“Perhaps he didn’t have a great time, however I had fun,” NCIS: Hawai’i star Alex Tarrant says of his character, Kai, within the subsequent episode.
“Operation Crimson Rabbit,” airing on April 1, sees Sam (LL Cool J) recruit Kai to be his wingman—in coaching. As you may see in TV Insider’s unique sneak peek above, Sam’s taking it critically. Kai’s … attempting to recuperate. Additionally within the episode, when the fiancée of a vanished naval officer seeks the assistance of NCIS, the workforce reveals his secrets and techniques go a lot deeper than she suspected.
Under, Tarrant previews Kai and Sam’s dynamic and teases what’s forward.
Discuss concerning the coaching that Sam’s placing in Kai via and their dynamic, as a result of I actually do prefer it.
Alex Tarrant: The Satan Sprint is arising, and I imagine that Kai mentions one thing about lacking the times of the extreme grueling coaching that they went via whereas they have been within the Marines. And due to that, they took just a little journey down reminiscence lane. Todd’s character, Sam Hanna, can undoubtedly sustain, however Kai’s undoubtedly struggling this episode.
Speak about work with LL COOL J on that.
It was our first time actually attending to correctly work collectively. He’s a tremendous man, extraordinarily skilled. There’s an enormous motive why he’s lasted inside this trade for thus lengthy. He’s a legend in all senses, and I simply really feel so grateful to be working with him. I’m studying lots from him as I am going, particularly about higher maintain myself as an individual inside this trade.
Why does Kai put himself via all this coaching and associate with every part Sam says—even the meals?
Sam, it’s attention-grabbing. His life is in parallel along with his character. Numerous us on set look as much as him as an actor. And I suppose Kai undoubtedly appears to be like as much as Sam Hanna when it comes to what he’s gone via with NCIS and his superior tales that he tells, and he’s turn out to be a legend inside that NCIS division. And so I feel Kai’s simply actually eager to impress him—and I feel he’s actually paying for it.
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Kai is in a relationship now with Camille (Peyton Record). Is that one thing that’s going to final? How is Kai feeling about that?
We’ll see. It’s a extremely attention-grabbing relationship, one thing that I really feel like was solely in a position to develop inside the actually odd circumstances of being in a battle zone and being trapped collectively. And I suppose via that—I all the time take into consideration this. We meet lots of people at our greatest, however typically the journey with somebody lasts longer once we meet one another on the worst of instances, and so I feel that’s a extremely attention-grabbing factor that’s occurring between these two.
How far more are we going to see of that?
I hope extra.
Are we going to see her once more?
Up to now she hasn’t been again for Season 3, however there’s all the time potential in later seasons, if we’re fortunate sufficient.
I’ve to say one thing I loved is the Kai and Kate (Tori Anderson) friendship we bought within the premiere and Lucy’s (Yasmine Al-Bustami) response to that. Are we going to see extra of that friendship this season?
Yeah, I hope so. There’s undoubtedly extra potential for that, for these relationships to develop. However thus far, they’ve undoubtedly saved it about enterprise they usually’re undoubtedly sharing the relationships between how Sam Hanna pertains to every character, and I feel that’s actually, actually vital. However hopefully alongside the best way we get to strengthen and broaden on that relationship between Kai and Whistler.
NCIS: LA‘s Daniela Ruah got here in to direct an upcoming episode. Speak about working along with her as a director?
Daniela’s unbelievable. She’s an actor’s director. She’s been via it. It’s actually wonderful watching her do the motion as a result of she is aware of it herself. We’ve achieved three seasons attempting to determine what it’s to arrest somebody and hold an eye fixed out on every part else that’s occurring. However after I see Daniela do it and discuss us via it and stroll us via it, it simply comes so naturally to her, and I can’t watch for that day the place it turns into pure for me.
What are you able to preview about that episode?
We go into the forest and seek for a killer who’s slowly selecting off members of this elite Marine workforce.
