‘Rooster’ Co-Creator Bill Lawrence Talks Parallels Between Dylan And Katie As Episode 6 Reaches New Level Of “Claustrophobic Fishbowl” Between Ensemble

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for Rooster Episode 6, titled “Cop Hawk.”

As with many a Bill Lawrence and Matt Tarses show, there are always new connections to be found, and HBO Max’s Rooster is no different.

Co-creator Lawrence spoke to the parallels between Dylan (Danielle Deadwyler) and Katie (Charly Clive), who each face their own surprises in life, and how loneliness affects them as well as many of the comedy ensemble’s characters in their own ways.

“[Dylan] talks about it in the pilot of, ‘You ever feel surrounded by people but still really alone,?’ because she didn’t really find her community. And Charly’s character, Katie talks about how, [when] she got to this school, she didn’t build relationships because she just met a significant other, a partner, and right away became — which I think happens to lots of young men and young women — became

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