‘Your Friends and Neighbors’ Producers Jon Hamm and Jonathan Tropper Explain The Decision To Bring In A Third Person On Coop’s Burglary Ring

To anyone who may have been surprised by that plot twist in the Season 2 opener of Your Friends and Neighbors, executive producers Jon Hamm and Jonathan Tropper have a good explanation for it.

**Spoilers ahead for the first episode of Your Friends and Neighbors Season 2, now streaming on Apple TV**

In the brand new episode, “We’re Here Until We’re Not,” in the middle of a heist, Coop (Hamm) has to call Barney (Hoon Lee), his best friend and financial advisor, to help him get out of a pickle, much to the dismay of Elena (Aimee Carrero). It was an imperfect situation that came from another example of Coop’s short-sightedness, according to the two producers.

“Like a lot of the decisions that Coop makes, especially the bad ones, they’re necessitated by situations out of his control. So obviously he has a situation that comes up where his

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