Update: Echo Kellum Interview Added.
Thanks to ODA for the heads up.
What is Curtis' journey like this year?
Echo Kellum: I would definitely describe it as an adventure. He was this guy who was working at Palmer Tech in the innovation design department, and him getting to work closely with Felicity definitely helps him get a sneak peek into what's been going on in the city as far as Green Arrow's concerned. He finds out in this episode that Felicity's working with the Green Arrow and that definitely piques his interest. He goes on this trajectory where he starts experiencing things he's never experienced before in the city, helping her figure out certain situations and meta-humans like Double Down, figuring out some secrets that are happening at Palmer Tech and actually going out in the field and helping along with a couple of things like that. So he definitely goes on a pretty big adventure that's kind of new and fresh to him in Star City.
How might we see him start evolving into actually becoming Mr. Terrific this season?
Kellum: I can talk in the comic book aspect of it, because I can't tease too much about this season. Tragedy helps motivate him to want to do more. And I think sometimes when you're dealt with overwhelming odds it can push you to either shrink in or really break out of yourself and become something greater. And I think that's something that will really influence Curtis as well.
It was great to see how much of a non-issue Curtis' sexual orientation was last week. How do you feel about playing the first open gay male character on the show?
Kellum: For me, it's truly an honor. I think there needs to be representation of everyone on TV. Personally, I have very close people in my life who are in the LGBT community, I was partially raised by someone in the LGBT community, so it means a lot to me. And a lot of my friends come up to me and they are so thankful that they can be represented on TV. So I'm completely honored and enamored by the support that everyone has given to me. I feel like it's a privilege to play this character and to help some young kid who sees him and says,"I want to be like that," or they can see themselves in him and think, "I could do that." So that's super important to me and I love it.
Will we get to meet Curtis' husband any time soon?
Kellum: Absolutely, yeah. You get to meet him in the first half of the season. So look out for that!
Echo Kellum: I would definitely describe it as an adventure. He was this guy who was working at Palmer Tech in the innovation design department, and him getting to work closely with Felicity definitely helps him get a sneak peek into what's been going on in the city as far as Green Arrow's concerned. He finds out in this episode that Felicity's working with the Green Arrow and that definitely piques his interest. He goes on this trajectory where he starts experiencing things he's never experienced before in the city, helping her figure out certain situations and meta-humans like Double Down, figuring out some secrets that are happening at Palmer Tech and actually going out in the field and helping along with a couple of things like that. So he definitely goes on a pretty big adventure that's kind of new and fresh to him in Star City.
How might we see him start evolving into actually becoming Mr. Terrific this season?
Kellum: I can talk in the comic book aspect of it, because I can't tease too much about this season. Tragedy helps motivate him to want to do more. And I think sometimes when you're dealt with overwhelming odds it can push you to either shrink in or really break out of yourself and become something greater. And I think that's something that will really influence Curtis as well.
It was great to see how much of a non-issue Curtis' sexual orientation was last week. How do you feel about playing the first open gay male character on the show?
Kellum: For me, it's truly an honor. I think there needs to be representation of everyone on TV. Personally, I have very close people in my life who are in the LGBT community, I was partially raised by someone in the LGBT community, so it means a lot to me. And a lot of my friends come up to me and they are so thankful that they can be represented on TV. So I'm completely honored and enamored by the support that everyone has given to me. I feel like it's a privilege to play this character and to help some young kid who sees him and says,"I want to be like that," or they can see themselves in him and think, "I could do that." So that's super important to me and I love it.
Will we get to meet Curtis' husband any time soon?
Kellum: Absolutely, yeah. You get to meet him in the first half of the season. So look out for that!
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Thanks to tsukikomew for the heads up.
TVLINE | How has life as Ra’s al Ghul been treating Malcolm?
It’s complicated. [Laughs] It’s complicated but it’s good, because where we left him, he had the League kneeling at his feet, Nyssa included. Six to seven months have passed, so you do don’t know whether he’s in control or not, but something happens [this week] where you realize that these fighters, these men and women, are under his control.
TVLINE | Obviously, Laurel and Thea are on their way. Does Malcolm welcome these visitors?
Malcolm doesn’t know that they’re going to waltz through his door, and when they do, a dilemma is put in front of him. There’s his daughter, who he knows has been having some trouble and he didn’t really want her going in the Pit in the first place. And then you have Laurel, a girl who blatantly turned to Malcolm when he saved her life and said, “I wouldn’t do the same for you” — and she’s brought her sister, who is someone Malcolm had killed to obtain his objectives. And Laurel’s back to ask him to resurrect Sara! That is probably one of the most bizarre dilemmas that he will ever come across, and what’s interesting is how he deals with it and explains it to Laurel. It becomes a moral and ethical issue with Laurel, and I think the audience is going to be like, “What?!” — which I love, because it shows complexity.
And he knows something is going on with Thea, that she’s got this bloodlust in her, this violent streak, so he turns to her and says, “I’m concerned about this.” But what he does with her is completely unethical and has no morality attached to it. That’s again the complexity of Malcolm, that within those two situations, the audience is going to be like, “O-M-G.” He’s offering two different solutions for two different people.
It’s complicated. [Laughs] It’s complicated but it’s good, because where we left him, he had the League kneeling at his feet, Nyssa included. Six to seven months have passed, so you do don’t know whether he’s in control or not, but something happens [this week] where you realize that these fighters, these men and women, are under his control.
TVLINE | Obviously, Laurel and Thea are on their way. Does Malcolm welcome these visitors?
Malcolm doesn’t know that they’re going to waltz through his door, and when they do, a dilemma is put in front of him. There’s his daughter, who he knows has been having some trouble and he didn’t really want her going in the Pit in the first place. And then you have Laurel, a girl who blatantly turned to Malcolm when he saved her life and said, “I wouldn’t do the same for you” — and she’s brought her sister, who is someone Malcolm had killed to obtain his objectives. And Laurel’s back to ask him to resurrect Sara! That is probably one of the most bizarre dilemmas that he will ever come across, and what’s interesting is how he deals with it and explains it to Laurel. It becomes a moral and ethical issue with Laurel, and I think the audience is going to be like, “What?!” — which I love, because it shows complexity.
And he knows something is going on with Thea, that she’s got this bloodlust in her, this violent streak, so he turns to her and says, “I’m concerned about this.” But what he does with her is completely unethical and has no morality attached to it. That’s again the complexity of Malcolm, that within those two situations, the audience is going to be like, “O-M-G.” He’s offering two different solutions for two different people.
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