The people who broughtHomecomingSeason 2 to life knew they had a challenge ahead of them.

Much of that came courtesy ofMr.

That started to seem to us like a great way to hook the audience."

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And so those were the pieces we knew we wanted to play with.

It’s a great way to drive the consequences ofHomecominginto the story and drive the fallout.

I think there’s no better representative of the consequences than him as a character.

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So we kept gravitating back towards him."

That’s what Kyle really blew us away with.

Anointed new directorKyle Patrick Alvarezmay not have even known that that attitude helped him get the job.

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I just cared about it a lot," he shared.

That level of commitment was necessary.

As he observed, “There are not a lot of cases where you direct every episode…

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I’m not just filling in a spot on a 10-episode order.

According to Alvarez, “Those were two of my favorite things about Season 1, but…

So, to add his own touch to the show’s aesthetic, Alvarez expanded the use of split-screen.

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That was a lot of fun.”

I would come back, but I’d be thrilled to find out that someone else came on board.

Because I think that, in a way, that is maybe the fun of the format, right?

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I would be back in a heartbeat.”

Will there even be a third season?

In one way or another, each season needs to stand on its own."

HomecomingSeason 2 is streaming now on Amazon Prime Video.

For more, check out ourreview ofHomecomingSeason 2.