Messina and Cuoco quickly settled into an easy chemistry with one another, ad-libbing lines together throughout the filming. “It was very hard not to just be hysterical with this guy,” she continued. “We were constantly being told like, ‘This is more of a serious scene.’ And I was like, ‘Huh?’” “It was hard not to be super funny the entire time, actually,” Cuoco said. The pair typically aired on the side of comedy - although that wasn’t always what the director was looking for. RELATED: Liana Liberato and Priscilla Quintana Say Based on a True Story is "Very Aware of Itself" “Are we scared? I’m like, ‘We’re just gonna have to wait and see. “What is the scene? Are we laughing or are we crying?” Cuoco said. “It’s hard to do.”Īccording to Cuoco, Messina even called her some nights before a shoot to determine the tone for the next day’s scenes. Striking a balance between the series’ more playful comedic moments and the dark drama was difficult to master but enjoyable for Messina and Cuoco. “I mean at the end of this, they’re just as bad, I feel like, as the killer at this point,” Cuoco added of the show’s “crazy tone.” “So it’s a lot of emotions in this show.” RELATED: Kaley Cuoco and the Based on a True Story Cast Share Their Favorite True Crime Shows Not surprisingly, the bumbling couple’s lives quickly spiral out of control. “I think the idea is so crazy, but she’s out of her mind excited about it … and so desperate that they kind of make this crazy decision and they get so caught up in a very bad decision.” “She knows how hot they are, how much money they make and she got so excited about this, to do this together,” Cuoco said. When they cross paths with a killer, Ava, a self-described true crime fanatic, believes they may have the answer to their financial woes and comes up with the unconventional idea to cash in by creating a podcast with the killer. “They’re having a tough time financially, a tough time in their careers. "The Survivor" Episode 104 - Pictured: (l-r) Chris Messina as Nathan, Kaley Cuoco as Ava
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