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8. Brace Yourselves For Bortus' Backstory
Peter Macon is unrecognizable as alien Bortus — even to himself! "I look at myself in the mirror, and I can't tell where Bortos begins and I end," he says, explaining the that original description of the gruff alien was "exterior of lava rock."
We'll get a lot more of Bortus' backstory in Episode 3, which leads to a huge revelation in Episode 12. "There'll be a big payoff," Macon says, "but I don't know if we're going to be comfortable with it. I can't wait for my relatives to watch it. They're gonna be speechless."
And after saying that "anything can happen" on this show, he let slip that, like "Star Trek," the crew might find themselves in a Wild West setting. Will we see Bortus in a Stetson?
Peter Macon is unrecognizable as alien Bortus — even to himself! "I look at myself in the mirror, and I can't tell where Bortos begins and I end," he says, explaining the that original description of the gruff alien was "exterior of lava rock."
We'll get a lot more of Bortus' backstory in Episode 3, which leads to a huge revelation in Episode 12. "There'll be a big payoff," Macon says, "but I don't know if we're going to be comfortable with it. I can't wait for my relatives to watch it. They're gonna be speechless."
And after saying that "anything can happen" on this show, he let slip that, like "Star Trek," the crew might find themselves in a Wild West setting. Will we see Bortus in a Stetson?
PeoplePeter Macon
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