{"id":44711,"date":"2023-10-10T12:18:44","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T12:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/10\/our-flag-means-death-nathan-foad-on-luciuss-emotional-return\/"},"modified":"2023-10-10T12:18:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T12:18:44","slug":"our-flag-means-death-nathan-foad-on-luciuss-emotional-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/10\/our-flag-means-death-nathan-foad-on-luciuss-emotional-return\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Our Flag Means Death\u2019: Nathan Foad on Lucius\u2019s Emotional Return"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Lucius is back! Pushed off the side of the Revenge<\/em> at the end of Our Flag Means Death<\/em> season one, the lovable scribe played by Nathan Foad<\/strong> was implied to be dead, or eaten by sharks\u2014no matter the winky tweets<\/a> from the show\u2019s creators. But in the second episode of the show\u2019s new season, which debuted on Max last week, Lucius re-emerges on the Pirate Queen\u2019s ship, complete with a brand new bushy beard.<\/p>\n

Lucius has since been reunited with his crewmates and his love, Black Pete (Matthew Maher<\/strong>). But he\u2019s seen things in his time away that will stick with him as the season continues.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Foad, like the rest of the Our Flag Means Death<\/em> cast, remains on strike as part of SAG-AFTRA, and has not given any interviews since the season began. But during our exclusive visit to the New Zealand set last December, we had the chance to talk to him about Lucius\u2019s emotional return, and how Our Flag Means Death<\/em> became \u201cthe luckiest mistake that\u2019s ever happened.\u201d<\/p>\n

New episodes of Our Flag Means Death<\/em> air Thursdays on Max.<\/p>\n

Fans thought you had tragically disappeared into the ocean, and it was bye bye Lucius. You\u2019ve had to keep your reappearance a secret for months now. What\u2019s it like to be back?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a blast. I\u2019ve really enjoyed doing the second season of the show. When you\u2019re part of a serialized TV show, there’s always the paranoia: what if you\u2019re not going to be able to come back, and what if we don’t get to play these characters again and continue that arc?<\/p>\n

What is it like to play this role?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a gift of a part. Particularly in this season, I love that I get really good jokes. It’s goofy and it’s fun. I get big set pieces, but also I’ve been able to really dig in this season a bit more. Season two has required more acting than I had initially anticipated. Lucius has been through some stuff between the first two seasons, and that’s been the joy of the role as well. In the first season, it starts off looking like one thing. He’s this funny sidekick. And then as I’ve peeled back all these different layers, we’ve learned more about him, which is a real gift as an actor.<\/p>\n

Without giving too much away, tell us a bit more about Lucius in season two.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m on set a lot more with Black Pete, and less with Stede and Blackbeard. This season has been a bit harder. I\u2019ve got some slightly heavier material this season, so I\u2019ve definitely had to dig into the role a bit more.<\/p>\n

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