▁casting ▁director ▁found ▁out ▁that ▁I ▁have ▁a ▁tw in ▁brother ▁[ M ▁L amar ] ... He ▁aud ition ed , ▁and ▁he ▁got ▁the ▁part .” ▁ ▁Spe aking ▁about ▁the ▁scene ▁in ▁which ▁Soph ia ' s ▁wife , ▁Cry stal , ▁gives ▁her ▁advice ▁on ▁cl othing , ▁F oster ▁said , ▁" That ▁was ▁the ▁t ough est ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁shoot . ▁It ▁was ▁like , ▁' How ▁am ▁I ▁going ▁to ▁accomplish ▁this ?' ▁I ▁love ▁to ▁shoot ▁fast ▁because ▁I ▁prep ▁like ▁an ▁ins ane ▁person . ▁But ▁that ▁scene ▁was ▁so ▁incred ibly ▁long . ▁It ' s ▁two ▁people ▁talking . ▁And ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁[ looking ▁in ▁the ] ▁mirror ▁and ▁the ▁kiss ing ▁-- ▁all ▁those ▁different ▁be ats ▁were ▁extremely ▁challeng ing . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁hard est ▁day ▁for ▁acting ▁by ▁far . ▁I ▁loved ▁their ▁performances ▁and ▁the ▁subt le ty ▁of ▁the ▁things ▁that ▁aren ' t ▁said . ▁La ver ne ▁really ▁brought ▁it ▁home . ▁I ' m ▁so ▁proud !" ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁" Les bian ▁Request ▁Den ied " ▁received ▁critical ▁acc laim . ▁My les ▁Mc N utt , ▁review ing ▁the ▁episode ▁for ▁The ▁A . V . ▁Club , ▁awarded ▁the ▁episode ▁an ▁" A ", ▁the ▁highest ▁grade ▁on ▁the ▁site , ▁calling ▁it ▁" a ▁brilliant ▁example ▁of ▁how ▁the ▁series ’ ▁flash back s ▁can ▁transform ▁our ▁understanding ▁of ▁these ▁characters