Plus, Imogene’s potential future if they get a season 2.
Warning: This article contains spoilers about the two-part finale ofDeath and Other Details.
Forget Rufus Cotesworth (Mandy Patinkin), Imogene (Violett Beane) is on the case.
Mandy Patinkin on ‘Death and Other Details’.James Dittiger/Hulu
As Imogene unmasks her mother, the S.S. Varuna goes down in a fiery blaze.
Until Imogene ensnares her mother in a trap, ensuring she will pay for her crimes.
MIKE WEISS:Careful planning.
Violett Beane on ‘Death and Other Details’.James Dittiger/Hulu
She’s not a mass murderer.
HEIDI COLE MCADAMS:She also owns the boat, knows the schematics, and planted the bombs.
She knew that it would take a certain amount of time for the boat to sink.
Violett Beane and the cast of ‘Death and Other Details’.James Dittiger/Hulu
She had Andreas (Christian Svensson), who works for her, herding cats.
He put them in a certain location and that is not the location where the explosion would hit.
We learn how Kira faked her own death and why.
Angela Zhou and Hugo Diego Garcia on ‘Death and Other Details’.James Dittiger/Hulu
For her, at least at the start, was it for noble reasons?
MCADAMS: Noble is a questionable term.
She felt like she was trapped and she didn’t think she had another option.
Angela Zhou and Rahul Kohli on ‘Death and Other Details’.James Dittiger/Hulu
I think she meant it when she wanted to bring her daughter with her.
The reality is, to go on the run with the child is cruel and not fair.
But basically, she rationalized it to herself as she was protecting her daughter.
Pardis Saremi on ‘Death and Other Details’.James Dittiger/Hulu
Whether or not that’s a fully salient argument is meant to be open.
MCADAMS:She is one of those people that thinks she’s doing the right thing.
Victor Sams is an entity who goes after corrupt individuals and corporations.
Violett Beane on ‘Death and Other Deatils’.James Dittiger/Hulu
If people die along the way, she’s decided that that cost analysis is worth it.
Did Rufus ever suspect the truth?
Imogene unmasks her, but he is the world’s greatest detective.
He’s not a superhero.
He is a very perceptive manipulator of human behavior.
She is the protagonist of her own movie.
Her road started because of their bad behavior.
We wanted a little bit Holmes and Moriarty.
Hopefully, we get to go up against her in future seasons.
Imogene arranged for the servers to make it off the ship.
MCADAMS:She walked into that room to confront her mother knowing she was going to trap her.
Is it complicated for her?
Has she wanted her mom back all of these years?
A lot of crimes were committed.
Why is Sunil the only one potentially going to jail?
WEISS:Sunil has to do his penance for getting in bed with bad people.
Okay, but we saw her seemingly choose Jules.
And will this be a love triangle going forward if we get more?
MCADAMS:Her and Jules’s connection is consistent.
They connect the first time they meet, and they’re pulled apart because he’s literally imprisoned.
Maybe we will be allowed to do as we keep moving forward.
We’re going to keep doing that if we get to tell more stories.
Can you elaborate on the twist with Anna is she working for Kira?
What does her blackmail entail?
We love the idea that it’s also the story of a lifelong friendship that meets its demise.
Is Kira silenced for good?
MCADAMS:Kira is in prison, but her organization is not gone.
In the final scene, we see Kira with Jules, Teddy, and Leila.
Is this going to be her Scooby gang going forward?
Yes, these four are going to continue [together].
That was fun for us to pull these four unusual people together.
Can you tease whether this dead, mutilated skier might be someone we’ve already met?
MCADAMS:It’s possible.
WEISS:It’s dangerous to fall in love with a character.
Rufus took a bit of a backseat in the finale.
How far in the future is he writing this book?
WEISS:He’s writing the story as we take down Kira at the end of the finale.
It’s all happening at the same time.
Is he going to continue to be part of Imogene’s life?
You established this world that takes place now, but has this old-world glamour to it.
What would a season 2 look like?
Would it stay in the Alps?
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
