Its safe to say Lou had no idea how much troubleSpring Awakeningwould cause in the Stanton community.
EW hopped on the phone with Ted Sutherland to talk about the hour and Simons journey this season.
It was a fun run while it lasted, I guess.
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What is it that you connect to with Simon?I connect to a lot of things with Simon.
The biggest thing is his arc of discovering himself, discovering who he really is.
It helps you discover more about yourself.
Had you sung any of the songs fromSpring Awakeningbefore this show?No.
Honestly, when Simon is singing Left Behind, the song and the words do the work for you.
Were incredibly lucky to have this wonderful music that tells these stories.
The music really does integrate so well into our characters stories.
What was the process of filming those musical numbers?Theyre the theater days.
So thats a very intense process but a lot of fun.
[Laughs]We were good friends from there.
Whats the fan reaction been like?People have been incredibly kind.
Thats been really enjoyable and sweet.
We will still see Simon.
Some fun stuff comes up in episode 6.
Theres fun stuff in every episode, but my personal favorite is episode 6.
I think people will see why.
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