NBC’s supernatural drama returns April 1.
Season 2 of the NBC supernatural drama ended on multiple cliffhangers, natch.
Elsewhere, a desperate Saanvi (Parveen Kaur) took drastic actions against the Major (Elizabeth Marvel).
Josh Dallas as Ben Stone on NBC’s “Manifest.".Peter Kramer/WBTV/NBC
So yeah, we have questions.
Here’s how we did.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Let’s get the COVID questions out of the way.
How was getting back on set in this weird time?
MELISSA ROXBURGH:Everything’s just a little bit more disconnected as far as mingling on set.
I mean, it’s still awesome.
I think it would be weird going back to the old way.
Was it a relief that the pandemic wasn’t part of the story line?
Sometimes it’s nice to just be able to escape it.
There’s just too much.
I like that we’re able to give the audience an escape from COVID now.
I just think we live in such a particular, specificManifestworld that doesn’t have time for COVID.
It wouldn’t be a COIVD denier, but it doesn’t have time for it.
Where do we pick up with Ben and Michaela?
Has much time elapsed since Cal was saved and Zeke died then came back to life?
In the meantime there’s this whole tail fin that’s come from underwater in Cuba.
There’s this potentially alternate story line of what might’ve happened to us.
So there’s that.
DALLAS:The tail fin will be a big motivator for a lot of things throughout the season.
We all saw that plane explode on the tarmac in New York City.
What is this tail fin doing in the ocean?
Where did it come from?
Is it part of the plane?
Was that actually the plane on the tarmac?
And what does that mean for the passengers?
Are they in fact not the passengers?
But maybe something else entirely?
There’s so many questions!
DALLAS:There’ssomany questions.
What does that make him now?
Is he human or is he something else?
On a lighter note, how’s married life between Michaela and Zeke, Melissa?
I think for the first time in a long time, they both think things are normal.
So she’s kind of on her own again with that.
He does have a new skill set, which helps.
Does the love triangle with Jared [J.R. Ramirez] still exist ?
Again, maybe he was more okay with her marrying Zeke when he thought it had an expiration date?
And I think vice versa.
They were together a long time.
They loved each other immensely.
It’s just both of their worlds have been flipped around and turned on their heads.
Obviously that doesn’t go very well, as the triangle still continues.
Michaela tries to follow the rules this season.
She tries to do everything right.
It does come to a head, and she does have to make a choice.
How much of a threat do they continue to be in season 3?
Or are the bigger dangers overshadowing them?
How is Saanvai doing this season after accidentally killing the Major?
Is she in a downward spiral?ROXBURGH:She’s not handling it great.
It’s not like she’s just going to disappear and no one’s going to care.
That’s a huge thing for season 3.
And she holds on to this secret for quite a while.
It plays out in a certain number of ways once we get to the middle-ish of the season.
DALLAS:We’ve got a great new character that comes into the Stone family fold.
Her name is Angelina and I cannot wait for people to meet here.
She’s a fellow passenger and she is sort of family-less and we’re going to take her in.
She’s a passenger to be reckoned with.
If you had to give season 3 an overall theme, what would it be?
ROXBURGH:How alone in our death dates are we truly?
DALLAS:My brother’s keeper.
Particularly for Ben, it’s about protecting this group of people.
Have you read the finale?
Can you tease anything at all?
DALLAS:I’m filming the finale right now.
This season just gets intense.
It’s heart-pounding and it’s equally as heartbreaking.
DALLAS:By the time we get to the end of season 3, it is a complete reset.
Season 3 ofManifestpremieres April 1 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC.
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