‘Outer Banks’ Star Carlacia Grant Talks Cleo and Pope’s Big Moment and How It ‘Defines’ Them (Exclusive)

It’s hard to imagine the Pogues without Cleo. carlacia scholarship became perfectly part of the outer margins family. In Season 3, Cleo moved to Kildare Island with the Pogues and found a home with Pope and her parents. Cleo and Pope’s relationship developed throughout the season, with Cleo stopping Pope from killing Rafe and helping him release his anger.

“I think it’s a moment that really defines our trust in each other because Cleo and Pope are building their trust and are just starting to understand how that relationship works in the group, especially when he’s fresh out of a relationship,” said Carlacia Grant. hollywood life EXCLUSIVELY on that twist for Cleo and Pope. “I have my issues with the person I’ve dated in the past appearing on the show, but I think it’s a moment where we really learn that we support each other no matter what. I think sometimes it really shows the strength of a woman, sometimes that strength of what is needed as much as Cleo really wanted to break down and cry, maybe out of sheer fear, she had to be strong in that moment and strong for him, and only part of the greater good. He met his parents and they are so wonderful. Cleo has a great way of seeing the big picture of things.

Cleo tells Pope she has “so much to lose” before running out of nothing. Carlacia noted that Pope and her family “give Cleo something she never had but always wanted. It was a lot of character work with me thinking about what it must have been like to be 9-10 and not have a family, live with your grandmother and then your grandmother dies. So now you’re on the street and you obviously see other kids with their parents.”

She continued: “But imagining what it must have been like all those nights and days imagining or fantasizing what it would have been like and now seeing it, I think that opens up something for her. I think this is something he wants. I think parents respect Cleo. They see how much she cares about him and how she will never let anything happen to him.”

Cleo and Pope are still a close-knit couple from the season 3 finale. Carlacia revealed that there are “a million ways” their relationship could play out now that the show has moved forward 18 months. “I think her parents really like Cleo and I think Cleo really likes her parents. But now we’re 18 months into the future, so what does that mean? Because we’re big now and big enough that we don’t necessarily have to ask for things,” she said.

The last moments of the third season herald the beginning of a new (and probably dangerous) adventure. The Pogues are tasked with trying to find Blackbeard’s ship. Before the end, Carlacia didn’t know about the infamous Blackbeard, who is a legend from North Carolina. “madison [Bailey]In from North Carolina, so he’s teaching us. He says, Blackbeard is a big thing in North Carolina. I hope to hear more,” Carlacia said.

outer margins Season 3 ended on a somber note, with Ward and Big John dying in South America after John B and Sarah discover gold from El Dorado. “It was sad. It was very, very sad,” Carlacia said. hollywood life on these great deaths. “Charles Halford, he’s a great guy. It was a pleasure meeting you this year. Carlos Esten he has been with everyone since day one and has really been a father figure to everyone and always brings a lot of laughs. So the thought of not having the pretty girl next year is sad. She really is.”

Before the Pogues left for South America, Rafe warned John B that he would come looking for him if anything happened to his father. Now that Ward is dead, Rafe may be even more distraught. Carlacia doesn’t think Rafe will take it easy. “It’s not a possibility. It does nothing in silence. It could be even worse, I think, in Season 4,” she admitted.

With season 4 of the Netflix series already confirmed, though Carlacia has “heard something” about when filming will begin, the actress has some thoughts on Cleo’s arc for next season. “I’d love to see more of Cleo’s background next year,” she said. “I really want to bring her close relationship with her grandmother to the screen because I feel like she makes a lot of references to that. I would really like to see him come and play. Also, she talks about this guy who broke her heart. As he is? Does he want her back? I have some theories that I think will be interesting to see.” outer margins The third season is now available on Netflix.

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