


I saw a few news clips of people trying to interview him, and I did see him walk a fair bit. I have to admit: When I first saw you on screen, I didn’t recognize you. TVLINE | Talk to me about the process of physically becoming Lyle. Read on for more of the Critics’ Choice Awards nominee’s thoughts on becoming Lyle from the outside-in (“he has rather unique teeth”), bonding with his on-screen pets and more. Lyle, Lange tells us, will have to wrestle with “how much he’s going to put his foot down around what is being said about his wife, and what the truth is in his relationship with her.” That denial will be tested in upcoming weeks, as evidence of Tillie’s wrongdoing mounts. “To me, it was kind of hoping against hope this wasn’t actually happening, you know? Watching this train crash in slow motion… How I’ve always seen it was like he was probably smarter than many people give him credit for, and he’s probably a little in denial.” “I’m sure he was aware of things here and there,” Lange said of Lyle, who declined requests to meet the actor ahead of filming and who steadfastly stands by Tillie, who’s now serving time for her role in the escape. When she came home, she berated him until he was mad enough to throw a rolled-up painting of their pet pugs - crafted by one of the inmates she’d been banging - at the wall. Sunday’s episode chronicled the Mitchell’s wedding anniversary, which Tillie spent getting tanked at a bar while Lyle waited, alone, for her to join him at a special restaurant. A little of it is just not wanting to see what’s going on right in front of his eyes.” “People take each other for granted over time, and I think he was a little checked out. “I think his heart’s in the right place,” says Lange, who gained 40 pounds and donned prosthetic teeth and a wig to play the role. Showtime’s Yellowjackets to Air Bonus Episode Between Seasons 2 and 3Įric Lange ( Narcos, Waco), who plays Lyle, has a much gentler view of his real-life counterpart.
