Madison Taylor Baez on ‘Let The Right One In’ Finale Shocker: ‘My Jaw Actually Dropped’

[Warning: The following Q&A includes major spoilers from the season finale of Let the Right One In. If you haven’t seen it yet, well, that just bites.]

Showtime’s addictive Let the Right One In closed out its first season in bloody, brutal and surprisingly stunning vogue because the drama’s three essential storylines collided into what can solely be referred to as a cliff-fanger. After being lured to the mansion of scientist Claire Logan (Grace Gummer), pre-teen vampire Ellie Kane (Madison Taylor Baez) and her protecting father Mark (Demián Bichir) realized that she had been engaged on a treatment for her brother Peter (Jacob Buster), who had been attacked by the identical vampire that contaminated Mark’s little lady. At the identical time, their cop neighbor Naomi (Anika Noni Rose) — who was serving to her heartbroken son Isaiah (Ian Foreman) take care of his new bestie Ellie’s sudden departure — pieced collectively Mark’s murderous previous and tracked him all the way down to the Logan property.

Before you can say “fantastic adaptation of a cinematic gem,” the blood hit the fan as Mark realized Claire and Peter’s sinister plan to make use of Ellie as a take a look at topic, and Naomi arrived to hopefully put an finish to all the murders which have been plaguing New York at Kane’s arms. The showdown took a grisly, violent flip with Peter attacking Naomi in such a horrific means that her solely hope of staying alive was to grow to be one of many undead, main Ellie to make her first official kill.

It was horrifying and heartbreaking, but in addition opens the door to let extra vampires into the narrative. Here, the tremendously gifted Baez discusses the sudden twist and previews what may very well be coming ought to there be a Season 2. So let’s get crackin’ on that renewal, Showtime. After all, her 12-year-old immortal isn’t getting any youthful!

So congratulations, you bought by way of the season!

Yes. Thank you. [Laughs]

Scripts can undergo a number of rewrites, so was the thought all the time there that the season would finish with that scene?

I believe so. I don’t suppose it modified an excessive amount of between after we first received the draft and after we filmed it. The thought was all the time that there could be this twist on the finish.

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Before all of it went to items, it did begin to appear to be Eleanor’s world was about to get greater. There was even a smile in your face as you have been strolling by way of the home.

I additionally thought that was attention-grabbing as a result of yeah, that was kind of like one other perspective on the world for Eleanor, to know that there’s one other particular person like her on the market and know that there’s an entire totally different world. I believe [that] undoubtedly gave her hope that there’s one thing right here for her and even a treatment ready.

What did you consider what she did on the finish with Naomi?

I couldn’t consider it. My jaw truly dropped. I believe my dad completed studying it earlier than me and he was like, “You gotta see the end of the script!” I imply, you, I used to be like, “What? What could it be?” But once I learn it, oh my gosh, I used to be shocked. And I’m nonetheless processing that simply in my head, yeah. All these emotions that you’re feeling, that’s what I used to be feeling as effectively. [Laughs]

You spent a lot of the season with Demián and Ian. How was it attending to lastly be labored into the opposite storyline, with Peter?

It was actually cool attending to work with Jacob [Buster] and particularly to be within the lab and that mansion. We filmed at Mill Neck Manor in Long Island, so I went there to do all these scenes and that was actually cool [to be a part of] every part they have been doing. And it was so enjoyable filming with Jacob and Grace.

How did you deal with so many night time shoots? Because you have been additionally going to high school in the course of the day, proper?

Well, on the time — I’m going to in-person faculty proper now — however I fully took a break from in-person faculty.They have been sending me all my work and exams on-line, so fortunately they have been actually versatile. And the night time shoots? I’m truly an evening particular person and I actually preferred the chilly in New York, so I believe that helped. I additionally suppose part of what helped was all of the Crystal Light that I used to be consuming on-set. All of that sugar undoubtedly helped hold me up. [Laughs]

Oh proper! That’s what they used for the blood, proper?

Usually. If it’s, like, a vial of blood or the jug of it, that was Crystal Light.But if it was, like, a bunch of blood that simply splattered on my face or was coming down from my head, it’s the standard pretend blood that they might use on set.

And so what has [showrunner] Andrew Hinderaker advised you about what Season 2 would possibly appear to be?

Oh yeah. When I went again to New York for the premiere of the present, we had this, I assume you can say, “family meeting.” [Laughs] And I used to be speaking to Andrew and was pushing questions as a result of I’m anxious too! But he stated that perhaps some folks may be entering into some mischief. He didn’t title any names however he stated that characters may be inflicting some issues.

And because of Claire’s experiment, you get to age!

We’ll see if that works, we don’t know but. But it higher work. [Laughs]

Now that the season is over, what would you say was your favourite second?

Oh, I went by way of this 1,000,000 instances as soon as, however I believe I’ve it narrowed all the way down to my prime three. It was attending to go to Coney Island with Ian Foreman and spending the day there.Then it was most likely my scene with Nick Stahl [who played the Logans’ “fixer” Matthew] in Episode 9 the place I’m saving Mark. That was a enjoyable one. And then I believe in episode 10, the place I’m on the mansion.That scene the place I had simply run out of that vast bloodbath within the lab and I type a brand new vampire. And additionally, you recognize, all of the scenes with Demián…actually, I can say that each one of them have been so enjoyable. Yeah. We all the time saved it enjoyable on-set, so I cherished all of them.