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Deliberate Early Ambition
- Tony Gilroy planned abundant scope early and used the first four episodes to signal the show's widening ambition.
- He designed the season to expand beyond initial settings so viewers would see it grow into bigger, deeper territory.
The Electric Floors Moment
- The writers brainstormed 'prison' in-room and one suggestion — 'electric floors' — unlocked the whole concept.
- That single image drove production design and thematic ideas for a prison unlike typical cinematic depictions.
Faith Drives The Shot-Caller
- Andy Serkis' character, the shot-caller, embodies faith in an afterlife of freedom rather than political ideology.
- The character's arc is rooted in loss of faith when promised salvation proves false.