Goodbye, Karl. We Barely Knew Ya.

Over at E! Online, Blake Bashoff talks about his departure from the show.

Are you really dead?

I think I'm pretty much shot dead.

How did this come about?

The timing just sort of worked out. I booked this Broadway show, Spring Awakening, that was going to take me away for at least six months. We called Carlton and Damon and gave them the heads-up. They know the show that I'm doing, they're big fans of it, and they said that's an amazing opportunity, so they went back to the writers' room and brainstormed. And I think that this was actually an idea that they threw out there early on—that Karl would eventually bite the dust, and this was the right time.

And the more pressing question. What about Danielle? Is she really dead?

Obviously, there's going to be a scene that follows the scene we ended on last night. Do you think that Danielle is killed dead, and will we see any more of Karl's body, or are we just going to leave him there in the dirt?
That's a good question. If you do see Karl's body, I don't think it will actually be me. But they've done it in the past where they have these great body doubles who can certainly play corpses masterfully. Rousseau? I don't know. She's pretty blown up, but...I have a sense you haven't seen the last of Rousseau.

Man, this interview addresses all of my questions. Naturally, nothing's getting a direct answer. Probably because the producers tell the cast the least amount of information they need to do their job. But here's the other question I would have asked:

I guess that leads into the next question: Did Ben kill you? Was that Ben?

Really good question. It's hard to tell, right? It's hard to tell based on the writing—they certainly hinted that it could be a possibility, because you know, Karl was astute and asked, "Why isn't everybody going? Why are you just sending us?" And the bullets sort of clearly missed Alex. However, it's my gut that Ben was genuinely trying to protect Alex and genuinely thought that Rousseau could, would, protect her, if need be. It's hard to tell with Ben, but I think that this is real.

Not that I was particularly attached to Karl, but somehow knowing Blake has another job lined up softens the blow of losing him. I have a soft spot for unemployed actors....

I have a feeling we'll see him again. Perhaps hangin' with Charlie and Boone somewhere.

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