Warning: This post contains spoilers from the May 16 midseason finale ofThe Nevers.
It’s a complicated puzzle, but one that launches the show into brand new territory.
(And did we mention everyone’s powers came from aliens called the Galanthi?!)
Amy Manson as Sarah, Laura Donnelly as Amalia, and Denis O’Hare as Dr. Hague in ‘The Nevers.'.Keith Bernstein/HBO
Amy, did you have a similar experience?
AMY MANSON:Not really.
LAURA DONNELLY:There was never any like, “Don’t tell anybody else this.”
Zackary Momoh as Horatio Cousens and Laura Donnelly as Amalia True in ‘The Nevers.'.Keith Bernstein/HBO
We were happy to let it unfold as the scripts would come.
I really loved the idea that Penance knew, that Amalia had let her in on her big secret.
I love the fact that Penance is a part of it and she’s not duped or fooled.
Claudia Black as Stripe in ‘The Nevers.'.Keith Bernstein/HBO
She’s actively working alongside Amalia.
The level of understanding she has for her is kind of incredible too.
SKELLY:The Irish!
DONNELLY:[Laughs] Yeah.
DONNELLY:It’s respectful.
They really do trust each other to go ahead and make their own decisions.
It’s like family, isn’t it?
I think it shows the depth of their relationship.
I think that this is the biggest one possibly they’d had.
Amy, what was it like for you to play Sarah after all this time as Maladie?
Because I query what could’ve happened had Amalia not thrown Maladie under the bus.
Could she have been Penance?
I think Maladie’s so distraught with jealousy and that tears her apart.
So to go full circle and play this innocent victim was a bit of a challenge.
Almost the doing nothing was the challenge.
Laura, you also got to step into the shoes of Molly.
What was that like?
DONNELLY:Molly had a very sad and deteriorating life.
When I first read that, it was really heartbreaking.
With Stripe, I had to take on somebody else’s characterization.
SKELLY:[Laughs] I would love that!
Laura, you mentioned watching Claudia.
Did you get to sit down and talk about all of this with her at any point?
DONNELLY:We did a little bit.
I said to her, “No, I’d rather you did your own thing.”
I really wanted her to be doing the Stripe thing as natural to her as possible.
Claudia’s Australian, so she had to give me recordings of the lines in her American accent.
The key with that one was definitely not just the accent but the voice quality that Claudia has.
What were you acting with in the scene where Amalia is talking to the Galanthi egg?
Because it needed to be low enough that I’d be able to reach it.
[Laughs]
What is your biggest question going into the rest of the season?
What do you all want to see explored?
SKELLY:I want to know more about the Galanthi.
I love that little guy, I think he’s so cute.
I want it to be my pet, friend, and life guru.
I’m really interested to find out what his deal is.
And, obviously, the relationship with Mundi [Ben Chaplin].
So there’s a lot still there with Hugo.
MANSON:I would also like to know more about the Beggar King and his underworld and his plans.
I think that’s still such a mystery, who the driving forces are.
