Last week’s Colony was all about Proxy Snyder (Peter Jacobson) with the onion finally being peeled back from one of the occupation’s highest-ranking collaborators. Well, tonight the attention turns to Broussard and so much so that the title of the episode is actually the character’s name. And, given the predicament Broussard found himself in last week, I have no doubt it will be interesting to say the least.

In the final moments of last week’s “Yoknapatawpha,” Quayle is convinced that Katie is a double agent, thus implying that she — or perhaps even Will — may be their next target. We have seen what a dedicated and tireless soldier Broussard has been to the Resistance, but at the same time, he has grown close to Katie as a friend. When it comes down to it, where will Broussard’s loyalties lie and will he question his mentor’s judgement?

I was fortunate enough to participate in a press conference call this week with actor Tory Kittles  where he talked about the complexity of his character, his relationship with Katie, and teased on what to expect in tonight’s big episode. Check out what he had to say.

ON BROUSSARD’S RELATIONSHIP WITH QUALYE

“We’re going to find out a bit more about the nature of their relationship in this coming episode because what happens at the end of episode six is where Quayle suggests that Katie is a double agent. And I don’t think Broussard feels the same way. So there’s a big conflict that he’s struggling with because here you have someone that’s a mentor, that you have a history with in Quayle, and you trust Quayle but yet all of Broussard’s instincts are telling him that he can trust Katie. So I think he’s struggling with himself and he doesn’t know whether he’s been manipulated or what at this point in the story. And I think in episode seven, he’s going to have to do some digging to find that out.”

ON WHETHER BROUSSARD HAS AN EMOTIONAL SIDE AND WHEN WE MIGHT SEE IT

“Yes, I think this week’s episode, you’ll definitely get more of his history. I think one of the things that I got and sort of digging into him earlier on was that I knew he had the background of military. I knew he had a history in dealing with the government. But he was a guy now that this new world order so to speak was in place where we’re having to decide whether you’re going to resist or whether you’re going to collaboratE. Here was a guy that has chosen to resist this new movement, but, yet, he was also doing things in episodes to maintain his humanity which I think really shows what he was really about. He was trying to reconstruct something I believe. Because there was some symbolism. The first time we see him, he’s fixing the roof.”

“So there’s something about a soldier who now doesn’t have the fight anymore but yet he’s trying to hold onto something and he’s doing it by fixing up this house. He’s going to fix up this house. He’s going to restore this house, and I think that was him trying to not only maintain his humanity but also create something  positive in this world where he’s just struggling to maintain that humanity. And, in further episodes, you see him fixing the plumbing, putting bars on the windows. So the house sort of to me was how he was trying to hold onto something special that connects to his past.”

ON BROUSSARD’S RELATIONSHIP WITH KATIE

“I think there is a history to their relationship that will be revealed as the season plays out. But [he] definitely cares for her a great deal and he respects her and he understand that she’s a very important figure in terms of not only being a strong figure in the Resistance but someone who he can trust. Someone who has an intellect to be able to navigate this world. But mostly I think he feels she’s someone that keeps him off the edge. She would be someone that he can rely on. In this new world, there’s not a too many people you can rely on.”

ON WHY KEEPING WILL ALIVE WOULD BE A BENEFIT FOR THE RESISTANCE

“I think Broussard plays a longer game. I don’t think he’s a reactionary. I think that he’s experienceD and his tactical experience and his experience in gathering intelligence and in guerilla warfare have taught him to not make rash decisions. And I think that even though there would have been a benefit to pulling that trigger, I think in a longer game, maybe there is a way that Will can be useful to him or he can be useful to Will. We’ll see that play out.”

ANY OTHER TEASERS ON WHAT TO EXPECT IN TONIGHT’S BIG EPISODE

“You know, there have been sort of bread crumbs and clues about Broussard and his history that have been sort of sprinkled through the episode leading up to episode seven. It finds Broussard at a very precarious place because in six, it’s the first time really that Broussard and Will have come face to face. And there was a moment in episode six where Broussard had his gun pointed at Will and he doesn’t take the shot because of his relationship with Katie. And because he doesn’t take that shot the story sort of gets flipped on its head and now Will is going to come after him. So it’s a very pivotal point within the structure of the whole season actually because everything sort of gets turned upside down.”

“But I guess since I was just talking about him and the things that have lead up to him this season, there are some parallels that Broussard shared with Will. Like the first time you meet Broussard, Katie comes to him and she’s asking for his help in finding in Will. But he reveals that there’s some parallels because he says “guys like me and Will”. There’s been all sort of clues that Ryan and Carlton have laid out throughout the course of this season to get us to this point. And in episode seven, it’s all going to come to a head.”

Besides Broussard, the next episode also seems to put the spotlight on Adrian Pasdar’s Nolan. Check out the below sneak peek video and be sure to tune in tonight for an all-new Colony  at 10/9c on the USA Network.

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