Aubrey Plaza is having the kind of year that Hollywood publicists dream of. Following her much lauded turn in the hit HBO series The White Lotus, the former Parks and Recreation actor starred in the indie film My Old Ass in which she plays a 39-year-old woman—Plaza turned 40 in June—advising her younger self;

As she enjoys a standout year in Hollywood, Aubrey Plaza is now sharing insights into how she actively shapes and develops her roles.

Cue Rio Vidal, an antagonistic witch with a long history and vendetta against Agatha. In the show’s premiere episode, she appears as a federal agent in Agatha’s “Agnes of Westview” illusion. Rio initially seems like an ally to Agatha as she attempts to get Agatha out of Wanda’s spell multiple times,