Fran Drescher and her fearlessness, her unpredicability, and her eccentricity add strength to SAG-AFTRA’s negotiation. This woman has survived cancer and sexual assault and been publicly authentic and vulnerable about both. You think she’s scared of David F. Zaslav?

And Fran Drescher is just one part of the whole team. SAG-AFTRA also has Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and the entire negcom in that room, using the power Fran generates to full advantage as they work in good faith toward a fair deal.