We are only one week away from the season two premiere of \u201cR.J. Decker\u201d on ABC Miami! It\u2019s based right here in SoFlo. And all we want to know, Shireen, is who killed Victor? Well, I spent a day with the cast while they shoot one of its episodes in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. They didn\u2019t tell me, but we did talk humidity, partying \u2014 and iguanas!<\/p>\n
Scott Speedman is back on the case as R.J. Decker, returning for season two on ABC Miami.<\/p>\n
Scott Speedman: \u201cFor me, what was cool about this season is we did sort of up the stakes a lot more.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bevin Bru: \u201cMore. More action. More stunts.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jaina Lee Ortiz: \u201cWeird sexiness.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alex: \u201cThat is South Florida.\u201d<\/p>\n
Scott Speedman: \u201cSometimes when you do that on shows, you lose a little of the character-driven stuff and it sort of becomes a different show. This doesn\u2019t really do that and coming out of season one, there\u2019s a big \u2018who-done-it?\u2019 at the end.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bevin Bru: \u201cWho did it? It\u2019s crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n
After season one left us asking who killed Emmy\u2019s father, Victor, its stars say their characters hit surprisingly close to home.<\/p>\n
Jaina Lee Ortiz: \u201cEmi is really in a transition, and you have to discover how you walk through the world and what your purpose is without a parent. And I know from experience how heavy that is to carry.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bevin Bru: \u201cFunny enough, my mom\u2019s wife was a detective in South Florida, so I literally grew up with Mel. Grounded, stoic, simple, less is more. I mean, she\u2019s cool.\u201d<\/p>\n
The show is set right here in South Florida, and we joined the cast on set as they shot in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.<\/p>\n
Bevin Bru: \u201cGuys, we are in Fort Lauderdale right now and this is the criminal.<\/p>\n
Alex: \u201cYou did say we would never suspect who killed Victor. Was it?\u201d<\/p>\n
Bevin Bru: \u201cThat\u2019s the guy who killed Victor!\u201d<\/p>\n
Alex: \u201cIguana!\u201d<\/p>\n
They also shoot in Wilmington, North Carolina. But for Bevin Bru, Miami is home.<\/p>\n
Alex: \u201cWhat do you miss the most about being here in South Florida?\u201d<\/p>\n
Bevin Bru: \u201cNot the humidity, I\u2019ll tell you that right off the jump. First of all, I miss being around Cubans and the pastelitos.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alex: \u201cDo you have any pastelitos in North Carolina?\u201d<\/p>\n
Bevin Bru: \u201cMijo, no. Pastelitos in Wilmington?\u201d<\/p>\n
Scott Speedman: \u201cUnfortunately, I don\u2019t really get to enjoy any of this.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alex: \u201cStop. Don\u2019t tell me that. We want to fantasize that you guys actually do enjoy it while you\u2019re done.\u201d<\/p>\n
Scott Speedman: \u201cI mean, other people do. I just have too much memorization on this one.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bevin Bru: \u201cHe is perfect. He knows every single word. He\u2019s always on time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Scott Speedman: \u201cI work into the wee hours and get up early and start memorizing so it doesn\u2019t \u2014 it looks fun, but not for me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alex: \u201cHow does your dog help you memorize the lines?\u201d<\/p>\n
Scott Speedman: \u201cMy dog is like an emotional support animal.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jaina Lee Ortiz: \u201cHe is, to me, truly R.J. Decker.\u201d<\/p>\n
But just how much Decker is there in Scott?<\/p>\n
Alex: \u201cIf you were guilty of any crime, specifically here in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.\u201d<\/p>\n
Scott Speedman: \u201cOh, my gosh. So many things.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alex: \u201cAnd don\u2019t just say about being boring outside of work.\u201d<\/p>\n
Scott Speedman: \u201cI was going to say not having any fun.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alex: \u201cThat is a crime.\u201d<\/p>\n
Scott Speedman: \u201cIt\u2019s a crime here. No, I mean, especially when we were shooting in Miami too.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alex: \u201cDidn\u2019t you get into anything down there.\u201d<\/p>\n
Scott Speedman: \u201cBack in the day? I would have gotten all sorts of trouble, but no more trouble for me, man. I\u2019m pretty clean living these days, so thankfully you won\u2019t be seeing me on the news for any bad reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n
Catch the premiere of \u201cR.J. Decker\u201d season 2 this coming Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 10:00 p.m. on ABC Miami, Channel 18. We\u2019ll have much more with the rest of the cast next week on deco too.<\/p>\n
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