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[This story contains spoilers from Wednesday season two, Parts 1 and 2.]

While Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) was trying to save Enid’s (Emma Myers) life for most of Wednesday season two — just your typical Nevermore Academy craziness — Enid was also trying to have a somewhat normal high school experience, crushes and all.

That’s where Noah B. Taylor’s Bruno enters the equation, a fellow werewolf who takes a liking to Enid. As the pair explored their relationship throughout the season, they also found themselves in some sticky situations, such as being tied up together by Agnes (Evie Templeton) with tons of knives hanging overhead in part 1 (luckily, Wednesday is the hero once again, no matter how much she hates it).

However, their relationship takes a turn in Part 2, when it’s revealed that Bruno actually has a secret girlfriend back home, breaking Enid’s heart. When Taylor initially learned the fate of his character, he tells The Hollywood Reporter he was thinking, “That’s a very interesting angle to go at it from, and it was an exciting challenge to try to still humanize the character in a way — ‘cause high school’s crazy.”

Below, Taylor opens up about his experience joining the cast of Wednesday for season two, navigating Bruno and Enid’s relationship, and his hopes for his character if he returns in the already renewed third season.

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How excited were you to join the cast of Wednesday, which has become such a beloved show?

I was so stoked. It was so surreal ,and they were so welcoming from the get-go. It was an amazing time, a great eight months.

Your character Bruno is with Enid a lot this season — what was it like working so closely with Emma Myers?

She is incredible at what she does. She made my job very, very easy. She snaps in and you’re there and doing it, and she’s also a great person to be around and a great friend to have. 

What was it like filming the intense knives scene with Emma in season two, Part 1, where you were both tied up together?

It was a lot of fun. It was a great forced proximity. We got to know each other. We played 20 questions a lot, except we would make it infinite questions. We would just think of something and the other person would ask yes or no questions for hours until they got it. It was a good time. 

Do you prefer filming the more intense scenes or the calmer ones?

I like both for different reasons. Calmer days are fun because it’s like summer camp. You get to hang out with your friends and maybe you’re standing in the background of a shot but all day you get to hang out. But the intense scenes are a lot of fun because that’s why I do it — you get to act and that’s the joy. 

To take on your character, which is a werewolf, did you have to do any specific training?

We did a couple of preparatory werewolf movement sessions, I focused a lot [of my prep] on the physicality of a really confident teenage boy; trying to get that down, making sure I knew what I was doing with my hands and my posture and my stance. A lot of pockets going on. 

Between you and Enid’s romantic relationship and drama, what was it like being the ones to bring those normal high school clichés to the show amid all the Nevermore craziness? 

It was a really interesting angle to approach the world from. Most of the stuff my character is dealing with are interpersonal relationships and have less to do with crazy outcasts, magical stuff. So it felt like I had an opportunity to bring a different viewpoint and more a grounded angle, which was fun to play with.

In Part 2, viewers learn that Bruno has actually been lying to Enid and has a girlfriend back home. What did you think when you first read that in the script? 

[Writers] Al [Gough] and Miles [Millar] took me in before we even started shooting. Right when I got to Dublin, we had a meeting and they said, “Something is gonna happen, but we’re not gonna tell you because we don’t want you thinking about it.” Then at some point, like rumors, I sort of heard about it, and then when I finally read the script, I was kind of excited. That’s a very interesting angle to go at it from, and it was an exciting challenge to try to still humanize the character in a way — ‘cause high school’s crazy.

Do you think Bruno did actually like Enid, or was there potentially an alternative motive for him to get so close to her?

I was interpreting it from a place that he did genuinely care about her. I think we see that in moments, especially in the clock tower scene and the knives that he does really connect with her. I was approaching it from the standpoint that he was trying to play it like he was too scared to hurt anybody. He should have been honest and hurt somebody a little bit to avoid hurting everybody a lot. 

Obviously, Enid fully ends it with Bruno when his secret girlfriend shows up at the Nevermore gala. But it wasn’t really clear whether he goes back to his girlfriend. What do you think he does?

I’m not sure. I could see it going a couple ways. I was really trying to go for a feeling of devastation in that scene, or I’m mainly shocked, but then also like, “Oh my God, I’ve really, really messed up this time.” I think he would try to weasel back in there a little bit, to keep fighting for her. I think that could be interesting. 

Since you’re playing a werewolf as well, what’s your reaction to Enid becoming an alpha and then getting stuck as a werewolf after transitioning to save Wednesday during a full moon in the finale? 

I thought it was awesome. I was really excited to watch. Episode eight was one of my favorites. Just to sidetrack for a second, Owen’s performance — Oh, my God! I didn’t have any scenes with him. I hung out with him a bunch and I could tell he was an amazing actor just from the way he talked about the work and the prep stuff he was doing, and finally getting to actually see it, I was glued to my screen. He’s incredible! But with Enid turning into a werewolf and all that, I thought it was a great cliffhanger and a really good setup for next season. There are so many new threads for the writers to follow, so I’m excited. 

Do you know if Bruno is returning for season three, and if so, what are your hopes for him? 

I don’t know yet, and if he does, there’s a couple different ways it could go for sure. He’s probably at a bit of a crossroads and he could either try to better himself or this could kind of break him and he could go down a much darker path. I think either one would be a lot of fun, but I’m not sure. 

What are you looking forward to most in season three overall? 

I’m excited to see the Wednesday and Fester road trip. That’s gonna be awesome! 

Coming off the momentum of Wednesday, what do you hope to accomplish next in your career?

I would love to be able to play a range of characters and branch out. I would love to do some indie stuff. I got my start working on indie shorts and whatnot in New York City and in high school. That’s sort of where my heart is, so that would be amazing to get to do something like that. Also, on the music side of things, I just released an album and that was really rewarding. I’m working on new music as well, so I’m gonna keep that going. I’m just excited for the future. 

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Wednesday season two is currently streaming on Netflix. Read THR’s interviews with Tim Burton and Jenna Ortega, and Catherine Zeta-Jones on season two.