[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for 9-1-1: Lone Star Season 4 Episode 11 “Double Trouble.”]
Back in 9-1-1 Season 2, we met Marvin (Julian Works) as he tried to flee from Sergeant Athena Grant (Angela Bassett). Now, on the spinoff 9-1-1: Lone Star, Works stars as firefighter Mateo. In the April 4 episode of the latter, the actor performs each.
Marvin reaches out to Mateo when he wants bail cash, and, due to the firefighter’s girlfriend, paramedic Nancy (Brianna Baker), he’s capable of give it to him. But then Marvin falls again into previous habits and finally ends up lifeless. Feeling responsible — Mateo was the one who set a fireplace Marvin took accountability for as a teen, ending up down the trail he did — the firefighter needs to admit to the previous crime. It’s his captain, Owen (Rob Lowe), who talks him out of it.
Works takes us contained in the episode and teases what’s forward.
Talk about discovering out that you simply’d not solely be taking part in Marvin once more, but in addition that 9-1-1: Lone Star could be killing him off.
Julian Works: Yeah, I do know. We open it again as much as carry Marvin again on this world, solely to shut the chapter on him. You dwell and let go, child. The script was such a enjoyable learn, after which on the similar time, I’m realizing that Marvin finally dies and it was unhappy. But he was positively enjoyable to play. He was an excellent character within the 9-1-1 universe. So to carry him again on 9-1-1: Lone Star and present [his relationship with] Mateo was so enjoyable. But sadly, he made dangerous choices and often whenever you [do that], you take care of the implications. And now RIP Marvin.
We bought that enjoyable point out of him within the crossover, and I believed that will be it.
Honestly, I believed that point out was going to be it. I had no concept that Tim [Minear] was even fascinated about bringing him again on this world, simply because it’s a completely totally different character. It’s a completely totally different look. But simply that point out alone, the followers actually bought a deal with from it. They would message me. They thought it was so humorous.
How a lot of the backstory had you identified earlier than this episode?
When I used to be forged as Mateo, simply as an actor, you need to have it in your head, if Marvin is my cousin, why are we totally different and why are we shut? So I had a backstory in my head roughly of, we finally lived collectively after we had been younger, however then we needed to go our separate methods. What actually nailed it down is once I bought the script for this episode, and Tim does such an excellent job of giving background as to why issues are the way in which they’re, as a result of they need to make sense on the finish of the day. It was much like what I had in thoughts, however the good twist on it’s that Mateo really moved into the house of Marvin’s household, after which Mateo was really the dangerous one. You would suppose the alternative, simply off the paths they selected as they bought older. You see why Mateo is the way in which he’s now and why Marvin went down the street that he [did].
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So you don’t suppose Mateo would’ve discovered a approach to assist individuals in one other approach even when not on the 126?
Definitely he would’ve been in bother, and I really feel like Mateo would’ve been influenced by the improper individuals, like Marvin [was]. If you may have any historical past of arson, you may’t even be a firefighter, so [that] would’ve been out of the ebook for Mateo altogether. And so it positively would’ve modified the trail down Mateo’s future. That’s why Mateo looks like he owes Marvin a lot and was at all times there to assist him out with no matter he wanted, even when it wasn’t the proper factor to do. There was a lot guilt in his coronary heart, and Marvin knew that, and that’s why he would name on his cousin to ask for assist. Because in a approach, Marvin knew that Mateo owed him large time.
The wonderful thing about this episode is there are such a lot of classes to be discovered. Just with Mateo and Marvin, the massive lesson and the ethical is you make errors, you need to study from it, and also you simply have to maneuver on. You can’t let guilt have you ever make choices that aren’t actually that good for you logically. But there’s additionally one other ethical within the Judd [Jim Parrack] and Wyatt [Jackson Pace] storyline: Nothing is simply given to you. You need to work onerous for what you need.
I really like that Mateo feels comfy asking Owen for the bail cash as a result of that will not be true of most workplaces or roommates.
Oh, 100%! I do know! I really like that dynamic. They’ve actually turn out to be like one other father and son simply because Mateo doesn’t have that father determine in his life. Owen’s at all times simply been there and is aware of what to say — and the truth that they dwell collectively. They’ve gotten so near the place I assume Mateo was identical to, “You know what? I’ll ask my captain for this money.” Like it was no large deal. But Owen, in fact, is aware of what to say, and when he finds out the quantity that he’s asking for, he tells him, “look, I don’t think this is the right thing to do.” In his coronary heart, he needs to assist, however larger image, he is aware of that he can’t.
I’m shocked that Mateo remains to be dwelling there. I believed that was going to be one, two episodes, then he would transfer out.
I do know! [Laughs] Yeah, I find it irresistible. As lengthy as Owen lets him and Mateo respects the house, I don’t see him going wherever. But I don’t know, Mateo and Nancy’s relationship goes up one other stage, so possibly they transfer in collectively in some unspecified time in the future down the street. But for proper now, I really feel like Mateo feels actually protected at that home and Owen loves the corporate as a result of clearly his son T.Ok. is [living with Carlos].
The most necessary dialog we’ve seen between them to this point needs to be the one outdoors the 126 on the finish. Would Mateo haven’t been capable of hear these phrases and never flip himself in if anybody else had mentioned what Owen did?
Oh, for certain. Mateo was having a tough time coping with the loss of life after which coping with that guilt that he had from the difficulty that he had triggered, that Marvin took the autumn for him. I don’t suppose anybody else might have put into higher phrases for him to grasp that. And I believe Mateo’s actually, actually grateful for Owen, not solely as a captain, as a frontrunner, but in addition a father determine.
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I did get a bit anxious that every thing that occurred would come between Mateo and Nancy, even quickly. But they’re nonetheless stable transferring ahead, proper?
Oh yeah. They’re extra stable than ever. Nancy’s been the perfect girlfriend to Mateo, and that’s his child woman.
Talk about filming that sitcom dream sequence.
Oh, it’s a lot enjoyable. I give a giant credit score for our set dec for doing an superior job of setting it up and likewise our costumes — [and] to our producer and director, Brad Buecker, too. He was so good on set. He noticed it. A variety of the time, we’re taking part in it out on the go. So the truth that I used to be capable of have Brad as my director for this episode simply made all of it so a lot better. It was so comfy, and I attribute lots, clearly to him and likewise Tim Minear for creating the episode, however I don’t suppose this episode might have turned out the way in which it did if it was anyone else directing it. Brad did such an excellent job of constructing certain that it was sitcom the place it bought to be humorous and it bought to hit, however on the similar time it could’t get too wacky, however simply sufficient to indicate that it’s a special world than the fact that they’re dwelling in.
And I cherished seeing everybody popping up within the totally different roles.
Oh my god, how hilarious was that? Yeah, precisely. We bought Milk Man Judd, after which we’ve Gina [Torres] taking part in my Mom, after which we’ve Owen in it, after which [Natacha Karam] taking part in my sister Daniela. And then in fact we bought Rafa [Silva] and Ronen [Rubinstein] coming in as cops. It was one thing so totally different than we’ve finished from this complete season and the present usually. There’s positively a number of GIF-type moments throughout this episode.
What do you bear in mind about filming 9-1-1, particularly now that you simply’ve mentioned goodbye to Marvin?
It was some time in the past, however it was a lot enjoyable and it’s so humorous as a result of Brad really directed that episode as effectively. So to share that second with him in bringing again Marvin, but in addition saying goodbye was a enjoyable expertise. But I do bear in mind the earthquake scene of us being on the freeway, and naturally, working with Angela Bassett and the nice scenes that we had collectively. But [what I remember] essentially the most goes by way of the hair division, as a result of he has totally different coloured hair, and setting his type up.
What’s arising for Mateo?
As a household, as a unit, we transfer ahead in coping with what’s to come back for another person. There’s going to be a traumatic expertise for another person. And I believe at this level, Mateo’s simply bought to be there and be robust for his household. I can see the connection going to a different stage.
I used to be going to say, with T.Ok. and Carlos’ wedding ceremony arising, that might result in Mateo and Nancy speaking about their future…
Yeah, proper, precisely. Maybe the bouquet is thrown after which Mateo’s the one to catch it, or Nancy’s the one to catch it. I don’t know. Something’s bought to occur, proper? [Laughs]
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