Warning: This article contains spoilers for HBO’sIrma Vepfinale.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: I’ve seen a lot of people talking about Mira traveling through walls.
Do you view this as something that’s actually happening or is it in Mira’s imagination?
Alicia Vikander in the ‘Irma Vep’ finale.Carole Bethuel/HBO
I love the blend of, who knows if it’s [real]?
But that’s Alicia talking again.
For Mira, it justbecomes.
Emotionally, it’s very real for her.
Why is that more appropriate closure for Mira in her relationship with Laurie?
The magic becomes stronger the more Mira is okay with letting go and letting this character take over.
She’s taking the easy way, like she [now] has someone to blame.
It’s almost like, at a certain point, “It wasn’t me.”
I loved Mira’s bond with Regina.
She also only teases Zoe’s attraction to her and doesn’t move forward with that physical relationship either.
For Zoe, it’s real.
Where Mira is at now, emotionally, clearly, she’s still going through heartbreak.
I [as Alicia] was kind of like, that’s quite an outrage.
I hope Mira understands and knows what she did there.
It’s not right, it’s bad, and it felt quite difficult to shoot.
That’s the Irma Vep character that starts to take hold of her too strong there.
All the episodes were written when we started to shoot.
We knew that the world looks the way it does right now, and that would be a discussion.
It’s all extremely meta.
I didn’t speak to her.
That, in itself, is a beautiful ending if you consider what the series is about.
Why does Mira leave the production on that note, and why was it important for her tonotdo Dreamscape?
When I madeTomb Raider, I got to do something I’ve dreamed about since I was a kid.
The hard thing is to listen to yourself.
I think she just made choices in her career that weren’t hers.
That’s the journey she made throughout the show.
We also never see howThe Vampiresrolls out into the world.
I don’t know if it would get super broad.
[Laughs]
It would be an awkward press tour for Rene and Mira.
No, I think they’ll enjoy it.
They’ll think it’s great… if the critics won’t get to them!
Back in the real world, have you envisioned or had discussions about a season 2?
Olivier wrote this in a few months, then shot it and was in the edit every single day.
It’s a crazy accomplishment.
But, we’ll see.
All episodes ofIrma Vepare now streaming onHBO Max.
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