Yet, the comparisons fall short because the show is so idiosyncratic.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: You guys just started production on season 4.
The end of season 3, you see everyone’s minds get erased, and you become different people.
So, the beginning of this season feels really like starting from…APPLEMAN:…square one.
Season 3 was about a really well oiled machine leaving the station.
We knew what was what.
We’d established these characters over two seasons previously.
This season is about finding our bearings with this new point of awareness.
And that’s been really weird.
With these new identities, I’m assuming you guys haven’t had that many scenes together.
Hale, what’s it like playing an entirely new character?APPLEMAN:It’s been strange.
And I think Brian remains more paralyzed.
So, I guess that’s the difference.
Really?APPLEMAN:He’s got some like Buster Keaton in him or something.
So, they were just like slipping while trying to kick the ball.
If you watch that video, that’s sort of my method for acting.APPLEMAN:That’s good.
Keep yourself surprised.RALPH:It’s Quentin on ice in sneakers is sort of the method.
One week the characters pull off a heist and the next you’re doing a full on musical episode.
I feel like it’s a great opportunity.
That is [the element] of the show that we deal with more.APPLEMAN:That’s true.
The most outrageous, whimsical circumstances were often thrown at the two of us.
Round Two: More of the same
Season 3 received a lot of critical acclaim.
And I think it creates a more interesting dynamic for your character.
That’s unclear?APPLEMAN:You’re my king.RALPH:That’s all that matters.
The Magicianshas been compared to so many things, most notablyBuffy the Vampire Slayer.
Sometimes they were really emotionally invested and nuanced episodes.
Just like last year in season 3 without the supernatural, we just suffer.
We go in and out of genres, it feels like sometimes.APPLEMAN:Totally.
That part’s not our job.
That’s the writing.
[The writers] are the ones that have to frequently go all over the place.
And it’s our job to make it seem real.
Round Three: More of the same, plus water for everyone.
Your characters on the show do like to party.
This is the most I’ve drank in like seven years.
Thank you!RALPH:That’s not true.
We drank a bunch of wine the other night.APPLEMAN:That’s true, that’s true.
That was like the first time in seven years.RALPH:Wait, that’s not true.
The time before that, remember?APPLEMAN:Oh yeah, yeah, yeah.
I have that goldfish memory.
But truly, yeah, I’m not much of a drinker.
It’s funny because fans at Comic-Con are always like, “What’s your favorite drink?
“BISHIL:They always ask you, too!
It’s always you!APPLEMAN:“I don’t know.
Something to keep my energy up so I can get through a 17-hour day.
and no one batted an eye.
They were like, “Get him a drunk nun on the rocks.
“RALPH:It’s not a drink.
He doesn’t know.
What would you put in that?APPLEMAN:One drunk nun and some gravel.
Shaken not stirred and a punchline to top it off.RALPH:With a twist!
It’s classy.APPLEMAN:Oooh a read.RALPH:He’s so simple.
Summer, what would you make for Quentin?BISHIL:I’d probably try whiskey.
Seems like that would be a good option.
The Magiciansis a very musical show.
“APPLEMANI like that.
That’s so funny.
Who am I to even try?
Fun, fun!”
And we’re like “No, you don’t get these people!
“APPLEMAN:“They don’t smile!”
So we were like what do people do?
And then I shredded it more as the old man in old man makeup.
It was like always the last thing.
The Syfy drama will return for season 4 in 2019.
