Warning: This article contains spoilers about the season 1 finale ofArchive 81.
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(More on all of that here.)
That’s always helpful, so you’re able to kind of build it.
Obviously, there are adjustments that need to happen.
So I was very fortunate to be able to get the entire season.
What can you tell us about where Dan ends up?
I’m trying to be careful, because what am I allowed to say?
But also, there’s so much that I don’t know.
He’s definitely in 1994 in New York.
Other than that, I think that’s actually all I know.
A big part of the show is the connection between Dan and Melody.
Dan’s best friend Mark (Matt McGorry)frequently jokes that she’s Dan’s girlfriend.
Is there a romantic relationship there at all?
Well, that’s completely outside of my control [story-wise].
[Laughs] I can only say what I was doing.
It feels a little deeper to me than romance.
And she wants to help him.
And speaking of Mark, he and Dan really go through it this season.
Do you see Dan as a bad friend?
I’m so glad you asked me that.
Let’s just talk about the circumstances Dan is in.
You have to understand the deep well of trauma this guy is living through and has lived with.
And friendship’s a huge deal to me, and loyalty and respect and all of that.
So I just want to say no, absolutely not.
That is what keeps him in the compound.
“I don’t need the jokes, man.
Get me the thing.”
[Dan’s] not asking for anything too crazy.
So it’s the circumstance.
I think he’s a great friend, actually.
What does a ’90s storyline look like for Dan?
It’d be great to revisit it all.
I wake up after having desperately tried to save this person that I deeply, inexplicably care for.
I’m in a hospital, and it’s 1994.
I think it’s so beautiful what he does for a living.
There are so many different ways to go about it.
Who’s gonna believe you?
Who’s gonna help?
How’s this gonna work?
There’s just so much that’s potentially there.
Are there any specific plot points you want to see more of in a potential season 2?
I’m absolutely so curious about Dan’s family.
This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
