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Sharako Lohar isnt quite what book readers might remember fromGeorge R.R.
Tylands a bit of a meek and mousy character, and in this episode he finds his quality.
Tylands arc in this episode is about him finding his fire.
What was that process like?The first thing we worked on together was the costume.
They showed me some mock-ups.
I said, My impression of her is that shes quite like Blackbeard.
Blackbeard had loads of guns on him, and he had fuses under his hat.
I said, I think shes somebody whos quite theatrical, so she doesnt necessarily have to fight.
They said, Well, we cant give you guns, but we can give you knives.
I had seven or eight big steel knives and a big steel sword on me.
I build the character from the physicality first.
Daniele Lydon, the dialect coach, and I also talked a lot about Sharakos accent.
Are you able to share any of those backstory details?
How did you decide how she carries herself?My lips are sealed in terms of the backstory.
I knew shed have these big, heavy boots.
An exercise I like to do is incorporate something into my own wardrobe that the character might wear.
What was filming the mud wrestling like?
How did you and Jefferson work together?We were up to our knees in mud on the day.
I was up at something like 4 a.m. to get into the wig and makeup.
Tylands arc in this episode is about him finding his fire.
Thats her role, to bring this out of him.
What if he really does something vicious?
The noise that Sharako makes, this very womanly scream, is something we worked on, too.
Tilly Powell was my wonderful fight double for some of it.
The moment where Jeffersons fist makes contact, that was Tilly.
It was a blast.
In the first few auditions, they encouraged me to improvise with Jefferson.
During the rehearsal, it was about finding:Where does she hurt?
Whats she proud of?
Where did she come from?
What is she afraid of?
[Laughs] Maybe Im not gonna go to bed.
Maybe we should stay up, actually.
That was very funny, that it came to me.
We dont learn how many wives Sharako has when she asks Tyland to impregnate them.
They dont cut back to my face.
As for the range of wives, theres wives and thereswives, arent there?
Wives doesnt necessarily imply a ring.
I do think perhaps theres one or a handful who would be closer than others.
Wife could mean a lot of things.
Thank you so much for your time.Thank you and thank you so much foryour interview with MannyaboutThe Acolyte.
I really enjoyed reading it.
Oh, thank you!
I keep being like, Where is the season-two renewal?
[Pantomimes zipping her lips closed] My lips are sealed.
