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Evanescence’s Amy Lee Thinks Nathan Fielder Is ‘Some Kind of Genius’
The musician reacts to her big moment on The Rehearsal season two.
In a bid to understand the mind-set of a pilot who’s open to feedback, he turns to the widely celebrated story of Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, who, in 2009, successfully landed a passenger plane on the Hudson River after an engine was struck by a flock of birds. Fielder’s curiosity hinges on an interaction and an absence: In the black-box recording of Sully’s famous flight, there’s a notable 23-second stretch of silence as he navigates the descent, after which he is heard asking his co-pilot for ideas. “Pilot’s Code” builds these data points up to a climax involving Fielder, as Sully, popping in headphones, closing his eyes, and listening to the chorus as the plane simulator descends toward the river.
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