We spoke w/ Eoin Macken about how 'La Brea's second season differs from its first.
[Editor's note: The following contains some spoilers for Season 2 of La Brea.]In Season 2 of the NBC sci-fi adventure series La Brea, Gavin and teenage daughter Izzy have made their way through a sinkhole that landed them in prehistoric Seattle to Los Angeles, on a mission to reunite with the rest of the family they were separated from.
MACKEN: From wrapping the show last year, it was really interesting because, when we wrapped, our characters had just jumped into the sinkholes. I was quite excited about that because I had been watching some of that story from afar, being on a slightly different trajectory, and I was actually excited to be able to be a part of that adventure a little bit more, rather than be trying to figure out the mystery.
MACKEN: Yeah, that was definitely wacky. It was also cool. It all made sense and I thought it was a really cool twist that they didn’t tell me was gonna happen. It was interesting because then, as a character, I didn’t know what was going on either, which I thought really worked. I leaned into that. When I found out that Gavin was Isaiah, I was like, “Oh, fuck, that makes sense.”
MACKEN: Exactly. That’s why I was looking forward to Season 2, because I knew that information about him being down in 10,000 BC. Weirdly enough, from my point of view and from Gavin’s point of view, he feels comfortable down there while everyone else wants to get out. He knows the rules of being down there. He’s lived down there. Maybe this is all cool for him.
MACKEN: Yeah. It’s a funny thing. On the one hand, you’ve gotta be careful. It really depends on the story and what the project is, but it works on this, to learn as you go, so that you’re learning with the character. I find that fun. I can only speak for myself, but that just means I’m on this adventure too. I still forget that everyone else who’s watching this show doesn’t know what’s going on.
MACKEN: It’s a bit of a drag for him. He’s just trying to get his family back together, but at the same time, there’s a redemptive arc for Gavin, where he’s been able to focus, not so much on himself, but on getting his family back, which is really important for the character. Because he’s been able to redeem himself and change that relationship with his daughter, Izzy, now he’s gotta try to look for Eve and Josh.
MACKEN: It’s tough because I don’t really wanna tell you anything. I know stuff that you don’t, in terms of what we’re shooting, at the moment, and that all directly feeds into how his character changes. All I can say is that everything that happens over this season really has a massive influence on Gavin’s character and how everything changes, and I think that’s really cool and interesting. It’s been really nice to see that. He’s a very different person to how he was in Season 1.
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