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Did that just happen?!
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That’s what manyGracelandfans may have screamed at their televisions at the close of the season 2 finale.
Paige and Briggs assist the now-wanted agent in getting checked into the hospital under an assumed name.
With a single tear in his eye, Briggs arrives too late to save Mike.
What does this all mean?
Well, he looks pretty dead.
I won’t confirm or deny, but what you see is what you get.
Really, the finale was about that payment coming due.
He died in a hospital, so could he potentially be resuscitated?
Do you know what the first scene of season 3 is?
The beginning of the season 3 isn’t what you’re expecting probably.
We don’t open season 3 in a hospital.
They could be getting ready for a funeral or they could be getting ready for something else.
But that’s how the season opens.
You always run that risk.
Personally, I was a huge fan ofThe Shield.
For me, I always have very mixed emotions about that.
From the beginning, we set up that Briggs and Mike were really the same person.
They were the first at Quantico, they’re both very smart guys and they were both very driven.
Briggs goes one way and Mike goes another.
This was something we were working towards for a while, which was investing Mike in these sins.
He kept trying to do the right thing.
He tried to save Lena and it didn’t work.
Really, the question was about the greater good.
Does he pay with his life?
Is that the ultimate punishment?"
His heart stopped, so the payment has come due in that sense.
Will Sid return next season to fulfill his final promise of killing every Gracelander?
Carmine Giovinazzo and I had worked together before.
I always thought Carmine is a phenomenal actor.
I lost him for years toCSI: NY.
I’d been looking for a project to bring him back on.
I didn’t want him to do a one-off.
I thought this was the perfect opportunity.
The connection also really embraced him.
We’re moving forward on that.
Right now, that’s what we’re working towards.
Will Paige regret her actions?
Oh yeah, she already regrets it.
We had gone back and forth on this and then Dan Shattuck, who will be the No.
The moment there for Paige is everything she’s built to this season.
We really embraced her storyline this year.
For her, the betrayal in that moment ultimately leads to her betrayal of Mike.
Really, this season was a lot about balancing the scales.
Ultimately, Mike’s get balanced in a pretty dramatic way.
Mike still has the tape that incriminates Briggs for Juan Badillo’s murder.
Will that come into play?
The tape is still in play.
Charlie had given the tape to Mike in episode 12 and Mike hasn’t made a decision.
In season 3, what will come about is the fact that Mike still does have this tape.
Let’s put it this way, Mike’s death would simplify Briggs' life a great deal.
Charlie didn’t lose the baby, but will she be suffering from PTSD when the show returns?
She’s going to have some serious things to deal with, as will all of them.
Obviously, one of the big things this next year will be the resurrection of Briggs.
Graceland has been compromised, but they don’t know it yet.
Will they get shut down?
There’s a possibility.
It puts them in an interesting position once they realize it.
Right now, the only person that knows the house has been compromised is Mike.
They’ll be able to guess it once Sid starts making moves against the house.
The real question becomes: Who’s interested?
He’s got all his targets in one spot, which makes it convenient for him.
If word of that gets out, the house goes away.
They want to keep the house intact.
Donnie, who we lost in the pilot, I really liked his character.
We always discuss the idea of bringing Donnie back for something.
It always depends on whether Clayne Crawford and Scottie Thompson are currently working on another show.
Both of them are possibilities.
The show hasn’t been renewed for season 3 yet.
Should we expect news soon?
I haven’t heard anything official yet.
All signs point to yes, but until we get anything official, nothing is official.
I’m keeping all my fingers and toes crossed at all times.
Until somebody tells me I need that backup plan, I don’t have one.
