Ward has gone one-on-one with May and Bobbi. Hunter wants blood. Coulson leads S.H.I.E.L.D. Who do you consider Ward's biggest target?
Ward is going straight to the top with his vendetta. Coulson probably has somewhat of a bullseye on his back. It's an interesting scenario, because it's a perfect, classic villain/hero sort of dynamic. I don't even consider Ward a villain. He's more of an anti-hero. Still, on this classic archetype setup, they are both incredibly similar. But one person is working for an organization and justifying it in one way. Another person is working for an organization and justifying it another way. You can label one good or bad, but, at the end of the day, both are calling themselves "director."
Both are responsible for innocent lives that have been lost, and both have blood on their hands. Both are "by any means necessary" kind of leaders, so you have two people who are quite similar, going about things in completely opposite ways. There's this kind of friction/respect/love/hate thing going on there. It's not just, "This is a bug I need to squash." This is somebody who I actually respect, in a strange way. I don't want to see him lead S.H.I.E.L.D., but there's a very complicated relationship in there.
What else can you preview about Ward's next appearance and his intentions?
I know a bit. This is the one time the writers have told me something other than what is happening immediately in the next episode. You get to see more of Ward, and what I mean isn't just more screen time. There are moments in here that I am surprised by, that the writers have added into the script. There are these little moments that are revealing.
It's interesting to see these sides of Ward that have not been explored up until now. Some are kind of funny. Some are kind of charming. Some are strangely protective. There are these little bits of humanity that are even surprising to me. Obviously, I'm going to be on Ward's side because I am playing the guy, but it's pretty obvious there's definitely a hurt boy inside of Ward, and also a real human being inside all those bad deeds.
Ward is going straight to the top with his vendetta. Coulson probably has somewhat of a bullseye on his back. It's an interesting scenario, because it's a perfect, classic villain/hero sort of dynamic. I don't even consider Ward a villain. He's more of an anti-hero. Still, on this classic archetype setup, they are both incredibly similar. But one person is working for an organization and justifying it in one way. Another person is working for an organization and justifying it another way. You can label one good or bad, but, at the end of the day, both are calling themselves "director."
Both are responsible for innocent lives that have been lost, and both have blood on their hands. Both are "by any means necessary" kind of leaders, so you have two people who are quite similar, going about things in completely opposite ways. There's this kind of friction/respect/love/hate thing going on there. It's not just, "This is a bug I need to squash." This is somebody who I actually respect, in a strange way. I don't want to see him lead S.H.I.E.L.D., but there's a very complicated relationship in there.
What else can you preview about Ward's next appearance and his intentions?
I know a bit. This is the one time the writers have told me something other than what is happening immediately in the next episode. You get to see more of Ward, and what I mean isn't just more screen time. There are moments in here that I am surprised by, that the writers have added into the script. There are these little moments that are revealing.
It's interesting to see these sides of Ward that have not been explored up until now. Some are kind of funny. Some are kind of charming. Some are strangely protective. There are these little bits of humanity that are even surprising to me. Obviously, I'm going to be on Ward's side because I am playing the guy, but it's pretty obvious there's definitely a hurt boy inside of Ward, and also a real human being inside all those bad deeds.
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