EP Josh Safran breaks down the midseason finale
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but one things for certain: Ryan and Alexs (Priyanka Chopra) rift has grown deeper over time.
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Below, Safran talks the latest developments inQuanticos second season winter finale.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Tell me about writing Alex and Ryans relationship up to this point.
Were seeing them at their happiest in the present, but theyre so fractured in the future.
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Was this the scene between the twins, talking about why Nimah joined the AIC?
What was the biggest challenge to writing that and reinserting that so late?
We talked in season 1 about, could either of them ever be a terrorist or perform terrorist acts?
What exactly is Nimah thinking here?
It seems like she just got so frustrated by how theres constantly a battle to be fought.
Has she given up?
I wouldnt say shes given up.
I think its very prescient, what Nimahs saying.
What was it like shooting those air vent scenes?
That was really fun.
We built that big air vent.
Its not that big, you know?
How did the actors feel about it?
It looked super cramped.
They were so excited to get in there.
We have photographs of the writers and everyone inside.
There was a camera in front of their faces the whole time, leading them, which was great.
Also in the future timeline: General Richards (Laila Robins) leads the militarys move against the terrorists.
Why involve them now?
Theyre the steady line, so we will see more of them.
Youll definitely see them again in the next episode.
Episode 9 is our big midseason premiere so its got some big surprises in it.
Will we find out what she was doing?
It simply was the fact that theres a lot she has to do [to handle this mission].
She has to talk to Keyes, and they have to confirm theyre making the right decision.
What feels like a long time is actually only two days.
Our consultants explained to us that the extraction process is not that easy.
Alex seems a bit reckless in her decision to go off on her own against the AIC.
Why does she pursue this?
Is she hoping shell get better results than Ryan does?
So theres two reasons.
She thinks that Miranda and Nimah did not give her a second look.
Number two, the answer to that question is revealed in episode 9.
I cant say any more than that.
She doesnt even really know what Shelby is doing.
He basically turns her to leave the FBI without her knowing.
They talk about, like, when do you know when youre done with something?
As far as the AIC goes, Leon and Dayana have been tapped along with Ryan.
Why did Leon and Dayana make sense as AIC recruits?
Should we read into which parts of the murder they committed?
Its simply laid out that way.
Initially there was a fourth person, just like an extra that we were going to include.
And then we were like, Lets just keep it at three people.
And does it matter who the guy was?
Will we find out his identity?
It doesnt necessarily matter who he was but you will learn more about the guy.
Finally, we saw Harry go to London for Thanksgiving.
I mean, how could you not?
And, of course, we jumped at the chance to work with Lara Pulver.
What can you tell me about the code Harry hands her?
Its funny, I cut a line that said what it was.
Charlotte says it, but I cut it because I thought it was cooler just to see it.
But itisa cryptogram, and you might decipher it at home.
Its not like theres a secret or an Easter egg.
Its like, Oh yeah, thats it.
Quanticoairs Sundays at 10 p.m.
