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Spoilers ahead for3 Body Problem.
My interest kind of trickled away.
Weiss, isnt your typical nerd.
(You dont get on the cover ofCigar Aficionado, like Jack does, in egg-headed academia.)
It wasnt a case of taking it and doing whatever we wanted with it, Bradley says.
We were very rooted in a sense of respect.
Thats a compliment until you remember that Sam was really nice and kind and loyal.
There are similarities between Sam and Jack in terms of intelligence and natural curiosity.
But Jacks just got confidence in his own opinions and what he believes to be true.
If Sam had Jacks self-confidence, then that whole problem wouldve been solved a lot sooner inGame of Thrones.
For a long time, Sam and other characters Ive played have had self-esteem issues and confidence issues.
Theyre always kind of the browbeaten underdog.
There is self-doubt in there as well that I was able to expel through Jack.
And I did want it, in a way, but I dont think I would have displayed it.
I would have kept it rolled up in the closet.
They may not see that that was an ironic thing.
I didnt even really have to think about it.
Theyre even more ambitious and the stakes are even higher.
I was just desperate to be a part of it and flattered that they asked.
For us as well, it does sort of trickle down but only in a positive way, really.
To finally get one, I was kind of thrilled.
And it was flattering as well.
Theyd given me this character thats only in three episodes, and they trust me as a performer.
I think the death does have an effect on the rest of the season.
It feels like a tonal change.
It becomes slightly less fun, the stakes go slightly higher, and the threat becomes bigger.
Why do you think Jack made that choice to walk away from Tatiana?
He just goes on his gut instinct and he wont do anything that people say he should do.
He wont be influenced by people.
That shows remarkable strength in him and faith in his own decision-making.
How much of a loss is Jack for the Earths cause?
What untapped potential was there?In Jack, theres a really sharp sense of critical thinking.
Hes very good at puncturing peoples ideas and finding out what doesnt work.
Having that slightly dissenting voice is always helpful.
Part of what madeGame of Thronesso great was that people had a week to discuss each episode.
together they just fire up episode four.I do miss weekly episodic TV.
Its still out there.
With something likeSuccession, for example, you become part of the conversation for ten weeks.
Its capable of becoming a movement in its own right.
As soon as we think about aliens, we automatically cast them as the enemy.
We have this really weird self-preservational thing if someones not exactly like us.
For the next 400 years, lets just start to get rid of all this combative energy.
Be more accepting of them and maybe, just maybe, we can find a way through.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
