Rivalries are a defining aspect of the drama on Palm Royale, but in season two, the claws literally came out in a knock-down, drag-across-the-house showdown between Kristen Wiig’s Maxine Dellacorte-Simmons and Claudia Ferri’s Raquel Kimberly-Marco. The brawl between the high-society wannabe and the wealthy socialite was inspired by the era that the Apple TV comedy precedes. “I did a bunch of research on Dynasty and watched all these crazy catfights with these women, which were so fun,” says Emmy-nominated stunt coordinator Mallory Thompson. “I was like, ‘I can’t even believe this was a thing in the ’70s.’ ” Thompson and Emmy-nominated…
