

There's a lot of things that his ego provides no room for and to understand. Pace: It was fun for us to say that this is the story we're given and allowing all those contradictions to live and be real. What I find interesting about Cleon, which probably serves Demerzel very well, is that, in his myopic ambition, in his compulsion towards dominance, he has a lot of blind spots. Controls everything he knows and remembers. She knows everything going on in the palace and all of their secrets and desires inside out. But she's also his possession, a piece of technology that he owns - a very sophisticated, highly intelligent and capable piece of technology who serves his ambition and his domination of trillions of people.īirn: And at the same time, controls him. She raised him and she's his only friend. We kind of treated them as a married couple who rule the galaxy together, and then you ask what's under the surface and who actually has the final word in this marriage. So you do the thinking by yourself, but also we were able to create it together and talk about it and have fun with the idea. Laura Birn: Likewise! And I think the joy of going to a second season is that we knew each other from before.

I've loved working with Laura this season. In Episode 5, you'll get to where that relationship becomes interesting. Like the riddle of this relationship that we have. The majority of my preparation is really just thinking about the character, thinking about the riddles David has constructed inside the story. I did it all myself and wanted to get it right. Lee Pace: In the premiere's big fight scene, there was a lot of physical preparation because we had to choreograph that fight and really learn it and make it safe. Can you take us through the gearing-up process entering this sophomore season and what fans can anticipate with your in-flux partnership?

: Your preparation for these dynamic roles must be both exhausting and exhilarating. Lee Pace's Brother Day rules the galaxy in "Foundation." (Image credit: Apple TV+)
