And for David you're obviously here
because you were playing Cleveland "Book" Booker,
let's talk a little bit about him.
What is he like?
Without, giving away too much?
Just what's the vibe?
I think the main thing that was special
about this character was his sense of purpose.
And to find a sense of purpose that was bigger than himself
allowed him to continue living life.
It was a backstory that kind of loosely discussed
with Michelle and Alex.
I tell you what, he's gonna inject something special
and he's gonna bring out something special
in Michael Burnham,
and Michael Burnham will do exactly the same thing for him.
How does he come into contact with Burnham?
Michael Burnham literally bumps into Cleveland Booker.
And their first interaction
-: -and I think it's quite romantic--
is throwing cuffs and fists.
Oh God, that's what everybody wants.
It's the most romantic way to meet, is just--
That's the best way, too.
It's very sexy.
I highly recommend it.
100%.
Right off the bat, throwing hands.
That's how you know you're made for each other.
You're an equal match.
I love it here.
The best way to break the ice,
I assure you.
Alex and Michelle,
since we've heard David's view on Booker,
how would you describe him?
He is kind of your child in a sense.
So, how do you feel about Book.
Having watched David's work,
I think we had a very strong instinct
that he was just gonna be spectacular in the part.
And what was so impressive to us,
starting in the first episode, was how easily
he just slipped right in.
It was like he's been doing the show for a really long time.
And the thing that was most beautiful to watch
is his dynamic with Burnham over the course of the season,
because Michael has had a series
of very complicated relationships
that never really allow her to, I think,
flourish, a certain part of her to flourish.
And we talked about the idea
that she would need to meet her match,
in a way, who seemed initially very, very different
from her.
Like she is selfless, he is selfish.
It's the easy binary.
But over the course of the first episode,
she comes to realize that,
that's a very incorrect first judgment
and that, in fact, they have a lot more
in common than she realized.
And then we keep peeling that back
over the course of the season.
Yeah, just to add onto that.
He's someone who was born into this new world
that we come into.
So, while our heroes have the perspective
of 930 years ago, when the Federation was strong
and everyone knew what it was,
he comes from this time that's very, very different.
And so, actually Book helps become a window
into this new world for us.
He becomes kind of the eyes
through which we see the everyday present
for those who were born into this new future
and our heroes coming in
with a completely different perspective.
It's a really helpful way to have made that jump
to the future is to have that anchor for us
in what David does with that character.