 | | Of course, he said yes to coming back to the series, which eventually required him to live in Italy for a few months for filming. <a href=https://hop-excharge.com>hop protocol</a> During production, White revealed to Gries that Greg is gvery sinister.h That became rather irrefutable by the seasonfs climax, which saw Tanyafs demise orchestrated by her now-husband. Come Season 3, Gries had to rewrite Gregfs backstory again, this time drawing from some unlikely sources for inspiration, like HBO docuseries gThe Jinx,h about late convicted killer Robert Durst, and the case involving the man who came to be known as the Tinder Swindler. Gries said he was struck by Durstfs gkind of seemingly even keel personality,h which served as a model for where Greg was headed, someone gwho doesnft really show a great deal of emotion, doesnft seem to get too angry, just gets a little bit irritated and is dangerous.h gTherefs a bridled rage underneath. And those kind of people I find at least with respect to Gary, Greg, Gary fascinating,h he said. And yet, while searching for an empathetic way back to portraying his character, Gries kept wondering if there was anything still redeeming about Greg. An important gwake up momenth came during a decisive conversation he had with White just before filming in Thailand, in which the showfs creator said of Greg, in no uncertain terms: gHefs a psychopath.h gAnd that was it. It was like, eback to the drawing board.f And it really did help me,h Gries said. The penultimate episode of the series will air on Sunday, an evening that thanks to gLotush and other shows has again become a night of appointment viewing amid a general move away from binge watching. Gries said he appreciates the shift. gWefre a society that in a weird way doesnft understand the beauty of waiting. The beauty of the space between the notes,h he shared. gIf I binged (eWhite Lotusf) Ifd feel like I just ate too many chocolates. It just wouldnft be the same. You need to process this.h gThe White Lotush airs Sundays at 9 p.m. EDT on HBO, with the episode available to stream on Max. HBO and Max, like CNN, are owned by the same parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery. |