Whats it been like developing such a cerebral yet tortured character?
Fichtner: Thank you. Thank you for using those words to describe him. That’s exactly how I think about him, but people are always like, “He’s such a bad guy.” I’m always like, “Don’t you get more than that?” Pay attention, he’s more than a bad guy. He’s a guy who gets pulled in so many directions. That is what has made this entire season really worth it for me. TVGuide.com: Recently Mahone has been the focus of an FBI Internal Affairs investigation, on top of trying to track down the remaining fugitives. Do you look forward to playing a guy under an intense amount of pressure, or is it pretty exhausting? Fichtner: It’s not exhausting at all. It’s absolutely welcome. It’s what makes the journey worth it. In the beginning, when I read the first two episodes last summer after deciding to do it, it wasn’t about being the FBI guy chasing the fugitives. That does very little for me. What’s interesting is all the other stuff, the internal conflicts and what’s happening in his life and with hi
