[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Accused Season 2, Episode 7, “Eugene’s Story .”]
Accused‘s second season is coming to an in depth and packing an emotional punch with the tragic entry titled “Eugene’s Story.” The episode, starring Ken Jeong and Jamie Chung follows Eugene and his spouse Grace, the latter of which has a darkish secret.
As viewers see within the episode, Grace’s ex resurfaces and threatens to disclose her involvement in a previous theft that resulted in a demise, if she doesn’t assist him get again on his ft after doing time in jail for the crime. Grace does her finest to assist and hold her husband Eugene out of the scenario, however white lies construct as much as spark suspicion and mistrust.
In the end, Grace confesses the complete scenario to Eugene, who accepts her, however when she seemingly robs her dad’s retailer along with her ex and runs off, Eugene goes after them with a gun, meaning to threaten Grace’s ex and take her dwelling. Sadly, these plans backfire when a scuffle with the opposite man leads Eugene to unintentionally pull the set off taking pictures Grace who finally dies from her wounds.
Beneath, Chung opens up about taking part in reverse Jeong, capturing such intense drama onscreen, collaborating with director Michael Chiklis, and far more.
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What drew you to the function of Grace and Accused as a present?
Jamie Chung: I’m good pals with Michael Chiklis and after I noticed Season 1 come out, it received a lot hype. The cinematography was stunning, and the storytelling was tragic. It didn’t really feel like a present that has ever graced community [TV] earlier than. I like that they took a spin on a court docket case as a result of it’s informed from the angle of the defendant. So I believed that was attention-grabbing and distinctive. Once I learn “Eugene’s Story,” it was in a spot the place I simply wanted one thing creatively to sink my enamel into, and it sort of simply fell into my lap. God bless Michael Chiklis for that. He actually pitched me for this function as a result of he had talked about to casting that they wanted somebody with a darkish previous who’s sort of like tough across the edges and who’s now a born-again Christian, you recognize. So I believed it was fairly the praise that he thought that I can have such vary.
What was your response to studying you’d play Ken Jeong’s spouse within the episode?
I like Ken. He’s at all times been the nicest man in Hollywood, and having this San Francisco connection along with his spouse, I believed was fairly neat. It was excellent. I used to be so excited to play his spouse as a result of after studying the script, I don’t suppose I’ve ever seen Ken do something so dramatic. And he’s so disarming along with his comedy. However you recognize, it was actually enjoyable to see him step out of his consolation zone and check out some drama. It was very nice to cheer him on.
Did Grace take care of Eugene as a lot as he believed?
Completely. I don’t suppose the story would have labored if she didn’t take care of him. She cared for him deeply. I believe it’s the sort of love the place you notice that is pretty much as good because it will get. It’s due to you that I’m capable of flip my life round. It’s as a result of he’s the beacon of sunshine, after which additionally for her to have this solace figuring out her father can also be being taken care of by Eugene. They’ve an excellent relationship. It actually does carry her a whole lot of peace. And I do know that she needs to remain on this straight and slender, and she or he needs to maneuver ahead. And sadly, she simply has part of her previous that simply won’t let her
Was she going to run away fortunately if Eugene hadn’t interrupted the plan following the theft?
Oh, completely no manner. She didn’t need to go away, however it was the one approach to defend Eugene and defend her father. If she left town along with her ex, and received out of there then I felt like that was the one approach to hold them secure. In any other case, he would hold badgering for more cash, he would actually wreak havoc.
Did Eugene obtain a good punishment?
I imply, it’s premeditated. He introduced the gun. He was going to avoid wasting me. However no… He received the s**t finish of the sick. I imply, for my ex to lie to avoid wasting his personal ass, all of it is smart that he would do this, however sadly, I do suppose that it was a tragic accident. I don’t suppose that [Eugene] had any intention of letting me go away, however I don’t suppose that he would have had the guts to kill somebody.
Grace’s demise is tragic, what was it like filming such an intense sequence?
I don’t suppose that she noticed it coming. I believe probably the most dramatic level for Grace was having to inform [Eugene] the complete reality. All through the episode, she tells him little white lies after which solely tells him 1 / 4 of the reality. It’s a lot disgrace that she’s been holding on to and a lot guilt that she lastly has to indicate her husband Eugene her full self. And I believe it’s fairly susceptible and so troublesome. And I believe that’s the scene I needed to work on probably the most with a purpose to put together. It’s such an emotional scene you’re the explanation why one other individual has died. You have got each purpose to be in jail and serve time, and also you’ve sort of been dwelling this faux life, when, in reality, it’s best to have been the one in jail as properly, after which to nonetheless have [Eugene] totally settle for me for who I’m, to like me it doesn’t matter what, by means of thick and skinny. I believe that was fairly a phenomenal revelation. Ken simply did issues so gracefully.
Faith performs a giant half within the episode, why was it so necessary to incorporate that component?
I do know for my household particularly, there have been a whole lot of missions that got here proper earlier than the Korean Battle to transform Koreans to develop into Catholic and Christians. And when a whole lot of the households immigrate, very often in all of the cities, it’s the church communities that you just flock to. Korean church communities and that’s precisely the place my household discovered their neighborhood. So I believe it actually may be very particular to Eugene’s story particularly. It sort of goes hand in hand.
What does it say about Eugene that Grace’s father sits and helps him in court docket following her demise?
I believe he actually does love Eugene. I believe he really believes that it was an accident. I believe he’s very conscious of how harmful my ex actually is. And I believe it simply goes to indicate that he is aware of that Eugene would by no means do something to harm me. He liked Grace along with his entire coronary heart, and he would have accomplished something to avoid wasting me.