George tells EW that shooting the season’s final episode was a “bittersweet” experience.
Warning: This article contains spoilers forThe Mosquito Coastseason 2 finale.
“There’s people arriving to the Mosquito Coast that are runaways like us, you know.
Melissa George in ‘The Mosquito Coast’.Apple TV+
Boats are coming in.
Does that mean that there’s other people in a similar situation to the Foxes?
But fingers crossed!”
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Let’s start at the end.
Is Allie actually dead?
Because we didn’t see a body and none of the characters even said anything about him passing.
MELISSA GEORGE:Yeah.
That’s the beauty of television!
I don’t decide these things.
There was none of that!
Do we see his body?
I don’t know.
Did you see it?
I didn’t see it.
I do feel confident that Ian Hart’s character is dead.
Unless he’s secretly the Terminator, I don’t think he’s coming back.
Ian Hart is such an amazing actor, oh my god.
He’s just insanely brilliant.
Yeah, he looked pretty dead.
Yeah, of course I do.
I just smile, nod, wait.
What did you think when you read the scripts for the season, and particularly for the finale?
We had many many versions, to be honest, like all seasons do.
Every show I’ve worked on, I often film three or four different endings.
I don’t know.
I’m not one of those actors that sit there and nitpick and demand more this season.
What was it like shooting that?
It raises the question about being parents.
So it was a great moment, a great scene, and quite heartbreaking at the same time.
The homage to the ice was beautiful.
I like the fact that the kids are obviously turning into their parents.
I love the fact that it was the two of them that got to make that happen.
Was the season finale the last episode you shot?
Is the boat ready?
I’m going to have champagne.
That’s what I did.
But this was really magical.
It was like that.
It was really really emotional for me because I spent six months living this journey.
Because I constantly do like,The SlaporIn Treatment, these great character pieces that last a moment.
My Mum was like, “Congratulations, this is your first time with a season 2!”
[Laughs]
Did you have a wrap party?
My wrap party was Air France, flying through the air to see my babies in Paris.
Is there anything else from shooting the last episode you’d like to talk about?
I think it’s just bittersweet.
He looked so good.
It was just lovely that we went on this journey together and we’ll see where it goes.
This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
