"Meet Nico and Crystal from Netflix's Dead Boy Detectives, where the supernatural meets the heartfelt!
Yuyu plays Nico, a character admired for her fearless honesty, while Kassius brings to life Crystal, who bravely confronts the show’s eerie challenges.
Join them as they navigate a world filled with mysteries and danger, proving that courage and friendship can prevail against the spookiest of foes. Don't miss their incredible journey into the paranormal, coming to Netflix on April 25. "
Yuyu plays Nico, a character admired for her fearless honesty, while Kassius brings to life Crystal, who bravely confronts the show’s eerie challenges.
Join them as they navigate a world filled with mysteries and danger, proving that courage and friendship can prevail against the spookiest of foes. Don't miss their incredible journey into the paranormal, coming to Netflix on April 25. "
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00:00 -Hi. -Hi.
00:02 Hi. I'm Caitlin.
00:04 I'm so excited to chat today.
00:06 I love the series, I have to say.
00:09 I-- It's truly not at all what I was expecting,
00:12 but I think that people really love that about it.
00:16 And I also just really loved the characters.
00:18 I mean, they have, like, so much depth to each of them,
00:22 which is why I wanted to go to both of you
00:24 and just ask if you could name kind of a character trait
00:27 from your character that you really admire.
00:30 I almost love Nico's no-fur Lorraine.
00:34 She says what's on her heart, what's on her sleeve.
00:37 Whether it's right or wrong, she knows what she wants to say,
00:41 and she says it with her chest.
00:43 Yeah. I think Crystal's got, like, a--
00:45 She kind of goes toe-to-toe with a lot of the scary things
00:48 that happen in this show, which I quite--
00:50 Like, I really admire that.
00:52 And if someone's in trouble, she's there,
00:54 which I like. Reliable. Reliable, yeah.
00:58 Honestly, even, like, I don't want to spoil too much,
01:00 but towards the end, there's a time where she's like,
01:03 "You know, I'm gonna do it myself," and just runs off.
01:05 And I was like, "Oh, period."
01:07 I love that for her. She's so awesome.
01:10 So awfully loved.
01:14 And I also just-- I have to say I loved the sprites
01:18 and interacting with them.
01:19 I just want to know how that went with you, Yu-Yu.
01:21 I mean, were you able to, like, know what they were
01:24 insulting you with at the time?
01:26 The words that they were giving, such magic, right?
01:30 I had met-- I had met Caitlin and Max,
01:32 and they are so wonderful. They're dynamic.
01:34 It really is like a tennis match between the two
01:37 when you watch them.
01:38 They just go at it.
01:40 Sadly, I didn't-- I couldn't get to film with them
01:43 all the time because they get shrunken down
01:45 to, like, this size.
01:46 But when I could and I was able to read with them
01:50 on the other side, that energy is unparalleled.
01:54 And some of the things I think they say
01:56 are just, like, off the cuff.
01:57 Yes, it's improv.
01:58 They are comedy kings and queens, those two.
02:00 So it was such a pleasure, and it's also really humbling
02:03 to get close to them.
02:05 Yeah, you got bullied a bit.
02:08 They have the best job.
02:09 They just get to be mean and not care.
02:11 Right?
02:13 Kathia, I wanted to go to you.
02:16 I mean, you got to work a lot of cases with these boys.
02:19 Did you have a favorite throughout the whole time?
02:21 Gosh, yeah.
02:22 I think my favorite-- I had so many.
02:25 But episode five, I think, was a favorite case for me
02:29 just because--
02:30 I don't know how much to give away,
02:32 but I liked where they went.
02:34 It's like an unexpected place that they ended up in.
02:38 And sort of the way that--
02:40 there's so many little funny moments, I think,
02:42 with Edwin, even-- like, he's been on the Earth
02:46 for, like, 70 years or something.
02:48 And even in that episode, he's still learning new phrases
02:51 and new things, which I just find hilarious to listen to.
02:55 That was definitely a fun episode to film.
02:58 Yeah, you also kind of got that fun bickering
03:01 with Edwin's character.
03:02 Yeah.
03:03 That's my favorite thing to do with Edwin's character,
03:05 I think.
03:06 Crystal and Edwin bickering is just so funny.
03:08 I love it.
03:09 Like an old married couple.
03:10 It actually is.
03:11 It really kind of is.
03:13 Yeah.
03:14 I mean, they, like, understand each other to an extent,
03:16 but then there's still that wall that they can't crack.
03:19 Yeah.
03:20 Yeah, for sure.
03:22 And I love just all of the supernatural aspects
03:25 of this show.
03:26 So I wanted to ask if you had the possibility
03:29 to either walk through mirrors and go anywhere
03:31 or have a bag that could hold, you know,
03:34 any amount of things, which would you choose?
03:36 I would go with mirror.
03:38 I love--
03:39 You could go anywhere.
03:40 Yeah.
03:41 Just grab me some.
03:42 The bag would be good, because you could fit so much in there.
03:45 But I think you could literally travel anywhere in the world
03:48 if you could go through mirrors.
03:49 Oh, my God.
03:50 Do a "What's in my bag" video.
03:51 Oh, yeah, it would never end.
03:52 We could have a baseball bat or a cricket bat or something.
03:55 No, I think mirrors.
03:56 Yeah, I'm going with mirrors.
03:57 If you go with bag, then you have to organize it.
03:59 And I feel like that--
04:00 [INAUDIBLE]
04:01 Yeah.
04:02 [INAUDIBLE]
04:03 Yeah, I wouldn't be bothered.
04:05 I'd rather go through a mirror and end up in--
04:07 I don't know, go to Japan.
04:08 Yeah.
04:09 Go to Mexico.
04:11 Yu-Yu, I want to go to you.
04:12 I mean, I'm so excited just for everyone to finally see the series
04:15 and connect with these characters.
04:17 What are you excited to see from fans online once they watch it?
04:21 I'm excited to see if they catch all of our Easter eggs.
04:24 Some are quite clear, and some are very hidden.
04:28 So we'll see who's keeping an eye out, because there's so much to watch
04:32 going on, like what's on screen.
04:34 It's so captivating.
04:36 So I wonder if they'll miss some of our fun ones.
04:39 I think I've missed those updates.
04:41 That's cool as well, yeah.
04:42 And we've seen them play, Steve.
04:44 Yeah, literally.
04:47 And Cassie, there are so many emotional scenes.
04:50 So how was it diving into those that go a little deeper
04:53 and just being able to play that out?
04:56 Yeah, I think I didn't want to just be upset the whole time
05:00 or play the same level of upset.
05:02 I think when we cry, we're not crying the same way every time.
05:05 It changes depending on how we're feeling and what's happened.
05:08 So I tried to make sure that the emotional scenes were as varied
05:13 as they could be, while still honoring the text
05:16 and playing truthful to the scene.
05:19 And I think a lot of the time when Crystal has her outburst
05:22 and she's coming across as angry, I think that's actually
05:25 when she's the most hurt and when she's the most upset.
05:27 It's just coming out in a disjointed way.
05:31 So I think that's even probably upset as well.
05:36 I mean, but there's still a lot of fun, a lot of creatures.
05:40 Did you have a favorite supernatural element
05:44 that you got to see come to life?
05:47 I mean, every time Esther makes a pokemon,
05:49 and you just watch that process, it's so raw and yety.
05:54 Jen Lyon, who plays Esther Finch, is incredible.
05:59 She has created the character of Esther down from the way
06:02 that she walks to the way that she literally talks.
06:05 So I think, yeah, anything that the witch is doing,
06:08 I'm like, yeah.
06:09 I'm obsessed. We're all obsessed.
06:11 For sure.
06:12 Honestly, her and the Cat King, like, I love them.
06:15 That pairing is great.
06:18 Those personalities in a room together as their characters.
06:21 Yeah. There's one scene I feel like you'll know which one
06:24 I'm talking about, with Esther and the Cat King,
06:26 that's just like...
06:28 [laughter]
06:30 I was desperately waiting for them to be there together.
06:33 Right?
06:34 Well, that's all the time I have.
06:36 Thank you so much. Congratulations on the show.
06:39 Thank you so much for your time.