Kristen Bell reprises “Party Down” role

Kristen Bell will appear in an upcoming episode of Party Down. Entertainment Weekly reports that Bell will reprise her role as Uda, the girlfriend of Henry (Adam Scott) and the head of a rival catering company.

“You do get a taste of their relationship,” Adam Scott explained. “She’s 100% in the driver’s seat of the relationship. It comes at a time when Henry is deciding to take the reins of his life a little more and figure out what he’s actually wanting to do.”

The relationship will also force Casey, played by Lizzy Caplan, to examine her feelings for Henry. “I would like to say that she handles it gracefully, but she doesn’t really,” Caplan said. “She doesn’t go out of her way to sabotage that relationship, but she certainly makes fun of him for dating a loser.”

She revealed that the storyline will climax in the season finale but added: “Gotta end it on a sad note on Party Down.” Meanwhile, Glee star Jane Lynch will return as Constance for the finale, which will focus on her wedding.

The episode’s director Ken Marino described the groom as a “Robert Evans type”, saying: “He’s this old school, much older gentleman. His family thinks she is just a gold-digger – so there’s a little conflict there.”