Marvel.com: When we ended Season 1, Ward didn’t really get a redemptive moment at that point. Where do we pick up with him in Season 2? Is he still unapologetic for the things he did, or is there something else underneath that?
Brett Dalton: Well, that’s a good question. I think we got a hint at that in the season finale. Who is Grant Ward without Agent Garrett? He’s always number two. He can follow commands really well. He can do and make tough choices and he can sometimes do unpleasant things in the name of something that he feels he believes in. But we’re not exactly sure who Grant Ward is without somebody telling him what to do. We got a bit of that because with Garrett, Grant Ward was just asking for something. “Give me something to do! What do I do now?” And Garrett was like, “You’ve done it! We’ve accomplished it! We got there.” I don’t think that Ward knows the answer to that question himself. And now we have a full season to explore that. “Who is he without someone telling him what to do?” You’ll find out. I’ve had a lot of time to think about that question. I’m really happy that the writers didn’t try to rush a little redemptive arc at the end of last season because I really do think it would have felt rushed. Now we have a whole season to explore that.
Marvel.com: I guess at this point, would you say he’s willing to work with and help S.H.I.E.L.D., or does he still see Coulson as an enemy or target?
Brett Dalton: I think he’s a wildcard. At this point his allegiances are kind of put into question because he wasn’t really loyal to Hydra. He was loyal to Agent Garrett. He was loyal to what became a father figure, and he was more about his teammates rather than the team. Then we see that same thing when he was undercover with the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents on the plane and going on these missions with Fitz and sleeping with May and all of those other things. Clearly, there are attachments. As undercover as you are, those things clearly challenge your training, I think. Even if you’re undercover or a spy, I think sleeping with somebody’s really got to put a question mark on things. And also, his decision where he was ordered to kill FitzSimmons, but much like his situation with the dog, he couldn’t off them. He couldn’t see it. He couldn’t pull the trigger when the dog was right there or when Fitz and Simmons were right there. So what he ends up doing is perhaps giving them a chance? All that we know is that he certainly, as much as he’d like to deny it, has a heart and has feelings. So there we go.
Brett Dalton: Well, that’s a good question. I think we got a hint at that in the season finale. Who is Grant Ward without Agent Garrett? He’s always number two. He can follow commands really well. He can do and make tough choices and he can sometimes do unpleasant things in the name of something that he feels he believes in. But we’re not exactly sure who Grant Ward is without somebody telling him what to do. We got a bit of that because with Garrett, Grant Ward was just asking for something. “Give me something to do! What do I do now?” And Garrett was like, “You’ve done it! We’ve accomplished it! We got there.” I don’t think that Ward knows the answer to that question himself. And now we have a full season to explore that. “Who is he without someone telling him what to do?” You’ll find out. I’ve had a lot of time to think about that question. I’m really happy that the writers didn’t try to rush a little redemptive arc at the end of last season because I really do think it would have felt rushed. Now we have a whole season to explore that.
Marvel.com: I guess at this point, would you say he’s willing to work with and help S.H.I.E.L.D., or does he still see Coulson as an enemy or target?
Brett Dalton: I think he’s a wildcard. At this point his allegiances are kind of put into question because he wasn’t really loyal to Hydra. He was loyal to Agent Garrett. He was loyal to what became a father figure, and he was more about his teammates rather than the team. Then we see that same thing when he was undercover with the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents on the plane and going on these missions with Fitz and sleeping with May and all of those other things. Clearly, there are attachments. As undercover as you are, those things clearly challenge your training, I think. Even if you’re undercover or a spy, I think sleeping with somebody’s really got to put a question mark on things. And also, his decision where he was ordered to kill FitzSimmons, but much like his situation with the dog, he couldn’t off them. He couldn’t see it. He couldn’t pull the trigger when the dog was right there or when Fitz and Simmons were right there. So what he ends up doing is perhaps giving them a chance? All that we know is that he certainly, as much as he’d like to deny it, has a heart and has feelings. So there we go.
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