The Piper Laurie thing was a board member met her and said he'd love to see her in the new episodes, and she ultimately said, "I think you might get your wish." There's not much more to it than that.

My recollection is that I instantly noticed something was strange, but it took longer for me to realize it was Catherine.

Interesting the mention in the article of rumours that one of the major roles has been recast... Fuck... I continue to hold out hope for Sherilyn. As per one of the commenters on TV Line, let's not forget that Bob is a "major role" and of course Frank Silva is not around. I would also not...