Warning: This article contains spoilers for theBlood & Treasureseason 2 premiere.
Danny McNamara and Lexi Vaziri are on a new epic quest.
The hunt revs up when Kate is kidnapped.
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Last season’s ending left the future open-ended.
How did you decide where the show would pick up in season 2?
STEPHEN SCAIA:It wasn’t just finding the right artifacts to launch the episode.
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We wanted to bring out a different visual palette in season 2.
How does the second chapter ofBlood & Treasurediffer from the first?
The big word for the second season was commitment.
SCAIA: Season 1 was so tied to Danny’s backstory and history.
This season has a lot more of that with Lexi.
The relationships from Lexi’s past.
Why did you decide to kill Jay Reece and bring Kate into the story?
It would make a lot of sense that that person would be the daughter of Jay Reece.
That ended up giving us the best story engine.
FEDERMAN: Kate definitely has a moral code.
It doesn’t necessarily always align with what Danny and Lexi want to do.
Jay Reece, in the end, had no real moral code other than what was good for him.
The question really becomes at what point is that going to become a problem for them?
We see Aiden and Chuck, but I’m assuming Simon Hardwick (James Callis)is out there.
How does he fit into the puzzle this season?
FEDERMAN: Simon will be back and … be another variable in the mix.
The audience is on the ride with him more this time.
Chuck [Mark Gagliardi] encounters a man he believes is part of the mysterious Vatican intelligence.
How will they fit into the picture?
SCAIA: It’s Google-able.
Vatican Intelligence is a real thing.
That’s always great for drama.
FEDERMAN: We love Mark Gagliardi and we love the character of Chuck.
The story comes to him when the Vatican is attacked and that gives him a mission from the start.
His home was attacked, people he worked with were hurt and killed.
Chuck is driving his own story just as much as Danny and Lexi.
Chuck is their moral adviser and Shaw is their emotional adviser.
It’s interesting to watch the two of them as their storylines develop over the season.
Between Kate and Lexi’s former partner Violet, we’re seeing more of the central duo’s past.
What else will we learn about them this season?
For instance, they both have commitment issues, but for very different reasons.
Danny’s reasons wouldn’t be necessarily obvious, but the first season blew up his entire world.
He found out everyone that he trusted, like Jay Reece, were lying to him.
Danny is the one who is holding back a little more.
Blood & Treasureseason 2 airs Sundays on Paramount+.
