Spoiler alert: This post contains details from11.22.63episode Soldier Boy.
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Who better to break down the adventures of Jake Epping than the woman behind it all, right?
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Thats why Bridget Carpenter, the showrunner of Hulus11.22.63, is writing weekly blogs.
Soldier Boy, The Shirelles
Were getting closer.
The clock is ticking.
Then again, it always has been.
I co-wrote Soldier Boy, our penultimate episode, with Co-EP Quinton Peeples.
He came up with the title.
And who is the Yellow Card Man?
What we never do is overtly state the specifics of either.
People may interpret in any way they want.
But it is clear isnt it, Constant Viewer?
that there is more than one rabbit hole.
And more than one time traveler.
Take that, Internet!
In this weeks episode, Sadie makes it clear that Jakes mission is also her own.
Shes strong, our Sadie shes not going to let Jake get away with any bullst.
Faulty memory or no.
What did he feel his country owed him?
What did the world owe him, Constant Viewer?
What was in the letter he wrote to Agent Hosty?
What would have happened if Hosty had answered that letter?
What would have happened if Lees ride hadnt honked at that moment in the morning?
If Marina had taken Lees hand?
The Past keeps that information to itself.
Other things
Cherry Jones as Marguerite, turning away from her son.
She knows something is not right; she knows.
Her face is everything here.
Al Templeton leaning over Jake, coughing.
Sadie and Deke dancing in his living room.
He can end this nightmare, save JFK.
And then he comes out of the kitchen … to find Lee holding his baby girl.
I will say this: I knew we were going to end up in an asylum.
Once again, Carol Spier and our Art Department came up with incredible locations.
Here is the asylum:
And here is paper in a typewriter no one will ever see.
Notes from the set
The rain was an ongoing problem.
It actually rained during the rain sequence in the car with the Yellow Card Man.
We had to stop at one point because of lightning strikes.
Lowered the rain rig, because, you know lightning.
Also rained on the day of Bills funeral.
Everyone crowded under the video village tent to wait it out.
Except James Franco, who sat in his chair reading with an umbrella.
When Bill jumped out the window, he actually dropped onto a platform built just below the window.
Because we were three stories up.
A tie-in to the symbol on the Yellow Card.
The graveyard we used was actually right next door to Jodie High School.
The Toronto production team.
Which means my final post.
The future wants to happen, doesnt it?
Im going to let it play out.
Bridget
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