And that’s most likely how fans of the show are feeling now that Madison is gone.
So I knew about a month before going into production.
And how did that news hit you?Well, it was shocking.
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Obviously it was shocking to me and it was disappointing.
And also, I’m not in my 20s or not in my 30s, mind you.
Basically, the message is, no one’s safe.
And these kinds of deaths will ultimately propel the story of the other characters into other places.
It is shocking because it’s an ensemble show, sure, but Madison is the glue.
She was the one, as you said, calling the shots.
We view this whole world through her eyes.
And now we’re going have a completely different vision.
I don’t know what the second half of the season entails.
I haven’t seen any of the scripts even.
I’m still super-close to my castmates and everything.
It’ll be interesting to see.
And it will be a void.
I found that so compelling, and something that really resonated.
That was really interesting to me.
It was different than the other seasons I’d gone to work.
We were all sort of licking our wounds.
Everybody knew, so it’s there in your heart and in your performance.
And it wasn’t very melodramatic or dramatic for me at all at the very end.
We still see each other now, so it wasn’t that bad.
The first sequence, so with Maggie.
That was the last thing we shot.
It was in the schedule earlier, and the winds were so high we couldn’t shoot it.
So that was the last thing I shot, and it was kind of great.
That was probably one of my favorite scenes.
I loved it and felt like I had Madison back.
A lot of dialogue there.
So we were sitting there for a very long take and just going for it.
I thought it was beautiful writing.
I loved where it took Madison’s journey.
I thought the whole piece was so beautiful.
It was fun to play.
What was the experience like for you of watching this episode?
I knew what it was going to be, and I was pleased.
So then I was used to the idea.
I was proud of it.
And your slow-motion acting was on point!Thank you!
That was so fun.
What would you say to them?I’d say this is part of the journey with this genre.
So I understand the heartbreak, trust me, but I just think it’s part of it.
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