Ismael Cruz Córdova: I like how you frame your questions. Did you do any kind of training in order to possibly be involved in any action sequences?

Ismael, I get the sense that your character has a lot of action potential in him. That part of it was so easy, but also both of them as actors are so inquisitive and talented that we got to explore and have massive chats on where our characters have been, where we're going and kind of question and doubt each other and push each other to different various places to build, what I hope, is a layered relationship.

And the same with Rob, they both, sometimes, together would come up to my room in the hotel and we'd just have cups of tea in the balcony, laugh so hard that my stomach hurts. Owain Arthur: I'm one of the luckiest actors here, I think, because the second I saw Sofia was downstairs in the foyer and she had a baby coddled right here, we just instantly hit it off. What was it like building your rapport with them before filming? Owain, it's great getting to see Khazad-dûm in its prime and getting to see the relationship you have with both Sophia and Robert in the show. Markella Kavenagh: Yeah, you'll have to wait and see. In the first two episodes, there's the mention of the Great Migration coming up for the Harfoots, but can we look forward to Nori setting off on her own for a proper adventure in the coming episodes? I just felt really fortunate to be able to flesh out the heart of the Harfoots and their strength and vulnerability, and how they just lead with love and try and push past their fears. Markella Kavenagh: It was amazing, because we got to be able to just explore more and more of the Harfoot world, and I get to admit that I got to be on set with the wonderful actors I get to work with. Markella, what was it like for you seeing the progression of Nori's soon-to-be adventure as it unfolded? It's always good that you can build that relationship with your co-stars. I spent a lot of time with Lloyd and a lot of time with Maxim, and it was lovely. It's a very small world, and her relationship with her father and her brother is sort of the heart of the season.

Her world is very small Isildur and Eärien are quite young when we first meet them, so the sort of beautiful political and philosophical questions that the Akallabêth poses aren't really on her mind yet. Ema Horvath: Well, I guess my brother and my father play such an important role, and she's this new addition that helps sort of flesh their characters out even more.

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