SPOILER ALERT: This story contains plot details from Sunday’s season 3 premiere ofThe Last Man on Earth.
Oops, they dead it again.
“We come in… And then… he died.
Credit: Ray Mickshaw/Fox
Yes, Betty Draper,no stranger to a shotgun, shot her ex, Don.
“Your Mike is my Mike,” Pat growled to Tandy and his disturbing press-on eyebrows.
“The Mikes have become one.
So you could infect me with the virus!”
Luckily the gun jammed, giving Phil & Co. time to run outside to theA-Teamvan and speed off.
Pat was waiting for them in the driveway, however, and fired a bullet through the windshield.
I think I killed him!”
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How did you come up with the idea for the Hazmat Hammeo?
Was theMad Menconnection too good to pass up?
And did January help make it happen?
WILL FORTE:It honestly had nothing to do with theMad Menconnection.
Just over the years we’ve kept in touch.
He’s always up for little things like this.
So I called him up just to see if he had any interest.
Hadn’t really even thought about theMad Menconnection, oddly enough.
and I was like, “Oh!
[Laughs] We were just so busy working on stuff, my brain is always at about half-mast.
What was his reaction when you pitched him the idea of killing him immediately?
Oh, I think if we hadn’t killed him immediately, he probably wouldn’t have done it.
So we thought with this one, we might be able to find somebody really fun and we did.
I was so happy that he agreed to do it.
Did we have any requests about how he wanted to die?
And how did the shoot go, literally?
He’s wonderful in that he just wants you to be happy with whatever you want.
He’s like, “Okay, this is your thing.
Tell me how you see it.”
I can’t say enough.
It was so much fun…
He’s just a really cool guy and bums around the set.
What did January say when you pitched her the idea?
What was her first reaction?
Oh, she was excited.Shesaw theMad Menconnection right away.
He was so cool to agree to be involved in this show.
Because that guy has got some options, I’ll tell you.
Once again, you teased.
And then you took it away.
It’s better to have loved than lost than to have never loved at all.
I’m so excited for them to be part of the history of the show now.
Because he’s just so wonderful and talented.
I mean, I think we’ll always want to kill big stars if we can.
My goal is to keep stars living.
That was a really fun thing about having Sudeikis stick around.
This is an amazingly talented, big star that we got to actually have for more than 20 seconds.
But it was not, “Oh, let’s get Will Ferrell on the show.”
We had this idea for the joke and that is I think why they agreed to do it.
They appreciated the joke.
We’ll never work something in just to venture to get an actor in.
Very, very low odds.
But we love making low-odds choices from time to time.
NEXT: Will Lewis stick around?
You also reunited two actors fromSons of Anarchy.
And how did you choose Kenneth for this role?
That was a total coincidence, at least on my part.
I’ve heard that is an amazing show.
It’s like, “What’s in the water on thatSons of Anarchyset?”
And I didn’t realize how many places I had already seen him.
He was Judge Ito inPeople v. O.J.
Simpson, and did such an amazing job there.
I’ve seen this guy in a million things!”
It helped us to have another wonderful actor.
I think we were interested in having a more diverse cast.
There were a ton of things that went into it.
But we were just really excited because he’s a great actor.
reckon it’s Lewis has joined the group.
Are there any tree emergencies that will require his services?
That was a joke that we were going back and forth on.
In one thing he was going to be a tree surgeon.
He was a surgeon for trees, which is how it ended up.
And the other one was he had a Ph.D in French poetry, so he was a doctor.
And they cut him off.
And he’s like, “No, no, no of French poetry.”
So, is he sticking around for awhile?
He might stick around a little bit.
[Laughs] He seems the most clearheaded about what’s going on.
So he helps with that, but also delivers it in a completely unique different way.
He’s a really good actor.
It’s fun to watch him go.
Pat took quite a beating from theA-Teamvan, getting spit out on the other side.
What can you hint about his fate?
Ilovewatching him get run over by that van… That’s one you’ve just to got to watch.
Episode 2 deals with that whole situation ingreatdetail.
In almost too much detail.
People will probably hate the amount of detail.
[Laughs]
If he doesn’t make it, will Phil take over his jean art empire?
We did talk about that that’s funny you say that.
Clinton versus Trump, we have no idea.
But when it comes to jean art, that’s all we can talk about.
We’re very well-versed.
I’m sure they both have very clearly defined policies, though, right?
There will, down the road, be the most kickass road trip you’ve ever seen.
And yes, theA-Teamvan will be involved.
Our road trip caravan shot is for sure the coolest caravan shot you’ve ever seen.
Multiple deaths… but not multiple die-ers.
UPDATE: Fox has released a clip of Hamm’s scene, which you might see below.
