An appreciation of Alec McDowell’s final look

On Could 3, 2002, Alec McDowell appeared on Darkish Angel for the final time. It was the Season 2 finale, which might additionally function the collection finale. Right here’s a glance again at Jensen Ackles’ character.

Jensen Ackles has been Dean Winchester to us for 14 years however what did he do earlier than Supernatural? Certainly one of his characters was Alec McDowell in Darkish Angel Season 2, and on at the present time in 2002, the collection got here to an finish.

Alec was launched to us within the Season 2 premiere, and we’d all definitely seen him earlier than. Effectively, we’d type of seen him earlier than. It was shortly identified to us that the character Ben that we’d seen in direction of the tip of the primary season was an similar twin – unsurprisingly, the genetically modified and grown youngsters had been cloned.

Ackles’ character was cocky and assured, with a darkish facet that made us really feel uneasy. Nevertheless, he was additionally extraordinarily loyal and type when he wanted to be. By the tip of the second season, there was no different Manticore transgenic Max (and even anybody) would need by her facet.

It was solely in “The Berrisford Agenda” that we received to see a kinder and softer facet to Alec. This is able to proceed all through the remainder of the season, delivering a pleasant relationship with Joshua, the “Canine Boy” that Manticore had created. At first, it was a relationship that was one-sided however Alec grew to love Joshua and so they had been thought of to be associates.

If Darkish Angel Season Three had occurred, Alec would have nonetheless been round. It didn’t, which meant Ackles was capable of go onto Smallville after which Supernatural.

Enjoyable reality: This was Ackles first probability to point out off his comedic skills. Earlier than this, he’d completed a variety of darkish and heavy drama. This position arguably helped him land the position of Dean Winchester later (giving him the observe he wanted to hone the comedy/drama combine) and helped Michael Weatherly with the characterization of Tony DiNozzo in NCIS.

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