[Warning: The next incorporates spoilers for the newest episode of The 100, “The Queen’s Gambit.” Learn at your individual threat!]
The 100 has pulled some loopy twists within the final seven years, however the one in Thursday’s episode, “The Queen’s Gambit,” may take the cake. We realized loads in regards to the Disciples this week, however extra importantly we realized their chief is definitely Invoice Cadogan (John Pyper-Ferguson), the Second Daybreak cult chief from Season 4.
The ultimate scene of the episode confirmed Anders (Neal McDonough) waking Cadogan up from cryo-sleep, which he is apparently been surviving in for a thousand years since he and his followers presumably discovered their strategy to this new photo voltaic system. The how’s and why’s of all which are nonetheless a thriller (probably to be answered in subsequent week’s backdoor pilot for the prequel spin-off), however the huge image is beginning to come into focus.
Again in Sactum, Sheidheda (JR Bourne) and Murphy (Richard Harmon) went face to face, whereas Clarke and the gang arrived on Bardo and realized of Bellamy’s (Bob Morley) destiny and took it fairly exhausting. TV Information spoke to Lindsey Morgan, who stepped behind the digicam to direct “The Queen’s Gambit” about this totally packed episode and the place we go from right here.
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So this was your huge directorial debut. Had been you nervous? Excited? Terrified? The entire above?
Lindsey Morgan: The entire above. Nervous, excited, yeah, the entire gamut of feelings.
Had been you extra snug directing The 100 as a result of it is a present you have been conversant in for seven years or was it nonetheless a frightening job?
Morgan: It is fascinating as a result of it’s The 100, so I really feel like we do attempt to do one thing new each season, herald a brand new world, a brand new society, a brand new tradition. So despite the fact that I had such an incredible historical past and experience in a number of locations of the present, I nonetheless felt the should be hypersensitive to the brand new lore that we had been creating – the brand new world, a world of Bardo and their society and their tradition as a result of, you already know, you simply cannot get that unsuitable. That was in all probability probably the most tough job for me, simply ensuring, crossing my T’s and dotting my I’s about all the things for that society and doing it justice for a way Jason [Rothenberg] envisions it for the remainder of the season.”
We all know Bob Morley directed an episode final season, so did you get to speak store with him?
Morgan: Sure, I did. I really reached out to Bob initially as a result of I did not know I used to be gonna have the prospect to direct till three weeks earlier than I acquired the approval. So I used to be feeling fairly overwhelmed, and I reached out to Bob and he was very giving together with his mentorship and his personal expertise, and what he felt labored for him and what he want he did higher. That actually helped information me on my course of.”
The scenes between Sheidheda and Murphy had been so electrical, you might simply really feel this creeping sense of dread. What was it wish to get to direct these scenes with two such superb actors?
Morgan: It was like cooking with gasoline the entire time – such as you stated, electrical. And people two collectively, they’re in all probability two of my favourite actors and characters on the present, and so I used to be actually excited that I acquired to only be locked in a room with them. There is not a number of motion that occurs within the scene, however they’re so good. You are magnetized to them the entire time. Jason was actually impressed by Silence the Lambs when he wrote these scenes… and I actually needed to attempt to deliver that Hannibal Lecter ingredient and Clarice Starling bravado to it. And I felt like we captured it, and I felt like they each interpreted it utterly new on their very own and elevated it, however it was actually cool watching them work. I keep in mind one time, one take JR stated one thing, and the entire crew identical to gasped. They had been all frightened by him, and it was so superb.
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Was there any scene or that you just’re notably happy with for this episode?
Morgan: There have been some actually fascinating issues I acquired to play with and do, however I needed to have 12 minutes lower from my episode. So once I give it some thought, I am like, “Holy moly, that was one-fourth of it.” So a number of the additional trimmings and doodads I actually loved acquired lower as a result of they had been simply fashion stuff, however I actually love the chess transitions between Emori and again to JR and Richard. That was like a enjoyable fashion factor I needed to essentially get and put in… I actually love the chess scenes. I really like that I set to work with these two and attempt to assist deliver out a number of the nuances that they had been taking part in. However then, additionally, I liked working with Lola Flanery and serving to her get to the actually weak and delightful place she had with the Sachin [Sahel]. I really like that I set to work with Lee [Majdoub] and, and Luisa [D’Oliveira]. I feel we’ve not seen them loads within the present – a number of their backstory – and we acquired to dive in to each of them. I feel Luisa actually breaks our hearts this episode. I really like that I set to work along with her in that second for her character to essentially present herself.
Now that, everybody is aware of about Bellamy’s dying, how are all of them going to react to that information?
Morgan: Oh, man, that was such an fascinating scene as a result of I used to be considering and taking part in with it as like, “Everybody’s devastated, and Clarke ought to drop to her knees, and the world ends, proper?” After which I spoke with Jason about it, and he was like, “You realize, in that second, it is acquired to be that pure shock. Shock.” And in addition, in true The 100 trend, nobody is aware of if it is true. After all Gabriel (Chuku Modu) tells them, however Gabriel is one in every of them now. Gabriel is in all white, he has tattoos on his face. Who is aware of if he was turned? So I actually love that we’re on this gray space that, in fact we’re devastated, however we’re additionally in shock. Additionally, you simply do not know what to consider or if it is true even. After which we lower out! So you are like, “What’s gonna occur subsequent?!” After I learn it, I used to be shocked. I’m curious to see the followers’ response, but in addition it is The 100, so it is by no means going to be what you suppose.
I did discover Raven’s eyes instantly go to Clarke when she heard the information. Was {that a}, “Oh no, poor Clarke,” second or a, “Oh no, Clarke’s about to burn it down,” second?
Morgan: I feel Raven felt simply the wind acquired knocked out of her. However she was extra fearful about her sister than herself, and it was identical to, “Oh no, how is Clarke going to take this?” I do not suppose I used to be fairly fearful in regards to the rampage side, I used to be simply fearful about how she’d react. However rampage is an effective response.
You by no means know with Clarke.
Morgan: Oh, you by no means know. True, true, true. You by no means know. I feel Raven simply was like, “Clarke is crucial individual on this room proper now. How is she doing? How can I assist her?”
The 100 airs Wednesdays at 8/7c on The CW.
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