Συνεντευξη του Steven R. McQueen στο TV Chick

Διαβαστε τι λεει ο νεαρος ηθοποιος του Vampire Diaries για το φιλι που εδωσε στην Bonnie για την επανεμφανιση του John και για αλλα πολλα....

Last week’s episode of The Vampire Diaries featured a big moment for Jeremy. He finally kisses Bonnie, and the moment was rather perfect as Jeremy decided to just throw caution to the wind and kiss her. This season Jeremy has also taken on a bigger role and assumed some responsibility for protecting his sister (Elena) as well as getting involved with the vampires to try and protect Mystic Falls. I recently had the chance to chat with Steven R. McQueen (who plays Jeremy) about the kiss (and its aftermath), John Gilbert, and his family history.

Bonnie and Jeremy finally kissed! Can you talk about what lead to that?
There’s been a lot of sexual tension between the two and I think at this point…I think they just at this point, why not just go for it?

What might be the aftermath of the kiss?
That’s tough to say. I think Bonnie’s a little worried about what other people think. And Jeremy’s just like “hey, whatever, you know…”

Is Jeremy going to get more involved with John Gilbert?
Well, the relationship with John Gilbert is as complicated as they come. He’s got one side of his heart and mind fighting another side. One side is so curious about his family legacy that he’s only recently figured out about, and his father, which there’s a whole other side to him which he didn’t even know about. And Uncle John seems to know about this so Jeremy wants to ask him more than anything “What’s going on? What’s happening?” But another side of him is so hurt. Uncle John has had good intentions in his mind. [But] he’s hurt a lot of people that I love. He’s killed one of the girls that I loved. I think at this point, Jeremy has got a layer of hurt going on. Even though he’s callous now, through everything he’s been through, so he doesn’t quite show it as much but he’s hurt to the point that he’s not willing to mend his relationship with him.

Do you think John might be threatening Jeremy’s status as man of the house?
I don’t even think Jeremy’s worried about that. I think more than anything, he’s hurt by him. And he doesn’t want any more tension. And Jeremy’s been through so much loss, so much pain, that he’s just like — I think that’s why he offers him the ring. He’s like take what you need to, do what you need to, and leave me alone. But when he doesn’t take the ring, he’s curious as to why he didn’t and so I think Jeremy is just all around confused at this point.

That ring scene was a big scene. Do you think John is interested at all in protecting Jeremy?
Yeah. I mean I think that’s one of his intentions. I don’t think he has bad intentions for Jeremy at all. I think in his mind, he’s doing the right thing for Jeremy and setting him on the path he needs to be on. But he goes about it in the wrong way altogether. Jeremy’s a mixed up kid and he’s figuring out more and more about himself as time goes on and I think [John's] just given him too hard of a shove from behind trying to push him in the wrong direction which has caused him to rebel against it.

Will we perhaps see Jeremy team up again with Damon and Stefan?
Yeah. Damon and Stefan are always in the mix of things, so Jeremy is always trying to find his way into the situation — “What’s going on? How can I help?” If it involves protecting his sister, Jeremy’s going to be there.

Do you think he is going to learn about the werewolf drama that’s going on in Mystic Falls?
Yeah, for sure. I think Jeremy — one thing he has, he doesn’t have powers, but he’s very aware of things going on and he’s in the middle of everything. I think him and Tyler have a friendship, even though Tyler’s kind of in the middle of his own stuff right now, figuring out who he is and his responsibilities as a werewolf, so he’s not quite involved in that as he is with trying to protect his family and figure out more about Bonnie.

Do you think once Tyler figures out what’s going on with him, that Jeremy and Tyler might get closer?
Yeah, for sure. But I think that will take time. That won’t be rushed, but at some point they will.

In this week’s episode, Luka’s dad is going to make his feelings clear to Jeremy and Bonnie. Can you talk a little bit about that?
It’s something that happens this next episode, and I can’t really say much.

I think it’s safe to say though that the Luka/Bonnie/Jeremy love triangle will continue?
Yes and — you’ll see. Things kind of reach their climax. It’s fun, it’s just waiting to see what happens.

Is Jeremy going to have any run-ins with Elijah?
Not so much. Though Jeremy’s involved with the situation, and his attention is [towards] his sister and he’s involved in this crazy situation and Stefan is involved in this crazy situation, [but] he still doesn’t have that much power. And I think Elijah is more concerned with the bigger players.

And what would you like to see from Jeremy coming up in the 2nd half of season 2? He’s really taken on this nice big role.
I think it’d be interesting to see him be more involved with his family legacy and starting to get involved with the training of being a vampire hunter. Whether Alaric takes him under his wing, or Uncle John, and just kind of get mentored in the right direction.

Obviously, Jeremy’s really curious about his family history, so is that something that will be explored in the second half of the season?
Yeah, eventually. He’s not ready to become friends with Uncle John yet. He’s too hurt by him. But he’s very curious. That’s definitely something that’s always on his mind. He thought he knew his dad, but apparently he doesn’t. So he wants to know what’s going on. He’s just not ready to ask