“It hit me pretty close to home,” the actor behind The Watcher tells EW.
Warning: This article contains spoilers about Wednesday’s episode ofWhat If…?.
There was no happy ending in this week’s episode of Marvel’sWhat If…?
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TheDisney+animatedMCUseries reimaginedDoctor Strangeinepisode 4, “What If… ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: BeforeWhat If…?premiered,you said this episode was one of your favorites.
Now that fans have seen it, why did this one stand out to you?
JEFFREY WRIGHT:Strange’s dilemma is such a timeless one.
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[Laughs] It just rocked me.
It hit me pretty close to home.
What was your reaction when you read the script and learned how dark and emotional this episode gets?
I use the term dark differently than some.
I just saw it as tragic.
I don’t know if that’s dark, tragedy is something that we will all experience.
There’s something deeply human and emotional about it for me.
So I think I describe it more in those terms than it being dark.
It’s just filled with pathos.
And for that reason I really empathize with that journey.
[Laughs] I found myself, like The Watcher, there with him.
So it’s possible.
Are we going to see more of that happening as this season continues?
In this instance it speaks to Strange’s mystical powers too, that he perceives him there.
For The Watcher there’s only so much he can only watch.
Without them, what does he watch?
That’s a fun gearshift to play.
And he also becomes less disembodied.
That’s his moment where he knocks on the door.
Are we going to see him potentially open that door later this season?
Well, I guess the question is, how reliable a narrator is The Watcher?
How trustworthy can we be of his description of himself and the rules that he says he abides by?
The Watcher was trending on Twitter because people are making some incredible memes from today’s episode.
There’s even some featuring your character onWestworld.
[Laughs] Oh yeah, a little crossover there.
Have you seen any of those memes?
I saw a couple of them.
They become a part of the written universe that surrounds these things.
I think that’s really cool.
What If…?debuts new episodes Wednesdays on Disney+.
