Fox’s “The Exorcist” Continues with Shocks, Surprises … and Bromance?

amp8220Last year we did struggle in those first four episodes finding compelling and exciting stuff for Marcus and Tomas to be doing all while slow burning the Casey possession story and the eventual return of Regan MacNeil from the legendary 1973 movieamp8221 Slater continued amp160Heamp160went on to explain the first season of the series did take some amp8220weird detoursamp8221 offering the exploration of the possessed homeless of Chicago as one that amp8220didn39t necessarily pay off in the larger pictureamp8221 amp160So this season the producers are slow burning a new family storylineamp8220Itamp8217s important to get to know and care about this family before the shit hits the fanamp8221 Slater explained amp8220So Marcus and Tomas had a very aggressive sort of James Bond opening where you come in at the end of one mission before the next mission starts amp160In the first two episodes we saw this big propulsion of exciting storylines but it will settle down into the rhythms of the show that fans are more familiar withamp8221This new family Slater refers to is a diverse foster family under the care of Andrew Kim played by series newcomer John Cho pictured belowamp160 Kim finds one of his wards targeted by a powerful force of evilFor Cho getting to be a part of The Exorcist is a dreamamp160 amp8220It39s been great and really gratifyingamp8221 he told meamp160 amp8220These characters are very deep and the situations really expansive amp160Having a foster family feels even more precious than a biological family in the sense that it39s more fragile amp160On an intellectual level I39ve been learning the language of this genre as I am new to it and that39s been very exciting amp160Of course itamp8217s also an honor joining the franchise and a tremendous amount of funamp8221Despite its dark tone and subject matter when talking to anyone from The Exorcist the word amp8220funamp8221 pops up a lot especially when it comes to returning series leads Daniels and Herraraamp8220I always say having the chance to share a set with Ben is greatamp8221 Herrera said when we recently talked amp8220He39s such an intense actor and very intense when he39s on set but when they say cut we love to laugh We crack jokes and it39s neededamp8221amp8220Likewiseamp8221 Daniels added amp160amp8220I adore working with Alfonso amp160He39s working in a different language so he comes to the set so enthusiastic amp160It39s hard enough for me to learn the language for the exorcisms as it39s an endless list of names and prayers and you have to get it exactly right amp160But he is doing it in a completely different language to his native tongue so he comes to the set totally prepared and I39m someone who learns their stuff backward so we can do it and then relax a littleamp8221One thing the two actors are laughing about is the perception of just how close the two characters are Thanks to some intense scenes between the two actors thereamp8217s theory that the evilfighting duo may be closer than we see on screenamp8220What39s weird about the show is that we don39t play it like that at allamp8221 Daniels said with a laugh amp160amp8220It39s just that weamp8217re so committed and impassioned about what we39re talking about in this environment that it reads like kiss kiss kissamp8220There39s something that happens when we work together that we are not playing at allamp160 Which is kind of cool in a way because they have this bond and connectionamp8221 he continuedamp160 amp8220They don39t know why they have been shoved together or what is going on so there39s a constant struggle and they are battling for people souls so it39s very very intense amp160If they leave us in a twoshot which they tend to do a lot of the time you get the spark between us which is kind of great reallyamp8221amp8220There are a lot of videos on YouTube of a romance between Father Tomas and Father Marcus with a lot of romantic musicamp8221 Herrera addedamp160 amp8220What Ben is saying is very trueamp160 There seems to be this other perception that is quite funny this intensity that can be interpreted as something elseamp8221amp8220I seem to remember someone mentioning something and it might have been in the writer39s roomamp8221 Daniels said amp160amp8220Of course if we get to season five they will be a couple so I guess it39s all up for grabs reallyamp8221 he laughedThe Exorcist is telecast Friday at 9 pm on FoxClick the social buttons above or below to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated writersamp160

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