There are plenty of crazy characters on Community, but none is as genuinely certifiable as Ken Jeong's Benjamin Chang. He began season one as a madcap, authoritarian Spanish professor, but by season two had devolved into an occasionally Gollum-like creature, a man who boasted of eating his twin in utero (no, really) and was also a lonely outsider longing to be let into the study-group clique. So what does Community creator Dan Harmon have in store for Chang come season three? We caught up with Harmon last week for the scoop, along with a preview of a new NBC.com video montage compiling some of Chang's most memorable moments.
Harmon tells us that after drifting around a bit last season without a clear mission, "This season I hope to tell a more structured story about Chang." Specifically, Jeong's character will be a security guard when classes resume September 22. "We have a story line that will detail his rise to power," he says. "I wanted to tell a story of acquiring power and what it does to you. It's a little Macbeth or Scarface. Or maybe something from The Wire." Will Chang be a corrupt fake cop? "He's corrupt in the sense that the campus is less secure than if he wasn't a security guard. But he's mostly insane," Harmon explains.
One other tidbit: An early story about Chang in his new role will be told noir-style. Meanwhile, despite a bit of redemption for Chang at the end of last season — Shirley named her new son after him — Harmon says viewers should keep their sympathies somewhat in check. "He is genuinely insane," he says. In case you need proof, the video below should do the trick.
Source: Vulture
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