Issues are altering for Jennifer Love Hewitt. Talking with TV Line, 9-1-1 showrunner Tim Minear has opened up about her character Maddie’s newest ordeal, and the way it will impression Jennifer’s time on set. 

As followers will bear in mind, final week’s episode noticed Maddie kidnapped by her former colleague and serial killer, Detective Braeburn (Abigail Spencer), who had Dissociative Id Dysfunction. Fearful that Maddie would uncover the complete extent of her crimes, Braeburn had panicked and brought her hostage in a dusty previous basement. 

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With Maddie lacking, Athena and Romero shortly grew to become suspicious of Braeburn, particularly after studying about her traumatic previous as a runaway. In a second which devastated viewers, Braeburn grew to become unstable and slashed Maddie’s throat, earlier than Athena managed to find their location, earlier than swooping in and taking pictures Braeburn. 

Maddie might have survived however that does not imply the ordeal is over. In keeping with showrunner Tim, the 9-1-1 dispatcher will cope with the bodily and psychological scars of her kidnapping. 

“We’re taking part in like 5 weeks or one thing has transpired [since the attack],” he advised TV Line. “That is said explicitly within the subsequent episode. Her hair is longer, it is slightly bit completely different.” 

Noting that the scar on Maddie’s neck “cannot go away,” the EP added that any further, Jennifer can have an extended hair-and-makeup routine on set, with the scar being reapplied to her neck every time she’s taking pictures. 

“I put a bit of rebar by means of Chimney’s head [back in Season 1], and he is obtained slightly scar,” Tim mused, “It was extra outstanding initially, however yeah, we have been making use of that [on Kenneth Choi] for eight years.”

Reflecting on Maddie’s journey, the showrunner added that she will not be speaking about her bodily scar simply but, however will take care of the emotional and psychic issues first. 

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For Jennifer, the possibility to discover Maddie’s trauma has come as a welcome problem. Talking with TV Information, the actress revealed what’s to come back for her character. “I believe that each mark of trauma that is left on Maddie sticks, and I believe this one will keep together with her for a very long time and she or he must take care of it similar to she’s needed to take care of all the pieces else and the aftermath,” the star defined. 

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“And actually, I do not understand how the viewers goes to observe these two episodes and never even be left with a mark of trauma. Once I mentioned that it was the craziest factor I’ve finished on the present, it is actually the craziest factor I’ve ever finished on the present — and I needed to shake it off after we have been finished.”

Jennifer continued: “I simply suppose everybody goes to be completely different as a result of these varieties of huge issues change you. I believe they’ll change Chimney, they’ll change her, however there’s a child on the way in which — and that is optimistic. I believe Tim does a extremely stunning job of chaos and trauma and drama. There’s additionally nonetheless the likelihood for stunning moments of pleasure, so we’ll have these too.”