Will Trent has returned and that was some Season 3 premiere. They know the best way to reel viewers again in after a protracted hiatus.
Will Trent Season 3 Episode 1 featured plenty of high-stakes drama. The staff suspected an Atlanta gang ordered successful on an area cop. Tensions had been excessive because the lead suspect was an previous buddy of Will’s from his foster care days.
TV Fanatic chatted with main man Ramon Rodriguez, and he shared how Will felt when he returned to Atlanta and his pals’ reactions.
He additionally mentioned Will’s historical past with Rafael Wexford, Will’s relationship points, and dealing with Gina Rodriguez.
Take a look at the interview beneath.
Hello Ramon. So, the dynamics for Season 3 have modified. Was Will anticipating the chilly shoulder from his pals, particularly Religion and Nico?
Will didn’t even anticipate to come back again. He anticipated to remain in Tennessee, residing his pretty life in the midst of the woods and dealing as a non-public eye with Betty. The truth that he’d been introduced again stunned him.
Are the reactions acceptable? Possibly since they had been upset, he left and didn’t say a phrase. Nevertheless, he’s additionally stunned he’s strolling into this. He’s astonished that Rafael, somebody from his childhood, is concerned, so it’s all a bit unusual.
He’s strolling by the workplace in his denims and t-shirt, not along with his common go well with on. It’s all out of physique for him. It lands when he walks by his doorways at residence, and his place is totally different. It’s been Nico-ized. Nico’s not joyful to see him.
However when he sees that that eating desk represented what may have been, it units in on him, what he’s achieved and what he’s left, and, you realize, for all of the the reason why he did it. He had his causes that made sense to him, undoubtedly. It wasn’t straightforward, however he did what he needed to do.
Sure, completely. How lengthy will it take to restore the bridges he burned?
It is going to take time. Religion and Will began the place he didn’t even need a associate in Will Trent Season 1 Episode 1, and we slowly watched them construct a partnership, which is troublesome for Will to do. He doesn’t let many individuals in his life, so these constructing blocks have to be rebuilt.
It’s a must to rebuild belief once more, and that takes time.
So, it’s not an instantaneous factor that occurs shortly, and he has to have some arduous conversations about what occurred and why he did what he did. Till that occurs and till you slowly begin having occasions and issues that make these relationships really feel prefer it’s protected once more to be pals.
It takes time so each components will want endurance. May even feels betrayed by many issues, particularly in the direction of Angie. So, will that constructing block and the way it will likely be repaired be attention-grabbing for Season 3?
Sure. Since they’ve been in one another’s lives eternally, will Will and Angie not less than turn into pals once more, if not ultimately reunite?
It’s a difficult query. It’s difficult at first. They don’t even work together with one another for a couple of episodes.
It’s powerful as soon as they’re lastly compelled to be in entrance of one another. It’s awkward. Are they going to speak about it? Ultimately, they do. It isn’t straightforward as a result of there’s a lot historical past.
They’ve been by a lot, and what occurred and the way they’ve handled it was gut-wrenching. So, I can’t let you know in the event that they’ll be collectively or what’s going to occur.
However I’ll let you know there might be some brutal conversations that have to be had, which might be arduous.
Oh, I’m trying ahead to that. I’ve at all times appreciated Will and Angie and their relationship sides, so I can’t wait to see it. Within the premiere, Will returns residence to show Rafael Wexford’s innocence. Are you able to inform us extra about his connection to Rafael and why he thinks he owes him?
Will is pulled into this case involving somebody he didn’t anticipate from his childhood. We all know one thing occurred. Will owes this man some debt, however we don’t know what it’s.
I used to be capable of direct the Season 3 premiere, so it was enjoyable speaking about this historical past, what occurred, and exhibiting this historical past between these two characters. One entertaining factor that we did when the characters met was that they had this combat. It’s a humorous combat, but it surely’s a violent combat, and I like that.
There’s some enjoyable music to it that reveals them understanding one another, hate one another at this second, or are indignant in the direction of one another. However then we see a grandma enter. So, we all know there’s historical past and there’s love. And so, it’s a superb, fabulous relationship.
But it surely continues, as Rafael retains getting concerned in felony issues and getting in Will’s approach in varied instances. So, he has to confront it, and ultimately, we get to what occurred throughout their childhood.
It was a particular interval. Will runs into Rafael after he will get out of the foster care system after he aged out. He meets this man and lives with Rafael and his grandma for a bit. However one thing occurs after that, and we don’t know what it’s till later within the season, and I can’t let you know but.
Completely truthful. Are we going to see flashbacks to this later within the season about what occurred?
That’s a particular chance. We haven’t filmed it but, however we’re approaching it shortly after we discuss and probably present what occurred between these two.
The writers and everybody concerned have achieved a incredible job of selecting up the items the place we left off and introducing some new characters and drama.
Final season, we handled Will’s childhood traumatic occasion of his foster mother, who he felt he may have saved however died. This season, we’re going to have extra of that, extra issues like that that may have an effect on Will, and it would even have an effect on him eternally. It’ll be thrilling.
However we additionally introduced on some thrilling new individuals. Including new characters to our forged and folding them into the storyline is entertaining. We now have Marian Alba, performed by Gina Rodriguez.
How does she find yourself impacting Will’s life? It’s a enjoyable relationship and a distinct one for Will. By way of having ladies in his life, there’s at all times some stress and complication, but it surely’s fairly hopeful with Marion, which is cool. The one one which occurred with was Crickett in Season 2, however that blew up.
Sure. Actually. So why do you suppose he clashed with Marion at first? And the place do you see their relationship going?
He was there for a objective. He’s engaged on this case when he runs into Marion, and she or he’s unaware he has info she doesn’t know. She turns into an actual asset to him, however what’s attention-grabbing is that she will get afraid when he tells her some info.
I like the second when he vomits all of his previous, and what’s been occurring with him to this stranger, he doesn’t know. I believed that was additionally true.
Typically, we will inform strangers extra honestly than we will inform individuals we reside with or know or pals or household. So, he dumps these things on her, and she or he doesn’t run away.
In reality, she is intrigued, after which they begin speaking. She’s invaluable to him on this case. However because the season progresses, we study that she reveals up for Will in ways in which not many have, which considerably issues to somebody like him. They share related codes and info that matter to Will.
We realized that issues for Marion and an assistant district legal professional. She’s additionally very refreshing as a personality. When she is available in, she may be humorous and emotional.
However the greatest factor is that she’s somebody who reveals up for Will, and that’s for somebody who has not had individuals present up for him and has not relied on that both. He doesn’t anticipate it from individuals.
What has it been like working with Gina?
Gina is superior. I’ve recognized Gina for a very long time. We’ve at all times saved in contact for a few years and by no means labored collectively. When the dialog got here up about this character of Marian Alba and that it’s somebody we wish to be on at some stage in the season, I believed Gina could be nice.
She was on a really brief record, and I had reached out to her personally. And I requested her if she nonetheless needed to work collectively, and she or he instructed me once I introduced her on Will Trent. I instructed her there was a enjoyable character and an thrilling alternative for her and the present.
So, it’s been nice. She brings a recent breath of power. Once more, it’s so particular for Will due to his relationships. Every one is totally different.
His relationships with Amanda, Angie, Religion, Nico, and Betty present the opposite aspect of Will. We get to see one other aspect of this relationship with Marion, which is great.
I can’t wait to see that. After which, to wrap up, what’s your favourite factor about Season 3?
Directing the Season 3 premiere was my favourite factor to this point. It was an exhilarating expertise. I do know this present properly. We’re within the third season. This crew is like household. I’ve by no means been part of a present from its inception and gone previous one season, not to mention now that we’re in our third.
Everyone knows one another properly, and we’ve been there by the highs and lows of what life can deliver. To have the ability to collaborate with them creatively on that stage was unbelievable. I felt a elementary accountability to set the exhibit on a powerful begin for season three as a terrific start line and jump-off level for the season. I cherished it.
Thanks. I can not wait to see the season in its entirety.
I can’t wait so that you can see it too, as a result of I can let you know’re into it.
Will Trent airs on ABC on Tuesdays at 8/7c and streams the following day on Hulu.
This interview has been edited for size and readability.
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