How do you figure out what you wanted to include when its only one episode?
That means so much to us.
I was excited and just wrote from the heart.
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‘Found’ returns on Thursday, January 16 on NBC.
I love the dynamic between the brothers when they meet.
Theres something so beautiful about watching two people connect in that way.
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My casting director had to be like, Are you still there?
And I was like, Oh, my God, yes.
I got caught up watching it all unfold.
Thats when we knew we had the right people for it, who werent trying to act.
The scene with the cops arresting TJ was gut-wrenching.
What was that scene like to figure out?
CARROLL: It was gut-wrenching to write.
That was a very tough scene to write.
It was a very tough scene to crack.
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It was a very tough scene to shoot.
It was a lot, for all of us.
All the actors were so fantastic and so beautiful and so careful with each other.
And everyone would give each other a hug.
We had our young actors mother on set, who was just phenomenal.
She was like, Were good.
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You guys are so sweet.
And I was like, No child is getting emotionally damaged on my set.
While hes here, he has a second mom in me.
She was so floored by how careful we were all being.
But I was like, Hes given us the gift of giving us a truthful performance.
It must have been especially hard for the actors playing the cops in that scene.
Even for him, he was like, We are not shooting one more take that we need.
And then, you go and bury the kid in a box.
People should be paying close attention to these situations to check that that cases like this dont keep happening.
CARROLL: Im just so grateful.
Im grateful for Warner Bros. Im grateful for NBC.
Im grateful for all of my producers.
Everyone is so on board.These arent storylines I have to fight for.Those arent images I have to fight for.
But this season, he definitely feels a bit unhinged.
CARROLL: Unhinged is my favorite word.
In Season 2, hes unhinged.
What’s it like to figure out who that character is as he unravels?
So, this was always Sir and it was always buried underneath there.
Now, were getting a glimpse of that.
Its been so fun because Mark-Paul [Gosselaar] is so gifted.
But that was always intentional.
Its the same way Gabi was lulled by the fact that there was a chain around his ankle.
I wanted the audience to feel like, We know who Sir is.
Maybe we did too good a job of that becauseI wasnt expecting everyone to ship them so hard.
Im like, Ladies, lets raise our bar.
We know how to contain him.
Theres more to come in the back half of the season.
Were getting a taste of what Sir out in the wild looks like.
Did you spend a lot of time thinking about that moment and how and when it would happen?
Was it also important to find a way for Gabi to be the one to best him?
But it had to be her, in this moment.
Sir is not someone who goes down swinging, so what does he have up his sleeve?
That will be very quickly answered in episode 12.
Were not gonna make the audience wait long to see how round two starts out.
Its so interesting to watch Sir and Trent both circling around Gabi.
CARROLL: Thats the beauty of how episode 11 ends and what weve been building to in the season.
For the most part, Sir has been Gabis personal monster for a season and a half.
Hes definitely also Laceys monster, which she rightfully reminds Gabi that she doesnt have a monopoly on.
Sir destroyed her life.
And now, its Trents turn in a very real way.
AndSir has been waiting for this moment because Heavy Boots is the bane of his existence.
Its what weve all been, quite frankly, waiting for.
It also feels like there are still so many questions about Christian.
Are we going to get some answers there soon?
CARROLL: Oh, for sure.
And with each answer is gonna come more questions.
You know how this show goes.
‘Found’ resumes on January 16.
She clearly has some thoughts and feelings about Gabi, as well.
CARROLL: Trent loves brilliantly smart, strong women, and thats what Heather, Danielles character, is.
Danielle is such a joy to have on the show.
Hell have to reconcile for himself where his line is in the sand.
Do you feel like youve just conditioned the audience to be suspicious of everyone?
CARROLL: Its so funny, its not just that, its literally people in our office.
Youve conditioned me to be suspicious.
I dont believe that thats just that.
And Im like, I love that Ive got everyone looking over their shoulder.
Thats what we want.
I enjoy that everyone has gotten so creative with them.It wasnt my intention to make everyone so suspicious.
Something is about to happen."
Im like, Oh, I love this.
And on top of that, youve got almost double the episodes, with 22 this season.
Has that been a lot to keep up with?
CARROLL: It absolutely worked to our advantage.
Thats the online grid TV that I grew up with.
I grew up onBonesandRosewoodandThe Resident.
And you have to fill it with brilliance and keep the audience interested and invested and coming back.
I came up doing 22 shows under people like Hart Hanson and Todd Harthan and Stephen Nathan.
I just had to dig back in and find that muscle again.
At the end of this episode, Jamie walks back into Margarets life or at least claims to.
My immediate reaction was to question whether it was even really Jamie.
Will there be a DNA test?
CARROLL: Youre supposed to have questions.
Jamie has been such a focal point for not just Margaret, but for all of M&A.
And I cannot say enough good things about Parker, the actor who plays Jamie.
He is so talented and truly has been a joy.
Were so lucky with our guest cast this season.
Our recurring guest cast has been incredible.
This is my dream come true.
It makes you feel protective of Margaret, who you dont want to be taken advantage of.
Youll see all of that unfold over the back half of the season.
Viewers are just gonna have to keep watching to see if its really him.
The next episode of the hit NBC series airs this Thursday.
CARROLL: Oh, absolutely, all of them.
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