Will Trent’s Ramón Rodríguez on [Spoiler]’s Season 2 Return: ‘It Feels Silence of the Lambs-ish’

Will Trent’s Ramón Rodríguez on [Spoiler]’s Season 2 Return: ‘It Feels Silence of the Lambs-ish’

Anyone else suddenly craving a nice chianti? What about a glass of limoncello?

Will Trent‘s Season 2 premiere claimed the life of bomb expert Cricket Dawson and culminated in the return of serial killer James Ulster — aka the man who killed Will’s mother, Lucy Morales. Only now, Ulster is a prisoner of the state and a key figure in Will’s latest investigation.

Earlier in the episode, we learned that James has been sending Will “care packages” from prison. What’s more, he’s now claiming that he might be Will’s father.

“We were really excited to keep diving into that [relationship],” series star Ramón Rodríguez tells TVLine. “Greg [Germann, who plays Ulster] is such a great actor. It’s such a great role, and it’s a loaded role, emotionally…. [The writers] found a really creative way to bring him back into the fold, and into the investigation, where Will has to go to him for answers,” which we’ll see more of in Episode 2 (airing Tuesday, Feb. 27). “It feels kind of Silence of the Lambs-ish.”

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Will’s not convinced that Ulster is his father, but he’s not ready for the possibility that he shares DNA with a cold-blooded killer. “The fact that it’s opened-ended about his father… is really good, juicy stuff for story,” Rodríguez points out. “For Will, it’s complicated… and obviously, James has his own intentions and he’s very manipulative.” He’s preying on Will’s desire for family, and the GBI agent is rather vulnerable — as evidenced by several hallucinations throughout the episode.

“Something else from his childhood is coming up,” Rodríguez confirms. “We don’t know what yet, and we don’t know how it is going to impact him, but we know that it’s got an essence of a haunting vibe.”

Prior to Will and James’ reunion, viewers got a taste of Will’s efforts to connect to his roots: He’s taking a Spanish class to learn his mother’s native tongue. “He’s trying, he’s struggling, he’s fumbling… and we like seeing Will in that situation,” Rodríguez says. “He’s somebody that likes to do great at things, so when he’s publicly presenting himself,” and he’s not doing great, “it’s weird for him, and embarrassing, and vulnerable…. There’s some depth to it, which is really cool.”

Anyone else suddenly craving a nice chianti? What about a glass of limoncello? Will Trent‘s Season 2 premiere claimed the life of bomb expert Cricket Dawson and culminated in the return of serial killer James Ulster — aka the man who killed Will’s mother, Lucy Morales. Only now, Ulster is a prisoner of the state…