WARNING: This article contains spoilers about the August 13 episode ofAnimal Kingdom.
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(Even when she was behind bars.)
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But whenAnimal Kingdoms fourth season saw Smurf get the news that she had cancer, things took a turn.
Its the animal kingdom, not everybodys going to survive.
We were feeling that we were repeating a little bit the Smurf stories.
And that led to where we ended up.
We started to talk about, Alright, so how would she go?
What would be the worst scenario for Smurf?
Is it that she gets shot during a crime?
Is it that somebody from her past returns and kills her?
Should it be that one of the guys gets so frustrated they do it?
She doesnt ever want to be perceived as weak.
She doesnt want pity.
What would really terrify her would be losing control of herself and her body.
Then there were endless conversations about who would actually shoot her.
The cast was very interested in that.
We really didnt let anybody know until when we gave them the script for the read-through.
So she was surprised it lasted this long.
Its a great finalMacbethmoment.
Animal Kingdomairs Tuesdays at 9 p.m.
