By Geoff Berkshire
variety.com
12-7-15
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Variety spoke with Wilson about Lou’s eventful episode, which included a touching exchange with Hank, a brutal face off with Bear, and the return of that mysterious UFO.
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And in the midst of that fight with Bear, the UFO comes back. What does Lou make of that?
Lou’s a very practical guy. He seizes the moment and shoots Bear — he’s taking the task at hand. I don’t think he gives [the UFO] too much credence, until the next episode. At that moment he doesn’t have time to question it.
What about after Bear is shot and Lou lies back and stares at the UFO?
I remember thinking, “Am I dead?” There are those fleeting moments. “Do I walk to the light?” I think we’re more in that land. It’s the closest he’s gotten to death. I don’t think he’s too caught up in people from outer space at that point. We’ll address it in the way you can imagine Lou would address something.
Kirsten Dunst has that great line, “It’s just a flying saucer.”
That’s the kind of thing with this show. “Sure man, there’s a UFO. Why not?” They’ve seen everything else.
Did you embrace that feeling when you first read about the UFOs or did you ask (showrunner) Noah Hawley for an explanation?
In typical Noah fashion, you ask him about it and he’s like, “I don’t know, what do you think?” He’s not like, “Well, what it represents is…” I think that, yes, there’s this obsession with a phenomenon that seemed to be happening, and it was also the rise of “Close Encounters.” There was definitely a social awareness. But I remember when I read in episode one when it appears, I thought it was fantastic because it’s just so strange. There are just no answers to so much of this. And you’re not gonna get an answer. I think people like Peggy would go, “What? It’s a flying saucer.” Then again, she’s “touched” — which is my favorite line. [...]
