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The cinematographer/Joe Alwyn look-alike/Halloween costume connoisseur told Madison Errichiello he was committed to her.
But the damage was done.
Horacek, who spoke to Vulture right before season eight premiered on Netflix, is sticking to his story.
I know you havent seen the episodes yet.
How are you feeling ahead of the drop?A little nervous.
I know what happened, but its nervewracking, having the ability to relive it and watch yourself.
Viewers are going to see you asking sexually charged questions in the pods with both Meg and Madison.
It feels like there were a lot of innuendos made.
[Dryly] Fan-tastic.
Thats how I am, though.
Alex is a really good guy, so he got close with a lot of people there.
Hes just such a happy-go-lucky person, so it was pretty easy to be friends with him.
But I was close with everyone in the pods.
Do you wish you had gotten a heads-up?No, I dont think Alex did anything wrong.
We were all just trying to figure it out.
I dont think therewasany real right or wrong.
To me, you seemed pretty happy for the rest of that date.
I know I said I didnt feel pressure I did.
I definitely didnt thrive in that environment.
The cameras played a role in it.
I mean, Im such a pleaser.
Seeing two girls at the same time and really having feelings for them kind of messed me up.
That wasnt fair to Meg, obviously.
Because even when you said it, you still felt that Meg was a viable option?Yeah.
I mean, obviously, Meg was the clear person for me.
Why did you say that?And it just sucked.
And at the same time, I did not want to lose Meg because we weresocompatible.
It was tough because I was still trying to figure it out while I was in there.
When I said it, I was still not sure.
I made a commitment that I shouldnt have made so early on.
I have a number one-a and a number one-b.
And yeah, going into that day, I definitely did not have a number one.
You seem pretty sure now that Meg is the person you were more compatible with.
It was just so much easier.
We didnt need any of the prompts when we were talking.
We never got to the prompts.
We were just chatting.
She said some things that I just couldnt believe, because no one else knows.
Looking back, it was painfully obvious that we were super, super compatible.
I wish people could know me and know that Im not the best at navigating a situation like this.
Did you ever feel like she was doing that to you?Not as much.
But I obviously never had any doubt that our connection was there.
Its just tough to navigate in there.
What do you like so much about the movieHer?
He grew up a skater and became a director.
Its every skaters dream to get up from there.
It was pretty fascinating to compare that to the actual experience.
Its a pretty important message, and it kind of relates to this, too.
Just when it comes to love from other people, I get a little more confused.
Just like the perfect love story that should have been, but ends in tragedy.
Did the way things played out in the pods give you deja vu?Yeah.
Ive had situations like that in the past, where I just dont want things to change.
Even though thats not the case.
As to why I stuck around, I liked two girls.
Thats really what it was.
But I guess people will be entertained, so hooray.
