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‘Sugar’ Stars Colin Farrell, Amy Ryan Break Down That Absolutely Insane Episode 6 Twist
In Episode 6, the mysterious twist in Apple TV+’s 'Sugar’ is finally revealed. Stars Colin Farrell and Amy Ryan break down that shocking reveal.
In the show’s sixth episode, Farrell’s character John Sugar is revealed to be a bluish-purple, humanoid alien masquerading as a classic Hollywood-obsessed private detective tracking down the missing granddaughter of a famous film director (James Cromwell). But for audiences who have patiently waited to be clued in, the episode finally answers what the hell is going on with the show’s central character, who has experienced everything from hand tremors to full-on sensory breakdowns to a Doctor Doolittle-level ability to persuade animals. The role occupies the same narrative space as the classic femme fatale in the noir genre, but Ryan says she and Farrell agreed early on Sugar and Melanie would not wade into the tall grass of romance –– even though the original scripts leaned that way.
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