This last episode ["Sitting Ducks"] was a big, big episode for Astrid
Madeleine Mantock: Yes, a really big episode. I think in maybe more than any episode before, and so when I went back to work everybody was going, ‘Oh, have you read it? Have you read it yet?’ I was going, ‘No, no. I don’t have the script yet,’ and I remember even the catering ladies were running up and telling me, ‘Oh, and this happens,’ and giving me spoilers. I was like, ‘What?!’ I had no idea. I was very excited. I was a bit daunted, because you suddenly get given a big responsibility with an episode and you don’t want to let the show down. It was great fun, though, and lovely to work with Luke [Mitchell] because normally I work with Robbie Amell. You’re excited to see how you can work and play off of him, but at the same time, you think, ‘Oh, I hope they’re able to sort of support me as well if I’m having a hard day on set,’ which he did. He was lovely.
Speaking of John and Stephen, we know that Astrid loves Stephen, but he doesn’t return that affection. And it seems some fans are hoping that her and John will get romantically involved. Is that explored in upcoming episodes?
Madeleine Mantock: It actually is explored, sort of. I love how into it the fans have got. In episode nine when we shared a look over pizza, that was added in as I got there, and I didn’t know what it meant. They said, ‘Oh, no, no. In the next episode, you’re going to have all these things to do with John, and so then you just set up a connection between you two.’ The response from it was just insane. It’s like the internet went mad over this one look. I just found it so surprising and brilliant because it makes you excited to go to work, and you want to make it a bit more nuanced and interesting so that the fans can pick up on little things. It’s really interesting. It will definitely be explored, but it’s important to remember, I think, that they don’t know each other. They’ve only just met, and so they have to sort of get to know each other a bit first, develop a sort of relationship, and obviously, the things that went on in episode twelve, they’ve now got something to sort of bond over. So that’ll be explored, but in terms of romance, I actually don’t know. I have no idea where it goes. It’s funny, really, because when you look at the show as a whole pictures, it’s, like, quite serious [and you are] in fear of being shot at any moment. So it’s funny that this romance element is really sort of catching everybody’s interest and imagination, which is great.
Madeleine Mantock: Yes, a really big episode. I think in maybe more than any episode before, and so when I went back to work everybody was going, ‘Oh, have you read it? Have you read it yet?’ I was going, ‘No, no. I don’t have the script yet,’ and I remember even the catering ladies were running up and telling me, ‘Oh, and this happens,’ and giving me spoilers. I was like, ‘What?!’ I had no idea. I was very excited. I was a bit daunted, because you suddenly get given a big responsibility with an episode and you don’t want to let the show down. It was great fun, though, and lovely to work with Luke [Mitchell] because normally I work with Robbie Amell. You’re excited to see how you can work and play off of him, but at the same time, you think, ‘Oh, I hope they’re able to sort of support me as well if I’m having a hard day on set,’ which he did. He was lovely.
Speaking of John and Stephen, we know that Astrid loves Stephen, but he doesn’t return that affection. And it seems some fans are hoping that her and John will get romantically involved. Is that explored in upcoming episodes?
Madeleine Mantock: It actually is explored, sort of. I love how into it the fans have got. In episode nine when we shared a look over pizza, that was added in as I got there, and I didn’t know what it meant. They said, ‘Oh, no, no. In the next episode, you’re going to have all these things to do with John, and so then you just set up a connection between you two.’ The response from it was just insane. It’s like the internet went mad over this one look. I just found it so surprising and brilliant because it makes you excited to go to work, and you want to make it a bit more nuanced and interesting so that the fans can pick up on little things. It’s really interesting. It will definitely be explored, but it’s important to remember, I think, that they don’t know each other. They’ve only just met, and so they have to sort of get to know each other a bit first, develop a sort of relationship, and obviously, the things that went on in episode twelve, they’ve now got something to sort of bond over. So that’ll be explored, but in terms of romance, I actually don’t know. I have no idea where it goes. It’s funny, really, because when you look at the show as a whole pictures, it’s, like, quite serious [and you are] in fear of being shot at any moment. So it’s funny that this romance element is really sort of catching everybody’s interest and imagination, which is great.
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I liked this interview. I'm so glad she's getting more screen time.
ReplyDeleteNice interview. It's amazing how one episode featuring john and astrid sparked so much interest among viewers. The overwhelmingly positive reaction to that episode should definitely buy her more screen time in the future!
ReplyDeleteIm actually started watching the show again, because of the staring, John & Astrid were my favorite characters the couple of episodes I watched before and then the episode 12 were they shared the screen, they had more chemistry than their previous pairing, now I wanna see them interacting more and developing the romance.
ReplyDeleteThank goodness they're involving Astrid's character more. She's a breath of fresh air on the show as a human w/out powers and has definite chemistry with John (and Stephen too). I find Cara really non-relatable so am particularly happy for another nuanced, interesting female character to root for.
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