Charles Meade Scoop: His High School Ex-Girlfriend is Back
Sandra, I miss the Secret Circle dearly. Some scoop would make this a truly Happy Thanksgiving! — Kelly
As if Charles’s life is wasn’t already about to get more complicated — with the impending arrival of his mother — now his high school-ex his headed to town as well! The show is currently casting the role of Lauren, described as a “haunted” woman with a “dark strength” that lurks beneath her timid surface. And casting scoop indicates she’s not too friendly with Mrs. Meade.
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Gale Harold in “Low Fidelity”
Thanks to the director of ”Low Fidelity” Devon Gummershall , we have this lovely black & white photo of Gale Harold.
‘The Secret Circle’s’ Andrew Miller and Gale Harold Dish on Fall Finale and Beyond
Christi Kassity ( @christikassity) at BuddyTV discussed the midseason finale of The Secret Circle with Gale Harold and the executive producer Andrew Miller (@MillerLoLife).
by Christi Kassity
I had the opportunity today to go to The CW Network where I watched the fall finale of The Secret Circle, entitled “Balcoin,” and then sat down with executive producer Andrew Miller and actor Gale Harold (Charles) to discuss what we can expect when the show returns in early 2012.
The episode ended with a bit of a cliffhanger, but also answered a few of our questions (as well as left us asking a whole lot more!). My lips are sealed about the bombshell that was dropped at the very end, but I won’t be silenced for long — you can see the episode in full Thursday, November 10 at 9pm on The CW.
What I can tell you is it has twists, turns, and Gale Harold looking dashing in a suit.
The first thing we can count on for the return of the show in January is that Jake (played by Chris Zylka) will be returning, but Miller couldn’t say for how long he will stay.
Can Jake be trusted?
“I think Jake would sacrifice the whole circle… It feels to me like he’s still kind of an enigma. I think the truest thing about Jake is what Faye sees in him… that he really does care for Cassie, but I don’t know where that leads him because he’s a weird guy, that Jake. Handsome, but weird” offered Miller.
You will find yourself changing your mind about him several different times throughout the final episode and will still be rendered unsure by the end of it. The problem, as Miller brought up, is the relationship dynamic between Jake and Isaac (JR Bourne). “I think there is a hold Isaac has on Jake. Isaac has a lot of confidence and I think that over the last two years their relationship has grown,” said Miller, describing the relationship as a little father/son and a little mentor/mentee, which makes it difficult for Jake to break away from, emotionally. “Isaac knows he can control him, so there is no need to kill him.”
Gale Harold Talks the Midseason Finale of THE SECRET CIRCLE
Christina Radish (@christinaradish) at Collider.com talks to Gale Harold about the midseason finale of The Secret Circle.
Question: Because this is different from the other roles you’ve done, what was the appeal of this for you?
GALE HAROLD: It’s not the witch aspect that’s interesting. What’s interesting is the cover, and not being who you really are and trying to get away with it, with the repercussions primarily being a long sentence in the penitentiary. In terms of drama and something to play against, that’s what’s compelling. That’s the first step. The context is interesting because it’s not common, at all. It’s something that you maybe don’t believe in. I don’t know if I believe in witchcraft. Maybe I do. I don’t know. But, I do believe that, if I go to someone’s house and burn them down and the state patrol finds out, I’m going away for a long time and my daughter is going to be orphaned, and all of that. Meanwhile, I have to do so much work to cover that and be good at it. In talking about why he didn’t seem to have any remorse for burning Amelia alive, I think there’s a real addictive quality to those moments. That overload of power sends it all home, for me. It’s just a person walking down the street, doing some very strange things, and fighting their own mainline addiction to it. That’s not a very common position to be in.
Question: Can you talk about the addition of more elders into the story?
HAROLD: Charles’ mother is on the way, and she’s got some issues to resolve, or to start, so that she can resolve them later. We’ll slap each other around for 35 seconds, and then she’s gonna leave. So, yeah, she’s coming and she’s pissed, and she’s very good at covering that. As far as how that relates to the other elders, I’m not sure, but I know that it makes Charles very nervous. In an existential way, he really wants to be in possession of the kind of power that he imagines the elders have, but doesn’t know how to access. In a weird way, it’s Oedipal because there’s Dawn (Natasha Henstridge), and then mom comes around. Charles doesn’t have a woman in his life except for his daughter, which is a totally other kind of relationship, but it puts him in a weird position and then you’re back in that Greek stuff, which is always good.
Adam Harrington Teases Woes and New Foes (Gale mention)
Speaking of danger, there is certain someone in town who isn’t a fan of Ethan talking to the kids: Charles (Harold). In fact, Charles almost killed Ethan in the pilot for talking to Cassie (Britt Robertson) about her parents. So will Chance Harbor’s two hottest dads continue to butt heads?
“I think we will, but I think with something like that, as you saw in the pilot, when Ethan and Charles go head to head it’s pretty dramatic so I don’t mind that they haven’t gone head-to-head because you know things are just simmering,” Harrington says. “The more Charles gets kind of diluted with Dawn (Natasha Henstridge) and what they’re doing and what they’re not, and now they’ve killed Nick and Ethan is supposed to realize that he has to make a decision as to whether he is going to try and drink himself away or face these things ahead of him. You just know that they’re going to go head-to-head again.”
The two actors share an interesting past, with Harrington playing a version of Harold’s iconic character Brian Kinney on Queer As Folk. I played the superhero version of Gale, I played the fictitious super-version of Gale,” Harrington says with a laugh. “Gale and I actually never met, but because of our experiences working on that show we had some acquaintances in common, it just kind of felt like an inevitability that we would meet. I think what is so much fun in this is that we were playing two different versions of the same character before and now we’re just arch-nemesis. I have a ton of fun working with him and we just kind of locked into that animosity to each other early on.”
CW Releases Official Title and Description of the Next TSC Episode
Next episode E109 will be title “Balcoin” and will we be seeing the bad ass Charles then? Yes, please!
FAYE STIRS UP TROUBLE FOR CASSIE AND JAKE — Cassie and Jake (guest star Chris Zylka) look into her father’s side of the family, hoping to discover more about her lineage and why she has powers separate from the Circle. Meanwhile, Adam becomes protective of Cassie when Faye (Phoebe Tonkin) reveals that Jake might be hiding something dangerous from them. At the same time, Adam’s equally concerned when Melissa’s cousin Holden (guest star Arlen Escarpeta) comes to town and catches Diana’s eye. A power shift forms between Charles and Dawn that threatens to destroy their plan.
Exclusive Interview With a Manwitch: Gale Harold on Magic, Evil and Charles Meade!
Thanks to http://www.jointhesecretcircle.com we have a new interesting and intriguing interview with Gale Harold.
Alloy Entertainment: What episode are you filming?
Gale Harold: We’re just finishing up number 7.
AE: How is it going so far?
GH: I hope it’s going extremely well. I haven’t been up to Vancouver for a few days.
AE: What’s been the most exciting thing for you so far?
GH: Trying to figure out what it is that Charles Meade is trying to do and why he thinks he can get away with it.
AE: Can you give us any hints as to things he’ll get away it?
GH: Not because I don’t want to reveal anything, but what Charles is up to—whether he knows it yet or not—he can’t really get away with it. Right? He can hide it, or you can divert attention away from it, but I don’t think he can really get away it.
AE: What attracted you to this role?
GH: I think that’s basically it. It’s trying to maintain two states of mind simultaneously for yourself and for the people that are around you.
AE: Would you say that your character is the most evil on the show?
GH: Evil is not really something that I think about too much with him. It’s much more interesting to me is not necessarily what is evil?…I think getting caught up in whether he’s evil or not is an abstraction.
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