“The thrust behind all this was, ‘OK, we’re going to discover what Liam Kincaid is all about and allow him to kind of organically evolve.’ At some point the trust in that type of evolution was abandoned and it was decided that I’d turn into this classic lead in a heartbeat, which led to Liam becoming the leader of the Resistance. Normally you have to do something to garner such a title and I think some fans may have thought, ‘Oh, well, he really didn’t deserve it.’

"That being said, as the character I felt as though it was also dumped in my lap. So that was the precursor to my going to the writers over the hiatus and asking, ‘Where is my character going? What am I going to be doing?’ How do we deal with his alien background?’

“I was basically told that Liam will eventually meet his father Ha’gel and that this existential question will be resolved. I thought that that was pivotal to the way I play my character this season,” continues the actor. “I decided, ‘This turbulent self-exploration is over. Liam has a job to do and he is going to do it.’

"So now my part really is being written more like a classic lead. Whereas last year Liam’s struggle was inward, now it’s outward and far more of a global journey or battle, which makes sense considering the title of the show is Earth: Final Conflict. It just feels as if I have something substantial to play this year and I’m truly excited about it.”

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