[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Rescue: HI-Surf Season 1 Episode 14 “Ripple Effect.”]
Em’s (Arielle Kebbel) life off the clock continues to be messy. However on the finish of the most recent Rescue: HI-Surf episode, it does seem to be she’s on the precise path.
Em and her ex Will’s (Adam Demos) affair ultimately led to the top of his engagement, however that doesn’t imply they’re again collectively. Moderately, she’s laying aside the dialog they should have and even goes to her ex Sean (Ian Anthony Dale) for a hookup initially of “Ripple Impact.” However after a scenario within the water — a rescue whereas she’s off-shift will get messy and she or he will get hit when the particular person panics — she’s beginning to understand she must care for herself. She then goes to Sean and admits he was proper that she’s been pushing her emotions down about Will. What she wants is a pal, however is Sean actually the precise particular person to be that for her?
Under, Kebbel takes us inside Em’s head and teases what’s subsequent, plus how the season ends.
Was what occurred with the surfer then Sonny (Robbie Magasiva) calling Em out on her arms shaking and telling her that she must take care of herself the wake-up name she wanted or just the start of it?
Arielle Kebbel: The start as a result of, as you may inform in that scene, she’s preventing it so arduous. She doesn’t wish to admit that she’s unraveling. And it’s fascinating as a result of it form of displays what Sonny was and goes by way of the primary a part of the season the place he doesn’t wish to admit how a lot Zion’s passing is affecting him at work. I feel that that is Em’s first second of, shoot, possibly Sonny seeing one thing in me that I’m not prepared to confess myself simply but.
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Em going to Sean’s to hook up — how a lot was that about her emotions for him and the way a lot to overlook about Will?
Nice query. I’m unsure Em is aware of the reply to that. I feel that what was actually enjoyable about working with Matt Kester, the present creator, and our writers, is that we received only a few notes. They actually trusted us in our course of. And so it was fascinating, these moments the place I’d get this script and begin engaged on them like, okay, yeah, what does this imply with Sean? Does she like him? Does she wish to be again with him? Is that this revenge for Will? Is all of it of it? Is it none of it? And it was actually enjoyable to have the ability to get the liberty to form of dwell in Em with out a ton of notes on the method. And so I feel what individuals love about Will and Em is that they’re so passionate and form of wild and free, and I feel she’s exploring if she will be able to really feel that with Sean, however actually what it means is, can she really feel that with anybody else? And is {that a} good factor or a foul factor? Typically individuals want a accomplice to form of assist reel them in a bit and never be so explosive.
So the enjoyable factor about it’s that I feel in that individual episode, it’s a giant query mark of, she doesn’t know what’s taking place along with her emotions and that hookup is a part of working by way of it and figuring it out. After which as we see extra unravel, we study what that results in. I feel that the closing second between them on the finish of that episode, it’s a very large deal for her as a result of this complete second half of the season, we’re listening to her share about extra vulnerabilities that we’ve by no means heard her share about earlier than. The primary half of the season’s all about action-packed, what a badass she is, how nice she is at her job, and now we’re peeling again the layers of her fears and confusion in relationships and never simply with guys, but in addition with just a few different actually essential characters that come into play the second half of the season.
I do like that Em has realized that she wants a pal, that she’s been pushing her emotions about Will down, however why is Sean the one she’s going to? Sean is an effective man, however on the identical time, it’s awkward.
I agree. [Laughs] I agree. That one’s above my paid grade.
Can Em and Sean settle into being associates although?
I don’t know. I feel the enjoyable half about this character was, there’s some characters you get and also you’re like, oh, I do know precisely what’s taking place this second, I understand how I’m going to play it, I do know what the end result is. And with Em, there have been sure issues — the bodily a part of Em, I all the time knew precisely what to do with. I grew up loving the water, I grew up doing sports activities. I grew up tremendous aggressive. I cherished that. I felt like I received to excel with all of those stunts and the actions surrounding Em.
Then, relating to her relationships, exterior of Sonny, what I cherished is that I’m like, this character’s form of blowing my thoughts. I don’t know that I perceive her decisions. I actually needed to let go and belief that, okay, I’m going to dwell within the unknown as a result of that’s what I’ve to carry to the desk proper now. And I don’t know that I’ve ever actually gotten to do this with a personality earlier than. So it was a bit of uncomfortable for me, however in a means that was additionally thrilling as a result of I additionally trusted that clearly, we now have nice writers and administrators and folks I might flip to if I ever actually felt misplaced. However I feel form of enjoying in that unknown of like, okay, me, Arielle doesn’t perceive why she’s doing this, so what can I lean into and what can I study her that may justify why she’s doing this? And that may justify, might be associates, can they not? Effectively, why? As a result of on the finish of the day, we’re two totally different individuals.
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Will tells Em in 113 they should discuss, however she says she wants a while. So what’s it going to take for them to have that discuss?
I feel that they’ve each been by way of so much. She’s tremendous damage, however she additionally looks like she put herself on this place and doubtless she is aware of higher. And I feel part of her actually regrets — I feel she hoped it might be a distinct end result in order that she didn’t must remorse form of the poor decisions and admit the poor decisions that each she and Will did and that morality combat they’re in of like, properly, what’s accountable and what’s love? And when can we throw warning to the wind and when do we are saying no, this isn’t a respectful factor to do to our companions? I feel that the taking area and time is de facto nearly, okay, we received ourselves in a whirlwind of a multitude and sure, we nonetheless need to work collectively and sure, there’s a ton of damage emotions, however proper now let’s simply give attention to being skilled and the remainder will come when it comes as a result of he’s made his alternative and now she must make hers.
And I feel it’s a means of her claiming again for independence a bit of bit as a result of I feel for somebody like Em who’s so impartial, it’s actually arduous and borderline embarrassing that she form of misplaced her independence the best way that she did. Will has this impact on her that she will get swept up in a means that no person else does. I feel that’s actually arduous for her to confess and perceive, and so then when it’s this type of horrific end result, it’s like she wants time to even simply put her damaged ego again collectively a bit.
However that dialog does need to occur. So what are you able to tease about it?
Does it? I don’t know. I feel in some relationships, the strongest relationships, sure, sure issues are addressed and different stuff you don’t deal with, you simply form of transfer on. I imply, I noticed this nice interview with Sandra Bullock one time and she or he’s like, why do you want the particular person to say they’re sorry? They’re the one who damage you. That you must deal with it your self and heal your self and transfer on. As a result of if you happen to’re all the time chasing their I’m sorry, you’re by no means going to be absolutely full as a result of it’s not about their I’m sorry, it’s about therapeutic your self. So I don’t know. I feel that Em is in a spot the place she’s actually Will fully otherwise than she ever has earlier than, and that actually means herself fully otherwise than she ever has earlier than. And so issues will come to a head for certain, issues will come to a head, however will it’s the best way that she thinks? I don’t know.
Speak about filming the rescues this season. What was your favourite one to movie?
Effectively, the present is wild as a result of, each episode, we’d do nearly three rescues I feel. So we have been coaching the entire time we have been filming. I had so many favorites. I don’t learn about my favourite rescue, however I might say a few of my favourite stunts. My favourite stunt’s positively the rock operating as a result of I had no thought what it was earlier than I received to Oahu, and once I discovered that this can be a possible way that folks work out by holding boulders beneath the water and operating on the ocean ground, I grew to become obsessive about it. I educated so arduous within the pool, and I discovered breath holds from Mark Healey, a world-renowned free diver. I educated underwater with weights and in addition simply discovered about my physique. It’s not nearly doing it, it’s in regards to the recoup time.
For so long as you’re underwater, you need to keep above water double the period of time earlier than you return down for a correct oxygen reset. And even that night time going to mattress at night time figuring out that you just’re going to mattress with the spins or that that’s regular figuring out what your physique’s gone by way of that day. As a result of you concentrate on a standard dive, you’re doing it as soon as, however if you’re filming, you’re doing it 12, 15 instances. So simply the issues that my physique went by way of throughout these stunts and studying what was regular, what’s not regular, the way to care for myself, it was such a studying course of. I felt like I used to be studying my physique in new methods, which was actually thrilling.
I’ll always remember in Episode 1 once I’m on the again of a sled and the enormous wave is behind us and I’m saying, go, go, go. That was an actual wave at Pipeline that was not CGI. We’ve no CGI within the TV present. I do not forget that was the primary week of filming and so they took us on the market and the stunt actor was beneath me enjoying unconscious, we have been on the rescue sled, and we simply waited for the right wave and as quickly because it hit, we have been off. That wave was proper behind us. I keep in mind after we got here into shore, everybody was cheering and clapping, and to be trustworthy, I actually had no thought what I had simply gone by way of. I used to be so new to the entire course of. I feel it was a 20-foot wave or one thing. I simply keep in mind everybody celebrating and me celebrating, but in addition being like, what simply occurred? And taking all of it in. That to me felt like my second of, Welcome to the North Shore.
My different favourite one is a giant cave rescue arising the place I really rescue an unconscious male from a cave, and my dad and mom have been visiting on the time. And so my dad received to return out on the boat and watch how we filmed. There’s no downtime, I’m breath holding and so they had oxygen down there for me, however actually, I want to simply free-dive and maintain my breath. So I used to be out within the ocean in these caves with all of our water security staff round me, like pulling this unconscious dude out from a cave in all probability 20 or 30 ft underwater, take after take, and I don’t know, I simply felt so proud that I might exhibit to my dad that I might do this. That was only a actually particular private second for me.
The finale is arising. What are you able to tease? Does it finish on the cliffhanger?
In fact. What finale wouldn’t? No, however I’ll say this as properly, and I keep in mind all of us talked about this, and Matt, our present creator, he was happy with this. Sure, there’s a cliffhanger, in fact there needs to be, however there’s additionally some actually pleased, stunning moments and all of us form of talked about it. It was so good to have a finale that felt pleased. I feel nowadays a lot is round a giant catastrophe that has to occur to maintain individuals . We’ve these actually stunning moments within the finale the place the entire forged is collectively and there’s these household moments and I don’t know what I can say, however there’s issues that you just haven’t seen earlier than but which can be going to be stunning to observe and to really feel. All of us seemed round and it was emotional for us. We have been like, wow, this feels so good that that is how we get to wrap up this season. I feel there’s actually one thing to that. Folks have come as much as me and instructed me that they love watching the present with their household, that it’s a multi-generational present, and that’s very particular to me. It means so much to me that you could sit and watch it together with your grandparents, together with your children. That’s a present that I’m proud to be part of. I feel that going together with that, individuals will get pleasure from watching this finale with their households. We’d like these glimmers each time we will rejoice them proper now.
What are you able to tease about the place the finale leaves Em?
I can let you know Em’s shocked at Will. [Laughs] Em’s shocked at Will. I can say that the household actually comes collectively. We’ve a very stunning celebration of the lifeguard household and in addition of Sonny’s private household. There’s a very stunning private household occasion that all of us go to, and so it’s the primary time you’ve actually ever seen the work household and the non-public household collectively. I feel that can be actually particular for individuals to see. And I feel individuals will form of finish with Will going, “Whoa, okay. What’s subsequent?”
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