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'I Would Happily Never Watch': Smallville's Kristin Kreuk Weighs In On The Will-They/Won't-They Romance Trope For Her New Show
By Laura Hurley,
6 hours ago
Kristin Kreuk is no stranger to romances on the small screen after her big break into American television was as Lana Lang on Smallville starting in 2001, followed by Beauty and the Beast . Her new co-lead role in the 2024 TV schedule is opposite Rossif Sutherland, and the series premiere of Murder in a Small Town on Fox quickly made it clear that the love story between local librarian Cassandra (Kreuk) and newly-arrived police chief Alberg (Sutherland) was central to the plot of the murder mystery series. When the stars chatted with CinemaBlend, Kreuk spoke about “never” wanting to watch another will-they/won’t-they romance.
If you’ve watched your share of crime shows, you might have expected Murder in a Small Town to ignite sparks between the two leads but avoid fanning the flames for too long for a classic will-they/won’t-they status quo. Instead, Cassandra and Alberg quickly connected and started a romance before the end of the 90-minute series premiere. (You can stream the premiere now with a Hulu subscription .) I spoke with Kreuk and Sutherland, and Kreuk didn’t hold back about preferring the new show’s approach:
Murder in a Small Town isn’t just avoiding the will-they/won’t-they trope; the new show is also side-stepping the common trope of the job keeping two coworkers apart romantically. Sure, Cassandra helped crack the case of the series premiere, but there are no rules against the local librarian and the local police chief starting a romance. Kristin Kreuk went on:
Avoiding will-they/won’t-they doesn’t mean that Cassandra and Alberg will have smooth sailing for the rest of the first season, but their issues sound quite different than what viewers might expect from other freshman shows with dual leads. Sutherland went on:
See the love story between Kristin Kreuk and Rossif Sutherland’s new characters develop with new episodes of Murder in a Small Town on Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET on Fox, following new episodes of Accused after Fox finally announced that it would be renewed and not cancelled . That said, the next installment of MIST will air at a special time on Tuesday, October 1 at 8 p.m. ET due to the Vice Presidential debate. You can always watch episodes next day streaming on Hulu.
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