Steven Strait, Dominique Tipper, and Wes Chatham chat about the emotional, action-packed new season.
Season 5 ofThe Expansehas finally landed on Amazon Prime Video the first three episodes, at least.
Everyone’s off doing their own thing with their own group.
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Dominique, did that feel weird with you all not sharing scenes together?
But it wasn’t too weird.
I mean, I’m used to seeing these guys, it’s fine.
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We spent six, seven years together, I don’t need to see them all the time.
Steven, what was it like offscreen?
Did you guys see each other at all?
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STEVEN STRAIT:We would see each other all the time.
But the prep was the same as we’ve done since season 1.
Amos on Earth is one of my favorite stories in all of theExpansebooks.
I have an Amos joke for you, you want to hear it?
All right, here we go.
What’s Amos' favorite fruit?
STRAIT:Tying it all together.
You have some really heavy emotional stuff this season.
What were those scenes like having to get to that deep and sometimes kind of dark, place?
I mean, Keon and Jasai who play Marco and Filip respectively work incredible.
So, I’m really pleased with it, but it was hard though.
It was really, really hard.
And it’s the hardest thing I’ve done emotionally on the show for sure.
And I just thought she was hitting the bottle, but I didn’t know.
I mean, she does such an amazing job.
I’m so excited for people to get to see her performance this season.
TIPPER:Thanks Wes.
And it’s an intense, physical, emotional episode that I cannot wait for people to see.
Steven, how does Holden feel about everyone ditching him?
It’s like coffee for one now!
STRAIT:That’s it, coffee for one.
It’s a lonely year for Holden for the most part.
Yeah, it’s interesting.
I have to say, we’ve always been so blessed with the writing that we’ve had.
And for Holden as well as everyone else this year, it’s a different journey.
And he’s more comfortable with the responsibilities that he has on his shoulders.
But he’s also trying to get back to his family.
And I think the biggest fear for him is that he won’t find them again this year.
So, it’s a different tone.
I mean, the Roci does not feel like the Roci.
Have you talked to the Naren and the producers about how the story is going to wrap up?
TIPPER:We all die at the end of season 6.
[Laughs]
CHATHAM:Wait, hold on.
How do you know we all make it out of season 5?
STRAIT:Really shake it up.
TIPPER:We don’t know.
But look, this is the end of the TV show on Amazon.
So, we’ll just have to see what happens.
So, I will say that we’re not winging it.
