Britt Robertson talks about Angie's death with TVGuide:
Is Angie really dead?
Britt Robertson: Angie is actually dead. She's for sure dead after the first episode, but it's a Stephen King show, so whatever that means to the audience. It's very vague what dying is and where the season goes, so who knows? I might go back to Under the Dome one of these days. She's dead, but dead for now.
How did you find out that Angie was going to die?
Robertson: I actually found out from the other person who dies, Natalie. She called me when I was in Vancouver shooting Tomorrowland [also starring George Clooney]. I got a message from her. I think it was, "Hey, we're dying. Let's get a drink!" I had no idea what she was talking about, really, because no one told me, and I had no idea what was happening with the story lines at all. It was shocking, for sure. I didn't think that I would go that early on in the season. But ... it was a cool, exciting way to die. As soon as I read the script and saw that I wasn't dying in the first five minutes, I was a little more comfortable with the idea. And knowing that it would be a cool exit, and knowing the Stephen King is writing the episode, it doesn't really get any better than that. It's hard to be upset about the whole thing.
In the book, she died so soon, so at least you outlived your counterpart.
Robertson: Yeah! The thing about dying with this show is a lot of times that's where the exciting story line is, so you almost welcome the idea.
Britt Robertson: Angie is actually dead. She's for sure dead after the first episode, but it's a Stephen King show, so whatever that means to the audience. It's very vague what dying is and where the season goes, so who knows? I might go back to Under the Dome one of these days. She's dead, but dead for now.
How did you find out that Angie was going to die?
Robertson: I actually found out from the other person who dies, Natalie. She called me when I was in Vancouver shooting Tomorrowland [also starring George Clooney]. I got a message from her. I think it was, "Hey, we're dying. Let's get a drink!" I had no idea what she was talking about, really, because no one told me, and I had no idea what was happening with the story lines at all. It was shocking, for sure. I didn't think that I would go that early on in the season. But ... it was a cool, exciting way to die. As soon as I read the script and saw that I wasn't dying in the first five minutes, I was a little more comfortable with the idea. And knowing that it would be a cool exit, and knowing the Stephen King is writing the episode, it doesn't really get any better than that. It's hard to be upset about the whole thing.
In the book, she died so soon, so at least you outlived your counterpart.
Robertson: Yeah! The thing about dying with this show is a lot of times that's where the exciting story line is, so you almost welcome the idea.
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Interview from EW with Robertson:
How did you find out you were going to die?
“Natalie Martinez [who plays Sheriff Linda Esquivel, who also died in tonight's episode] told me via voicemail. I didn’t really understand it at the time. She just said, ‘Hey, I heard you were dying, too! Let’s grab a drink!’ I didn’t take it seriously because I thought it was Natalie being Natalie, saying something random and out of context. Then I found out later when I was reading the script that yeah, I was actually dying.”
Look back on that first season. Can you talk about your character’s journey?
“During the first six episodes it was kind of a struggle. I was fighting to live and to get through the experience of being in the fallout shelter. Once I was able to get out, I had this hot-headed behavior and all I wanted to do was to seek vengeance and find a way to make things right. I felt so wronged by the situation. By the end I do believe she had a little bit of an invincible mentality. That could be what got her killed.”
“Natalie Martinez [who plays Sheriff Linda Esquivel, who also died in tonight's episode] told me via voicemail. I didn’t really understand it at the time. She just said, ‘Hey, I heard you were dying, too! Let’s grab a drink!’ I didn’t take it seriously because I thought it was Natalie being Natalie, saying something random and out of context. Then I found out later when I was reading the script that yeah, I was actually dying.”
Look back on that first season. Can you talk about your character’s journey?
“During the first six episodes it was kind of a struggle. I was fighting to live and to get through the experience of being in the fallout shelter. Once I was able to get out, I had this hot-headed behavior and all I wanted to do was to seek vengeance and find a way to make things right. I felt so wronged by the situation. By the end I do believe she had a little bit of an invincible mentality. That could be what got her killed.”
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