Warning: The following contains spoilers for the season 1 finale of Hulu’sCastle Rock.
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Maybe the Kid (Bill Skarsgard) was always a monster; maybe Castle Rock made him one.
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Still, did Henry do the right thing?
More questions remain: Where (and when) else did the schisma lead?
What was up with Desjardins (David Selby)?
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Will the next Shawshank warden survive the gig?
There were so many mysteries left to be solved how did you decide which ones to prioritize?
To find himself on the exact opposite side of the story?"
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Does Andre’s Henry believe this story that’s been told?
This incredibly imaginative, true-but-maybe-not-true tale about who Bill Skarsgard’s character is?
Didyou, while writing it, believe the Kid one way or the other?
I have an opinion, but I would rather not state on the record.
THOMASON:And I will not tell you Sam’s opinion, nor mine.
[Laughs]
But both of you have opinions one way or the other.
THOMASON:We do.
SHAW:For sure.
What were your conversations with Bill like, particularly around these final two episodes?
Is he leaning one way or the other?
That final shot with him smiling seems pretty definitive.
Does Henry still have any doubt at all about the Kid’s innocence?
Speaking of naming him, how did the writers' room define the Kid and keep all that straight?
Did you call him by different names?
Was it always changing?
SHAW:[Laughs] Yeah, it was like an Abbott and Costello routine.
He was always generally “the Kid” to us when we were talking about him.
Would the ending have been different if you hadn’t been renewed for a second season?
Let’s talk about that mid-credits tag.
What was the genesis of it?
Did someone in the writers' room just readDoctor Sleep, or simply want more Jane Levy?
SHAW:Who doesn’t want more Jane Levy?
[Laughs] We all need more Jane Levy in our lives in general.
Where are you with crafting the second season?
Do you know at this point?
It just may not happen in the way that one might expect.
Any chance you could confirm anything?
Like, can you definitively call the schisma a “thinny”?
We have kept up, in a way.
Did you have any favorite theories?
It would have been really fun!
[Laughs] But alas, it was not to be.
Any characters, arcs, or mysteries you wish you had more time for thisseason?
We’re reluctant to say too much because there’s a chance for resurrection in a future season.
But, look, this cast is so extraordinary, you always wished you could see more of everyone.
That’s part of what we’re excited for going forward.
With that in mind, I would like to personally demand lines for Mamie Gummer from now on.
SHAW: [Laughs] She was amazing inManhattan.
We were so thrilled to get her to do that little moment for us.
Castle Rockseason 1 is now streaming on Hulu.
