DEADLINE: With Charlie Tahan’s character waking up in a rebuilt and seemingly safe town at the end of the finale, it looks and feels like Wayward Pines is perfectly poised for a second season. The numbers are there, the inclination from Fox is there, so are you, Chad and Blake going to head back to Wayward Pines?
M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN: We’re super surprised, excited, humbled by the reaction to Wayward Pines, and I did ask Blake to come over to my house, which he did. We did sit down for a few days, and we talked about all kinds of things, and we both felt very good about our time together. We both made a pact saying if we did decide to do something more here that we would approach it with a very high level of integrity and not let the opportunity dictate it because we’re both happy to walk away.
DEADLINE: Sounds like you are diplomatically saying a Season 2 is in the cards, am I picking that up right?
SHYAMALAN: I’m actually not being diplomatic, I mean, I’m being somewhat diplomatic, but I’m genuinely being as open as I can. The one thing I’m fearful of television is its open-ended nature. I’m such an end backwards kind of filmmaker, storyteller, and that’s what I loved about doing these 10 episodes. I knew where I wanted to go. I knew I wanted the fences to come down. I knew where we were heading for the finale and so we could architecture the 10-episodes in that manner.
M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN: We’re super surprised, excited, humbled by the reaction to Wayward Pines, and I did ask Blake to come over to my house, which he did. We did sit down for a few days, and we talked about all kinds of things, and we both felt very good about our time together. We both made a pact saying if we did decide to do something more here that we would approach it with a very high level of integrity and not let the opportunity dictate it because we’re both happy to walk away.
DEADLINE: Sounds like you are diplomatically saying a Season 2 is in the cards, am I picking that up right?
SHYAMALAN: I’m actually not being diplomatic, I mean, I’m being somewhat diplomatic, but I’m genuinely being as open as I can. The one thing I’m fearful of television is its open-ended nature. I’m such an end backwards kind of filmmaker, storyteller, and that’s what I loved about doing these 10 episodes. I knew where I wanted to go. I knew I wanted the fences to come down. I knew where we were heading for the finale and so we could architecture the 10-episodes in that manner.
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Pam decides to kill Pilcher because he’s lost control and is willing to sacrifice humans to maintain control. Pam has been such a big part of her brother’s plans, and they’ve taken away people’s lives to save humanity’s future. What does this action mean to her?
It’s a horribly hard decision and not something she wanted to do at all. She knows they are the caretakers of the last people on the planet and if she didn’t stop him, they would all die. You kill one to save many. It boils down to that. Because it’s her brother, it makes it that much harder. … It’s her brother and she loves him, but she finds herself with no choice.
Was the plan for both Ethan and Pilcher to die in the finale when the series started?
We did make changes to exactly what happens at the end of the show but it was always designed to be this one season, 10 episodes. We didn’t change anything about the ending to leave room for a season two. It all wraps up, as you see.
It’s a horribly hard decision and not something she wanted to do at all. She knows they are the caretakers of the last people on the planet and if she didn’t stop him, they would all die. You kill one to save many. It boils down to that. Because it’s her brother, it makes it that much harder. … It’s her brother and she loves him, but she finds herself with no choice.
Was the plan for both Ethan and Pilcher to die in the finale when the series started?
We did make changes to exactly what happens at the end of the show but it was always designed to be this one season, 10 episodes. We didn’t change anything about the ending to leave room for a season two. It all wraps up, as you see.
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If the show were to return for a second season, would the adults be part of it?
We are in such preliminary discussions that I can’t confirm anything.
What exactly went wrong so the adults were all put under?
Right? The last we see is Kate (Carla Gugino) and Pam (Melissa Leo) talking about how this didn’t work and this is the last of humanity, things have to change. But the strength and insanity, you could call it, of Pilcher’s ideology and the First Generation that he groomed so effectively was stronger. While, of course, we don’t know the details of exactly what happened between then and now, obviously they took over. They put all of the adults back in suspension. They felt the adults would just be their downfall.
We are in such preliminary discussions that I can’t confirm anything.
What exactly went wrong so the adults were all put under?
Right? The last we see is Kate (Carla Gugino) and Pam (Melissa Leo) talking about how this didn’t work and this is the last of humanity, things have to change. But the strength and insanity, you could call it, of Pilcher’s ideology and the First Generation that he groomed so effectively was stronger. While, of course, we don’t know the details of exactly what happened between then and now, obviously they took over. They put all of the adults back in suspension. They felt the adults would just be their downfall.
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TVLINE | How many actors did you have made up as abbies at any given time?
I would say it was probably 12 or 13, and a lot of them were reproduced digitally.
TVLINE | How did your finale differ from how the book trilogy ended?
In Episode 9 you saw Pilcher shut the power down, which effectively let the abbies in to tear apart the town — that’s the same as the book. But the very end, with Ethan sacrificing himself, Pam killing Pilcher and the First Generation taking over years later, that’s different. [BOOK SPOILERS AHEAD] In the book, all of the adults — led by Ethan, who does not die in the book — decided to go back into suspension for another several-thousand years, because they realize that on this planet at this moment the abbies are in control.
I would say it was probably 12 or 13, and a lot of them were reproduced digitally.
TVLINE | How did your finale differ from how the book trilogy ended?
In Episode 9 you saw Pilcher shut the power down, which effectively let the abbies in to tear apart the town — that’s the same as the book. But the very end, with Ethan sacrificing himself, Pam killing Pilcher and the First Generation taking over years later, that’s different. [BOOK SPOILERS AHEAD] In the book, all of the adults — led by Ethan, who does not die in the book — decided to go back into suspension for another several-thousand years, because they realize that on this planet at this moment the abbies are in control.
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So now it might be renewed? Make up your mind FOX.
ReplyDeleteIt's weird that in the interviews they talk about season 2 being possible.
ReplyDeleteWell I hope FOX changes their previous statement then, especially since Shyamalan is still working with Crouch...
ReplyDeleteI would like to see what happens, considering that a good chunk of characters are in stasis, let alone how they were able to rebuild the town and get the Abbies out!
about getting the Abbies out
ReplyDelete*spoiler*according to Pilcher,Abbies migrate seasonally,so They doesn't stay on place permanently
Ah, clearly missed that! Thanks! :)
ReplyDeleteI think one season is enough. The story had a beginning, middle and end like all stories should. Let the creativity juices flow in other directions!
ReplyDeleteI doubt they'll do it. I don't' want to keep my hopes up. And wow! Seriously??? I would've went for that ending instead!!
ReplyDeleteTo be honest, before this episode I wasn't really wanting a season 2 but I could see a second season happen after the finale. In fact, I have a feeling that pretty soon we will be getting an announcement for a season 2.
ReplyDeletehey guys! don't want spoilers but am curious - thinking about watching the show, does it end on a bunch of cliffhangers or is there a conclusive ending? thanks!
ReplyDeleteI loved the show until the final five minutes. A little too bleak for my tastes. From what I've heard of the ending in the books I like it better. I really didn't like this first generation of psychos so to see them win turned my stomach. If they do decide to do another season I'm not sure I'd watch it.
ReplyDeleteNot too sure how to explain it. It wasn't a "bunch of cliffhangers" and it wasn't a "conclusive ending" It was pretty much the latter. That's the best way I can say it w/o spoiling you. Honestly, you just need to watch it and come up with your own opinion about it. The fans that saw it tonight, half think one think, and the other half think another. It just boils down to how you view it. Enjoy. = )
ReplyDeleteQuite the dark ending, which I'm ok with if it was simply a 10 episode series. At least Ethan in our minds is the true hero. But the setup for a season just doesn't seem interesting enough for me. It would have to exclude all the adults we've gotten to know (esp Ethan and david), will it even feel like the same show? And run by the 1st generation-not very bright and no real way of finding out what's behind the walls so that excludes a new mystery (suspence is what the show does so well!), just a war for power which might get tedious. The ending for the book sounds a bit more welcoming for an s2.
ReplyDeleteAs far as I'm concerned Shyamalan HAS to do it, has any of his movies in the last few years been greeted with much of ANY positive attitude? Not at all. The Last Airbender was torn to shreds as was After Earth.
ReplyDeleteThis has been met with incredible positivety
It has a somewhat conclusive ending. It is more defined than what the ending was in the books (as it was more open to interpretation). As the name of the episode suggest, we could say it comes full circle in a way.
ReplyDeleteThat's EXACTLY my point! M. Night sucks! This is the first good thing he's done in years. He should quit while he's ahead, not tarnish it and ruin its' good reputation. (I personally think the last decent film he did was Lady In the Water) Did you SEE the commercial of his latest film??? The Visit??? It looked sooo bad. Uh uh. Leave your crappy projects on the big screen, don't bring it here. He should just go out in a blaze of glory with this one. He had a plan, he stuck with it and it actually worked. From here on out he should just let it lie.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't say that he sucks, I'd say that he's incapable of evolving his style. It's always "Classic formula -> twist that bends the genres". He did some good stuff in the past.
ReplyDeleteAnd really, After Earth was never going to be good anyway, it was a vehicle for Jaden Smith, they only hired M. Night to have him take the fault for the film sucking so the flack on Jaden would be felt less.
This could be M. Nights Twin Peaks, if he plays his cards right season 2 might work
IIII would say he sucks. He's done a total of what? 3 Good films? And everything else has been a bomb. Everything drags on and on and it's all the same. He has the same feel to everything, he doesn't change it. Its tired. He did one successful project in years (this) let's not gas the man's head up. I still say he should quit while he's ahead. And I never bother to see After Earth. I hate Jaden SSmith and that movie looked old awful, I wouldn't do that too myself. No matter how much of a movie buff I am.
ReplyDeleteHe's played his cards. He had a win. He should take his winnings and go.
I really enjoyed it, a lot.
ReplyDeleteBut please, stay as a "one season series", don't milk the cow.
IMO, there's nothing left to be told, just a repetition of what we already saw.