For much of the premiere, he doesn’t say a word to Caitlin, but he appears to be entranced by her.

He’s not the most considerate kid, and his relationship with his mother is unusual (like when Sarah cuts her finger while opening a box, and Fraser immediately sucks the blood out for her).īut as Fraser explores the base on his first day there, he seems to become mesmerized by Caitlin (newcomer Jordan Kristine Seamón), a fellow high school freshman who Fraser overhears reading a poem to her class as he wanders the hallways. Later, when Sarah receives a freshly baked cake as a welcome gift at the base, Fraser removes a whole section of the cake with his fingers and eats it.

When he tells his mom he’s thirsty, he doesn’t want water, but a mini bottle of alcohol in her bag. We learn a lot about Fraser’s personality right away: He’s irritated when his luggage is lost upon arrival in Italy. But he’s not completely in touch with this feeling of hollowness until he deals with it painfully, only to resurface, maybe stronger, maybe more somber.Last Week Tonight With John Oliver Gets 3-Season Renewal at HBO

And at the same time, he also is Fraser, a young boy who is in a sort of hollowness and desperation for something that is missing so deeply. He’s someone who brings wisdom with his, let’s say, difference with the norm that is around him. And in this conversation, we started to understand that Jack is a sort of fool in the Shakespearean sense. We had the privilege of having an extended time of preparation in which me, him, makeup artist Fernanda Perez and costume designer Giulia Piersanti and our fantastic hairdresser all gathered to understand the character with Jack. We met in Los Angeles when we were casting the show, and I found already that he was incredibly bright and really someone who could make me develop a passion for because of his intelligence.

Every time you create a character, you do so with the partnership of your actor or actress, who is making it with you.

We are who we are fraser