Plus, the two discuss what their characters' end games are in this final season.
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This article contains spoilers forThe Handmaid’s Taleseason 6, episodes 1-3.
High Commander Wharton will see you now.
Max Minghella and Josh Charles in season 6 episode 1 of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’.Credit:Steve Wilkie/Disney
He also immediately seems to fancy Serena (Yvonne Strahovski), which can’t be good.
Why all the secrecy, do you think?
JOSH CHARLES:That’s interesting.
Josh Charles appears as High Commander Wharton in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ season 6.Steve Wilkie/Disney
They were being a little shady about it.
Yeah, I think I understand why.
Listen, I think in today’s world, we know everything about everything before it’s even seen.
And so I think the element of surprise is important for any narrative structure.
I think it’s helpful.
And so I personally like that because I want to know less when I see something.
Josh Charles appears as High Commander Wharton in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ season 6.Steve Wilkie/Disney
I want to watch it and see it and not have sort of prejudgments about it.
Tell me about what to expect from the relationship between your two characters this season.
CHARLES:I think for me, the entry point into the show is through Nick, right?
Max Minghella as Nick Blaine in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ season 6 episode 2.Steve Wilkie/Disney
Obviously, through my daughter primarily.
So I think it’s quite appealing to him.
Tell me about the consequences of that for him.
There’s just a lot coming and it’s a really rich season.
you might’t just everybody, but I think hopefully it’s going to be really unpredictable for you guys.
Given that this is the final season, were you surprised where your characters' arcs went?
CHARLES:I’ll jump in first.
That’s just not interesting.
I thought that was really an interesting dynamic to see.
Much like life, where I have no idea what will happen tomorrow despite my best efforts.
What is Nick’s end game this season?
What is Wharton’s?
I think that is his end game, is trying to figure out his end game.
I know that’s not a helpful answer, but I actually think that’s the truth.
I think he’s really trying to decide what path to take.
Nick is a real example of the importance of education.
He’s not a super-educated guy and I think that hasn’t helped him particularly in his life.
He’s quite lost.
He doesn’t have his own compass really to make decisions.
I think that’s his ultimate goal.
And I was like,That makes total sense, because that is kind of how he struck me.
