'One Of Us Is Mendacity' stars Cooper van Grootel and Marianly Tejada break down the state of Nate and Bronwyn's relationship and their future.
Nobody can deny Nate and Bronwyn’s emotions for one another. Nonetheless, they had been pressured to revert again to “regular” within the wake of Jake’s dying. HollywoodLife spoke EXCLUSIVELY with Cooper van Grootel and Marianly Tejada about Nate and Bronwyn’s simmering emotions for one another as One Of Us Is Mendacity season 2 will get underway.
“I feel the writers achieve this effectively at bringing Nate and Bronwyn collectively,” Cooper informed HollywoodLife. “They lastly get collectively, and so they pull aside once more. I feel we additionally do see a little bit of that in season 2. I feel they’re actually strung up on this kind of homicide investigation the place they do must work with each other. It’s type of this tragic love story the place they do have a lot love for each other, and they're very completely different, however on the identical time, they’re actually making an attempt to work by means of the variations and make that work. I feel that’s stunning. With out giving an excessive amount of away, I don’t suppose the sentiments can keep buried for too lengthy.”
Simply as Homicide Membership thought they may maintain the key of Jake’s dying buried, somebody is aware of they’ve coated up Jake’s dying. This mysterious individual behind Simon Says will probably be torturing the group in new methods in season 2.
Marianly revealed that it will create “pressure and friction between Bronwyn and Nate, particularly about how they deal with the aftermath of getting performed one thing like they did. They’re not so harmless. I really feel like, particularly for Nate, Bronwyn is meant to be this good lady that has all of it collectively, well-intentioned, and so they all have nice hearts. I feel they’re simply trapped on this simply intense state of affairs. All of them did the very best they may. However my favourite factor is seeing that performed out all through the season, the way it impacts their dynamic, but in addition the dynamic with the opposite characters. In season 1, they’re type of going through the sunshine. In season 2, we’re all going through darkness as a result of there's something to cover.”
Cooper admitted that Nate’s notion of by no means desirous to be saved however Bronwyn desirous to “save him” is uncharted territory for the brooding highschool pupil. “Nobody has ever kind of come to his rescue. He’s coming to phrases with that, which is so stunning, and that’s the place he kind of develops and their relationship develops as effectively,” Cooper continued.
The actor additionally teased that there’s much more mendacity in One Of Us Is Mendacity season 2 now that the Homicide Membership actually does have a homicide to cowl up. “I feel there’s a variety of redemption and liberation and that’s actually like actually, actually cool to see, however they do go down a darkish path with out gifting away an excessive amount of,” he mentioned.
As for a way Maeve suits into all of this, Marianly harassed that Bronwyn will proceed to attempt to maintain her sister protected, even when it means preserving extra secrets and techniques. “They’re not on the identical web page about a variety of issues, and the explanation for Bronwyn not together with her in a lot of what they're coping with now isn't that Bronwyn doesn’t belief Maeve it’s that I don’t belief that she gained’t get damage within the technique of being concerned as a result of what we’re doing right here is fairly critical, excessive stakes stuff. She [Maeve] doesn’t reply effectively to that. She needs to very a lot assist. So there’s a cool dynamic all through the season. We see Maeve come to life or have extra of a say in issues, in order that they match one another’s power just a little extra, which creates a bit extra pressure.” One Of Us Is Mendacity season 2 premieres October 20 on Peacock.