Showrunner Elgin James dishes on the elements that went into the season, including Jesus Christ and Mark Twain.
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the season 3 finale ofMayans M.C.
Reflecting on the season, showrunnerElgin Jamestells EW he was inspired by Mark Twain’sThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
JD Pardo and Sulem Calderon on ‘Mayans M.C.'.Prashant Gupta/FX
“Every season we had themes, andHuckleberry Finnfelt right for this season,” he says.
He was tempted just like Jesus, but unlike him, EZ did everything wrong.
It was like when Jesus was tempted in the desert by bread and water, but he said no.
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But her departure will take EZ “south of the light,” James says.
“He’s got places to go and some bridges to burn now.”
Before Gilly put a bullet into Isaac, a reaper tattoo mysteriously connecting Isaac to SAMCRO was shockingly revealed.
Ray McKinnon and Carla Baratta on ‘Mayans M.C.'.Prashant Gupta/FX
With so much to unpack from that, could he really be dead?
“We have to wait and see what happens with him,” James teases.
“[Bourne] is my dude, he was in my movieLittle Birds.
Michael Irby and Raoul Max Trujillo on ‘Mayans M.C.'.Prashant Gupta/FX
What he brought this season, man, people love to hate him!
when we shot those Meth Mountain scenes, it was 32 degrees.
So will we go back there?
Are we done with Isaac?
“Off screen, that dude is like a mentor to me.
I have Ray as my secret weapon, but he’s also an incredibly successful actor.
We wanted to bring him in earlier for three episodes, but he had feature films to do.
A shot rang out, but the episode ended without revealing who got shot.
“There definitely was a gunshot,” James says cheekily.
“If I remember correctly, EZ looks towards the templo when he heard the gunshot.
He sang it right there in the templo and we recorded it.”
chapters invade the clubhouse ready for war.
Now that he’s a free agent, could this solve the impending battle?
And so what’s left behind all that is, ‘Yeah, well, f you.
So I think it would be interesting if he does attempt to come home.”
