Ella Purnell says fans of radioactive dust You’ll see a shocking new side to Lucy MacLean in season 2.
talking to Deadline about the episode titled The devil in the snownow streaming on main videoPurnell revealed that she loved exploring Lucy’s more dangerous side during a drug-fueled sequence that temporarily eliminates the character’s fear of violence.
“I couldn’t believe it. I felt so outrageous. Coming from any other character, you’d say, ‘Yeah, it’s just Fallout,’ but something about the fact that it’s Lucy, it feels outrageous. I couldn’t believe it. It’s like when you’re like a little sister that goes out and goes a little crazy, it’s crazy,” she said.
“It’s a lot of fun to see that side of her, to play that side of her, and also a new experience for me. I haven’t done that much in my career. I didn’t know how it was going to turn out. It turned out well, thank God, I think.”
Lucy’s violent turn occurs after she receives a life-saving Buffout steroid drip following a near-death experience in the previous episode. Under the influence of the drug, his usual moral compass disappears, leading to a deadly (and comical) killing spree.
“But yeah, it’s really fun to play a side of Lucy that’s brave for once,” Purnell added. “But playing a character who doesn’t really conceive the notion of death for just five minutes of the day… changes all the tension in the scene… and I get to play with some comedy in there, it was really fun.”
Purnell also addressed the switch between Lucy and her other role, serial killer Rhiannon Lewis in Sweetpea.
“It’s actually a strange change,” he said. “I thought, ‘Rhiannon would do that in a heartbeat.’”
