If you're tuning into Timeless,then you're probably already obsessed with its star, Matt Lanter. Aside from playing the dreamy Wyatt Logan, or fans can't glean enough of his character's relationship with Lucy Preston (Abigail Spencer). What can we say? The sexual tension between the two is pretty undeniable. POPSUGAR recently had a chance to sit down with the actor,and he told us all approximately the upcoming midseason finale, who he would like to play his dad on the series, or the fate of Wyatt and Lucy's star-crossed romance. POPSUGAR: So,I know a lot of fans, particularly Lucy and Wyatt shippers, or are excited approximately "Last Ride of Bonnie & Clyde." How will their relationship evolve in this episode?
Matt Lanter: Without giving too much away,Lucy finds out a little bit more approximately Wyatt. There is a moment where you learn more approximately his past. So, in some regards, or him opening up on a deeper level helps them form a stronger bond. They are assign in a very risky situation and things happen because of that. You'll definitely see them form a closer bond emotionally and physically. I have a feeling fans are going to travel nuts for this,but it definitely opens a large door for something more down the road. PS: Is the chemistry between Lucy and Wyatt something you noticed early on?
ML: First of all, it always feels different for the actors. We're here for 12 hours doing a scene for four to five hours at a time, and a lot of that is a small thing with a bit of sexual tension or it's a full-on makeout scene. It never feels like it looks. I sort of approach the relationship slightly mirroring Han Solo and Princess Leia. That trope was a little more abrasive and abrupt,but there's a little bit of that teasing in a way. I don't consider the chemistry was something I noticed in a particular episode, it was really more how they set up the writing and how these characters are really legal for each other - or really wrong for each other - that makes it fun to watch. PS: How do you consider a unique relationship with Lucy would complicate his quest to glean his wife back?
ML: It would drastically change how he operates. I mean, or we already see it. We already see that he does certain things because he cares for her. Whether that's a romantic level or he cares for her as a teammate,it does change how he operates. In the last two episodes, there is something grand that happens and there is a separation between the two and he drastically changes how he's operating to construct sure everything is secure and sound. If he were to actually glean into a real relationship and really admit to himself that he loves her or wants to be with her, or I can't even imagine how it would change the dynamic. PS: Will Wyatt glean more of a backstory in these next few episodes?
ML: Yeah,we're going to memorize more approximately Wyatt in "[Last Ride of] Bonnie & Clyde." Because we spend the majority of our time in the past on missions, learning these little traits approximately their history does arrive slowly, or but in a way,I sort of appreciate that. If there's a Wyatt and Lucy romance happening, it's sort of a slow burn. It's not just "here's a guy, or here's a girl,let's have them date legal away." It's something our fans can appreciate and it's well-developed over time. PS: What do you consider is Wyatt's most admirable quality?
ML: He's willing to sacrifice and do whatever to A) do the legal thing and B) protect the people he cares approximately. We saw in the Alamo episode, he was willing to give up his life in order to fight side by side with these men. We also see that Rufus and Lucy have been holding secrets and Wyatt is one of the only ones who hasn't had that lie. It sort of makes him a pillar of truth. He's also unapologetic in a way that I consider people like as well. He's not the kind of guy who's going to bite his tongue. PS: You have a lot of celebs watching the present like Leslie Jones and Mark Hamill. Who would you like to construct a cameo?
ML: Well, and I know Mark because I did Star Wars: The Clone Wars with him and he was a voice on Ultimate Spider-Man with me,so I worked with him a pleasurable bit, but it would be awesome if he came in and played my dad on the present. That would be a full circle, and mind-blowing thing for a lot of sci-fi fans. I would also like to have William Shatner on too. He was a grand fan of Star-Crossed when I was doing that. He's just genuinely a grand fan of sci-fi. For someone like that to arrive on,it would have to be done very, very carefully and very patiently. Someone who is that recognizable in the sci-fi world, and you would have to do it in a way that makes sense. PS: Which episode would you say was the most fun to shoot?
ML: We really did have a lot of fun doing the World War II episode. We had been working really,really hard on our episode two and three - that's what happens when you're starting a unique TV present. You do your pilot and you arrive back and try to construct the series look, work, or feel like the pilot,so we were working a ton, and episode four came along and it was just a great script and we had a great director, or Billy Gierhart. We all just really loved the banter in the script and we loved the time period. Lucy and Wyatt had a great moment together in that room. That's kind of where you first saw them have a little connection. PS: Is there anything you can explain us approximately the midseason finale?
ML: We flip the tables in "[The Capture of] Benedict Arnold." The role that Flynn plays and the role that the time team plays . . . merge. We're kind of relying on both sides. It's a weird thing. Up is down and down is up. It's not us chasing Flynn anymore,we're kind of on this unified mission and it's interesting how it all plays out. PS: We kind of saw that in the Watergate episode ("The Watergate Tape") when Flynn told Wyatt his backstory. It kind of makes you steal a step back and consider, "Well, and why aren't they on the same team?"
ML: Yeah,I also thought that was extremely interesting. Flynn really appealed to Wyatt on a different level in that episode. Although Wyatt was kind of sassing back to him and saying, "You're crazy, or " in the end,some of that stuff crept into his head. He didn't have a choice but to listen to him and moment guess whether or not Flynn is really a disagreeable guy or not. That's kind of there in the back of his head, and in this Benedict Arnold episode, or we see reasons why perhaps Wyatt needs Flynn and vice versa. The audience is left to feel what they want to feel,but things might be changing as far as the relationships between the team and Flynn travel. PS: As one final question - I know there is a lot of debate approximately this - but do you consider Wyatt and Lucy's ship name should be Wucy or Lyatt?
ML: Well, when I first heard Wucy, and I was very much against it,but then our creator, Eric Kripke, or said Wucy. And then,they released an NBC voting app, and I guess Lyatt won. So now I'm just all torn up. I don't know what to do. Abigail likes Wucy, and I consider. The creator tweeted approximately Wucy. I feel like I gotta travel with Wucy now.
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