s inappropriate behavior with patients hasn’t continued on the pages of scripts in Season 2.
While the diagnosis is so new that it’s hard for us to wrap our heads around, you have to admit that Iggy has been changing since the end of Season 1 when he is accused of being inappropriately affectionate with his patients. In the first part of our conversation with New Amsterdam‘s Tyler Labine, we discussed the shocking diagnosis of Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) that Iggy receives on the midseason premiere. If you haven’t seen New AmsterdamSeason 2 Episode 10, “Code Silver,” beware that there are some spoilers ahead! I spoke to Labine about how Iggy has changed already, his experience filming one of the most intense scenes in New Amsterdam history, and other events coming up in Iggy’s future.
We’re back with more from our conversation with New Amsterdam‘s Tyler Labine.