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I didnt hit him.)
Walter doesnt have any of that.
So much of what I got to do with Christina was almost comic relief.
Walter doesnt have to bear a lot of that weight, at least initially.
Were you familiar at all with citizen detectives before this?
Thats very true of Walter.
But with this, Misty presents him with a real opportunity to get out there.
Do you have an idea of who the Yellowjackets survivors are to the general public?
Theres no way hes not fascinated about the past.
In the world ofYellowjackets, that would be a part of pop culture that everybody would know about.
It doesnt really factor into a lot of what they experience on this journey together.
But as a background element, its undeniable.
Toward the end of episode three, Walter says maybe hes a bored Moriarty looking for his Sherlock.
Theres all sorts of funny little hints that they could be adversaries.
But I dont believe thats the motivating factor.
It certainly isnt present yet in their relationship.
Over the course of the season, that might change.
Look, Ill say this: Were not entirely sure of who Walter really is.
I dont even know that Ive learned everything about the character yet.
I dont know that hes as savvy on the field as he would like to think he is.
But we will definitely see him do these things for the first time.
What was that reunion like?We hadnt worked together since we were teenagers.
There was a lot of life in between.
But it was great.
She is so excellent.
She is like a finely tuned instrument of an actress.
I really admired what she crafted with Misty in the first season.
And, I mean, weve both been doing this for a really long time.
She also started very young.
I think theres a connection just because weve both been doing this for a long time.
We certainly have worked together, but also there was just a comfort and ease to it.
So we were playing it almost like a play.
It was happening in real time.
It was so fun and so thrilling.
Walters cargo shorts are a great character detail.
Were there lots of costume options?
Just slightly heightened or slightly odd.
That was the big guiding principle.
The cargo shorts came about very early they were baked into the script, actually.
So shorts became a part of his vibe early on.
BetweenTheLord of the RingsandOver the Garden Wall, you certainly have experience being lost in the woods.
But no I wasnt really thinking about it in that context.
This character is kind of his own thing and not at all informed by what happened in the woods.
Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens are being consulted.
So its the earliest, earliest stages.
I dont think theyre going to remakeLord of the Rings.
Is there anything more about Walter you want to tease?His love of musicals may be meaningful.
Thats about all I can say about that.
But theres a tease there.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
