Fan Expo is going on
all weekend in Toronto. It’s not SDCC by any means, but it’s still a busy, crowded,
cos-playing extravaganza where you can see stormtroopers, browncoats, and
superheroes all rubbing elbows. This is a brief report from my very long day...
I’ll follow up with more detailed comments in a day or two.
The day started
with a possible disappointment as Arrow star Stephen Amell was delayed
due to illness. In keeping with his very fan-supportive persona, however, he
managed to make it to photo ops by 2pm and then sign autographs for several
hours afterwards. He looked tired and not 100% - but only if you looked
closely. He was enthusiastic with a quick smile and a kind word for everyone
who dropped by for a photo op or autograph. AND he gave me a spoiler... when
season 2 picks up it will be five months later. It will also be five months
later on the Island, and of the three people on the Island, we will not have
seen two of them there before...
I also managed to
get to the Defiance panel today. Grant Bowler, Julie Benz, Jaimie Murray,
Stephanie Leonidas, Graham Greene and Dewshane Williams took to the stage and
Jesse Rath was lurking in the audience. The major spoilers are that the second
season will be much darker and will turn a lot of season one on its head. I was
disappointed that Tony Curran did not attend, and it was mentioned that Datak
won’t be around Defiance much. Irisa will be back and more badass than ever –
Leonidas was sporting a huge bruise that she was immensely proud of! Nolan
search for Irisa finds him far from Defiance ... in Los Angeles! Amanda will
have largely crawled into a bottle of Scotch and Rafe will be pissed about having
been shot.
More coming soon...
with pictures...
