Talk:Lexa/@comment-26337888-20150316142445/@comment-25900245-20150318070721

Of course it's her decision.

But it appears that signing a long term contract ("Cobalt" already a 2 season order) gives the network some kind of first-chance refusal for other work that the actors do.

Given how JR has referred to this in a couple of interviews, I assume this has something to do with not wanting the actor to take roles that might detract from the character they're being paid (long term) to portray.

Think of an actor playing some goody-two-shoes type role... the network might not want them to act in a film where they portray some kind of crazy R-rated sex-beast.

Hollywood contracts are crazy mad.