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Melanie Lynskey and Jason Ritter support each other's projects at all costs — even if it means having their watching experience ruined by spoilers. The actress, 47, told PEOPLE at PaleyFest for Poker Face on Saturday, March 29, that she and her husband, 45, approach watching one another's projects very differently, much to her chagrin. Lynskey currently stars as Shauna in Showtime's Yellowjackets , which follows a group of high school soccer players who survive a plane crash and how their lives play out 25 years later.
Meanwhile, Ritter portrays Julian in the reboot of Matlock , which follows Kathy Bates ’ character, Madeline Matlock, who rejoins the law workforce as a senior. "I don't want to hear any spoilers, I hate it," Lynskey, who makes a guest appearance in Poker Face ’s second season, explained of watching Ritter's work. "I'll remember.
I'll be watching the show like, 'Oh, I know this is going to happen.' It drives me crazy." Related: Melanie Lynskey Says Husband Jason Ritter Is 'Genuinely Sacrificing' Roles for Her Career Success (Exclusive) However, Ritter's approach to watching Lynskey's work is quite different.
"He can hear every spoiler and forget it, and then just watch the show and still be like, 'Oh my God.' And I'm like, 'How are you surprised? You asked me to tell you the whole plot and now it's happening,' " Lynskey recalled. According to the actress, Ritter is not unique in the way he watches television.
"He's funny, his whole family is like that though," she says. "They'll tell each other the entire plot of a movie and then they'll be like, 'Oh, we can't wait to see that.' " Related: Melanie Lynskey and Jason Ritter's Relationship Timeline Lynskey also opened up about balancing parenthood with their thriving careers.
The couple, who have been together for over a decade, are parents to a 5-year-old daughter. “He's working on an HBO series right now and about to go back to Matlock ," she said, referencing his work on HBO's new series, Lanterns. "I am taking a break because I want to be able to support him, and he's done that for me so many times, so many times.
" “Sometimes we're working at the same time and it's a little bit hard logistically,” she said. “But if one of us can be working and the other one not, that's the best way to do it.” Related: Jason Ritter Hilariously Claps Back at Fans Thirsting Over Wife Melanie Lynskey: 'Yes I Can Fight' Lynskey previously told PEOPLE about how she and Ritter balance acting gigs with parenthood, calling her husband a "true feminist" for the sacrifices he makes.
"It's so wonderful that his job is in Los Angeles so our daughter has someone consistent to be home with her," the actress said in October. "We're very fortunate to both be working. It's a really difficult time in our industry, so many of our friends are not working.
So I think we're really lucky to be in the position that we're in." Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. She also noted how she and Ritter were "very lucky" to have a "great nanny" in both Los Angeles and Canada where they both work.
"We're able to have help, which is like a huge, huge privilege. And so we definitely have a support team," she said, before adding, "And then I have a great husband who really is, like a true feminist. He does so much.
" "There's always going to be some kind of sacrifice ," she added of their careers. "We try to make it so that one of us is always going to be at home with her, because now she's at school and she can't travel. It means you can't take every job that comes, which, you know, sometimes there are tough decisions to be made, but we do the best we can.
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