Warning: This article contains spoilers forThe Sympathizerepisode 7, “Endings Are Hard, Aren’t They?”
In the world of espionage, one person can wear many guises.
They came back and they said, okay, we got it.
Robert Downey Jr. in Sympathizer.HBO (3)
There’s actually a fifth character that you’re going to play.
That’s how it all came together.
HBO (3)
The Sympathizers protagonist (played by Hoa Xuande) has no name except The Captain.
Robert Downey Jr.HBO
These are all patriarchal American establishments that have an influence on the Captain in a certain way.
I just like that Robert went in choosing not to play it safe.
He wanted these characters to be heightened.
That was the challenge, because those relationships are really important.
We really knew that there was something going on here.
Then its so great when everything is revealed.
