‘Mayor of Kingstown’: Laura Benanti on Why Prison Shooting Scene Was ‘Terrifying’ to Film
Corrections officer Will Breen's shooting spree, driven by personal loss and inmate taunting, ends when Cindy intervenes to stop him in a tense prison standoff.
- On Sunday , the Season 4 episode of Mayor of Kingstown aired a terrifying prison shooting scene, and Laura Benanti said filming it was genuinely frightening.
- Relegated to restricted duty, Will Breen, after losing Tracy, faced taunting from prisoners and was tasked with cleaning an adseg cell, leading to his breakdown.
- Benanti described how Cindy intervened to save Kyle McLusky and took Breen out, noting Cindy had minimal firearms experience from two weeks of training and found pulling the trigger difficult.
- Benanti said pulling the trigger was the only choice but will forever change Cindy, corrections officer , softening her and affecting her relationships and sense of safety.
- This week's episode positions Cindy as pushed deeper into Kingstown's harsh environment, accelerating her acclimation while her past relationships and protective shell shape her future arc.
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'Mayor of Kingstown' star Laura Benanti breaks down 'absolutely terrifying' prison scene
The actress explains that Cindy's decision to kill Breen to prevent him from killing more inmates and officers "changes a person forever."Jeremy Parsons/Paramount+ Laura Benanti as Cindy Stephens in 'Mayor of Kingstown.'Warning: This article contains spoilers for Mayor of Kingstown season 4, episode 9, "Teeth and Tissue."Cindy (Laura Benanti) will never be the same after surviving the horrific mass shooting at the end of the penultimate episode…
'Mayor Of Kingstown' Season 4 Star, Laura Was 'Terrified' Filming The Prison Scene, 'My Children..'
'Cindy' (Laura Benanti) will never be the same after surviving the horrific mass shooting at the end of Mayor of Kingstown Season 4 Episode 9. The recent episode, named Teeth and Tissues didn't just leave the audience shaken, but also the actress herself. Now, in a recent conversation, she reflected on her experience of filming the episode. Laura Benanti recalls filming the terrifying Mayor of Kingstown Season 4 Episode 9 Mayor of Kingstown Seas…
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