But naturally, as some answers were revealed, new questions popped up.
Questions like… whats up with this Lieutenant Colonel Elizabeth Kublek?
Is this Elizabeth Kublek friend or foe?
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We went straight to the source, actressJulia Ormond, for answers.
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Millions of people can’t be wrong.
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Why don’t you give it another shot?"
It’s a quite gripping and often quite brutal binge-watch, but I just really loved it.
I loved the characters that they create.
I think they pull it off.
What would your take be ifElizabeth Kubleksauntered into your community?
What would you think of her?
I think I wouldn’t really want to be friends with her.
I’ve got to be honest.
I would want to stay off her radar.
Maybe that’s too much of a giveaway, but I think I’d probably hide.
The show was originally supposed to premiere back in April.
What was it like to have the rug at least temporarily pulled out from under you there?
I think a lot of people were struggling with it.
I think they’ve got something quite complicated to deliver in terms of the wrapping up of the series.
It’s not like it’s just going to continue and then stop.
I think they’re going to be working through the story lines in a more satisfying way.
We’ve got a really lovely, young cast.
I think it hits the refresh button in a really great way.
It is a young cast.
What sort of vibe on set do you have when you have that much youth and energy?
Yeah, it really does make you feel old.
It’s just really great.
I think it’s the way that the guys have written it.
They take you by surprise.
People have been commenting on how vulnerable it is.
What’s the world they’re going to make?
And then they announce, “Okay, this is going to be a two-season show.”
What’s your reaction to that?
That’s how they roll.
I think, I don’t know.
It’s a double-edged sword.
I would also say that whatever the announcements are it’s television, they could always change their mind.
But I do think it’s an opportunity for them to write in a different way.
Well, let’s hope that it’s good for it and not bad for it.
What was strange about it was that it’s such a successful show.
So lets talk about what we saw in this first episode.
What does she make of these two young women?
What can you tell us about her interest?
Is it just purely because their dad is working for the CRM?
Where does it come from?
She’s almost quite amused by it.
Obviously, when it comes to Iris and Hope, Elizabeth has an agenda.
Is she doing it for her own volition?
Why is she doing it?
All those things, I think, are story points to come.
I can’t help but feel there’s an ulterior motive there.
What do you want to say about that?
I think it’s indicative of the fact that for Iris and Hope, they have nothing to lose.
She’s obviously dabbling, nudging in some way that’s a little bit inappropriate.
And then you respond, “You will.
Someday you’ll understand.”
Well, I hope that that comes across as more nuanced.
If Elizabeth were dismissive, then she could have them taken out then and there.
I think there’s a compassion around it in terms of…
I don’t think the dad sent the coded message.
He said not to tell Felix, which is weird.
You’re giving them this map.
It’s almost as if someone else wants them to head out looking for him for some reason.
What do you make of my theory, Julia?
I think the writer’s room would be particularly interested in your theory.
I think you could quite happily join the writer’s room, but it is just a theory.
It could be, and it might not be.
What can you say about the final scene there?
There’s been some massive massacre back at the campus colony.
The brick wall has been knocked down.
There are all these dead painted walkers everywhere.
What can you tell us about what exactly happened there because it’s a quick scene?
It’s a very quick scene and, clearly, there’s been this massacre.
And again, more to come.
