![]() ![]() I read the entirety of all the scripts in one sitting, so I was across the full story-past, present, the whole deal. How much exposure did you have to what was happening in the other timelines that you weren’t a part of filming, and how did that affect how you approached Emily’s story? There are so many different timelines in the show. But I read the book when we finished, and it was really interesting to then see how it had played out for us when we were filming. I found out that there were quite a few differences from the book, especially for Emily, and so I just thought it was better for me to focus entirely on the character’s arc with the script, and making sure that I was getting that really airtight for Emily’s journey. I actually made the choice to just focus on the scripts first. Did you read the book when it came out or while you were preparing for the role? What is your familiarity with the source material? Here, Debnam-Carey discusses filming in New York, inhabiting Emily’s skin, and exploring the ripple effects of America’s obsession with true crime. But that didn’t stop her from diving fully into the role. The eight-part limited series culminates in last week’s finale episode, which sees Emily finally learn the truth about Alison’s death on the island.įortunately for Debnam-Carey, Emily’s trauma-filled life story bears little resemblance to her own. Nearly two decades later, Emily-now a 25-year-old Brooklyn resident going by her middle name-coincidentally gets into a yellow taxi driven by Clive (Josh Bonzie), sparking in her an obsession with getting to the bottom of what really happened to her sister all those years ago. Everyone is certain she was murdered by Clive and Edwin, two local boys who work at the resort where the Thomas family was staying, but no one is ever arrested, and the case officially goes unsolved. When Claire Emily Thomas was just 8, her older sister Alison was found dead during a family vacation on the unspecified Caribbean island of Saint X. I’m referring, of course, to Debnam-Carey’s most prominent acting roles: as Lexa on The 100, Alicia on Fear the Walking Dead, and now Emily on Hulu’s series adaptation of the Alexis Schaitkin novel Saint X. Most recently, as if all that wasn’t enough, she’s been investigating her older sister’s mysterious death 20 ago by trying to befriend one of the men suspected of killing her. First, she was murdered mere seconds after finally consummating her relationship with the girl she loved after that, she spent years navigating a post-apocalyptic, zombie-riddled version of Los Angeles. Alycia Debnam-Carey has had a rough go of it over the last decade onscreen. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |