And thats the brilliance of Brian.
He has that incredible credible presence.
That was the whole dynamic of the show to work.
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If we didnt have that gravitational force, it just wouldnt work.
DEADLINE:In that context, what do you think you brought to the mix?
MYLOD:Im not an intellectual in the way that Jesse is.
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Any smarts that I have tends to be emotional intelligence.
These are really interesting characters to try and unmask.
Apart from family really, obviously.
But those actors, that crew it was special.
DEADLINE:Lets talk about theseries finale, With Open Eyes, which Jesse penned.
MYLOD:Im very proud of the finale.
I think its a lovely thing.
But we disguised that up until the last second.
DEADLINE:How do you mean?
So, were just being honest.
So, I avoid that temptation by not knowing that which I do not need to know.
So, but I think theres something else beyond that.
Im a lover of pop music and high-class soap.
So definitely, theres no shame in admitting aDynastyin your heritage.MYLOD:Exactly.
TheresDynastyand theresDallasand they were great fun, but they didnt go quite as dark asSuccessiondid.
How did you work to not let that overwhelm the story, as often occurs?
It was a question of objectivity without being seduced by it.
With that final drive away into Manhattan.
DEADLINE:And Roman in the bar?
With Kierans character Roman, I feel the tragedy of him stuck in that bar somewhere forever.
He went into that bar.
Theres kind of a happiness and a tragedy simultaneously hence, theyre beautifully ambiguous.
DEADLINE: Jeremy Strong has spoken out about there being an unused shot at the end of the series.
The show leaves him staring out into the water, his motif in many ways, a broken fool.
That that felt like the cruelest and probably the most honest way we could leave that character.
Everything comes full circle, and those characters can never escape.
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