With you guys joining the cast for Season 2, did you feel any pressure since the show was kind of already established, and then you’re jumping in?
Alex Fitzalan: Absolutely no pressure. There was a lot of support. Also, [with] the two islands, the girls’ story and the boys’ story are totally isolated from one another. We could hit the ground running and act as if it was Season 1 of a totally different show. We’re still getting to know everyone and everything, so it was not really too much pressure.
Did you feel the same way, Charles?
Charles Alexander: Seconded, yeah. 100%. I mean that — aside from whenever you’re going to be shooting something on this scale, it’s going to be exciting and a joy to be a part of. Definitely, if there was any pressure, it was good pressure to come into something as successful as what was made in Season 1, and then add to that, we wanted to [do just that].
Alex, your character steps into this leadership position with the group. Especially at the beginning, what was that like for you to play?
Fitzalan: It was great. It’s an interesting character to play because the first half of the season is quite light ... He was a leader-type character, I suppose. [It] was interesting and fun to play with that dynamic, but then that shifts as well, so that was also fun.
Did you like having characters who kind of changed so much throughout the show?
Fitzalan: Of course. It’s fantastic.
Alexander: Yeah, to have something where you have an actual arc to play with and…
Fitzalan: Something to aim for.
Charles, in the beginning, your character is maybe one of the more dislikable ones at first. What was that like for you?
Fitzalan: Ouch.
Alexander: That’s your interpretation. I wouldn’t think that. He’s unapologetically himself and yet, at the same time, very deliberate in his rejection of being the macho leader. It was fun, because the way he rips into the other, bullies the others, he does it with … I wanted to inject some humor about it, the way that he says certain things and the whole, “What the f*** are you doing, bro?” Not like, “What are you doing?” I have fun with it and try to make it a bit weird as like teenage boys speak.
