For a small town, a heck of a lot goes down inRoswell, New Mexico.
One of the differences in Alex in this version is that he’s gay.
Was the show’s more inclusive nature this time around part of the appeal?
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I just found that all to be very appealing.
It gets juicer and juicer too, so it’s really cool to play the progression.
Do we get to see more of Alex’s military past this season?
This season we do not get flashbacks of that.
I’m sure that kind of setting wouldn’t come cheap… To create a war zone…So, no, we don’t really get the flashbacks.
Did you have detailed conversations with the writers about his backstory then?
To understand where he’s coming from?
It was fun to sit there and create backstory that isn’t in this season.
Like, how did he lose his leg?
And just learning a little more about that.
Okay, let’s talk about #Malex.
Fans are crazy for the romance between Alex and Michael.
How has that reaction been for you?
Honestly, it just fills me with joy.
Working with Michael Vlamis was honestly surprising.
It makes my heart so fullit’s progress for sure.
Even for Michael, he too is complex.
It really makes his character so juicy too.
How do you think Alex would deal with knowing the truth about Michael?
Could a relationship between them withstand that information?
I feel like Michael’s being cautious.
I think Alex has really given him the runaround up until this point.
Because he loves him so much, I think he’d be more willing to be open up.
Alex isn’t left completely in the dark for the whole season.
You’ll have to watch to see how that unfolds and how that changes the relationship.
Speaking of learning new things, let’s talk about tonight’s episode.
It’s a flashback to the Roswell inhabitants as teens graduating high school.
Was that just so much fun to play Alex as a teen goth kid?
I graduated high school in 2004, so it was close enough to my real high school experience.
Honestly, I always secretly wanted to be a goth punk!
So I just love that Alex was that.
It really takes it full circle.
Was it difficult to leave behind all later traits of Alex’s you’ve picked up over the season?
It wasn’t too hard because I feel like I know Alex really well, but it was fun.
Some of the content in this flashback was a little hard to shoot.
That was really crazy to shoot.
We spent a lot of time on that scene.
Did you have any say in his hair/makeup/jewelry?
Can we expect to see more of a friendship between them in the rest of the season?
They start to join forces a bit.
Trevino and I joked around about being the Hardy Boys going on these little excursions together.
They definitely put their differences aside.
They each have skills that can be used to undercover the mystery of what is going on.
Can you tease anything else about what’s to come this season?
Tonight’s episode feels like a massive turning point…
I’m very excited to see this episode.
So it keeps you hanging until the very endit’s pretty wild.
It isn’t exactly what you think.
Roswellairs Tuesdays at 9 p.m.
ET on The CW.
