The Chucky TV series introduced a new group of kids for the killer doll to terrorize. One of them is Lexy (Alyvia Alyn Lind). Lexy was not friends with Jake (Zackary Arthur) and Devon (Bjorgvin Arnarson) at first. She even went as Jake’s dead father for Halloween. But after Chucky terrorized her family, Lexy teamed up with the boys, and used drugs to help cope.
Chucky kidnapped Lexy’s younger sister after murdering their parents, and now the trio are trying to get close to Chucky again to find her and stop him. That’s tough when he’s in the White House.
Lind was at the NBC Universal party for the Television Critics Association with the cast of Chucky. We spoke with her about the new episodes this month and her work on all three seasons. Chucky returns Wednesday at 10 p.m. on both Syfy and USA.
What an amazing arc Lexy has had every season, from being a mean girl to being in recovery and maybe finding love this season. Has that been amazing to get to play?
Alyvia Alyn Lind: “Yeah. I’m so grateful to Don to give me so many storylines and different things to play. Season one was so much fun getting to be a mean girl. Season two was very hard but very rewarding getting to do the whole drug storyline and getting to do all the research to play that accurately. Now season three she’s trying to find her sister. She’s taking on the mama bear role while feeling true love which she has not really felt before. It’s definitely a lot of things that she’s dealing with and going through.”
I hope this means something to you. Obviously, I started watching the show for Chucky, but I really hope Lexy makes it. I know bad stuff has to happen to her for drama, but I’m really pulling for her.
Alyvia Alyn Lind: “I am too. Whenever I play a character, I try to be on the character’s side no matter how terrible they are and always try to give them a sense of vulnerability and make the audience love them. Try to give her as much vulnerability as possible so that the viewers watching not only hate her but also feel bad for her in a way and are always rooting for her.”
Has that turned by season three now that we’ve seen that vulnerability, and she’s been through so much?
Alyvia Alyn Lind: “She’s gone through a lot. She definitely needs some therapy.”
Where do we pick up in episode five?
Alyvia Alyn Lind: “We pick up right where we left off, right after the chandelier crash, right after finding out Chucky is aging and dying. We are just right back into it, all the chaos and the nonsense and everything in between.”
Is she still dating the President’s son?
Alyvia Alyn Lind: “She is, not dating. We don’t necessarily know yet if she’s catching feelings for him, if she’s using him. And I don’t really know if she knows what she feels either. I think that she went into it just wanting to be no feelings involved, get the job done and get out. I think it was a little harder than that. Now she’s starting to feel something for him, and I’m really excited for the fans to see where that storyline goes.”
Obviously it can’t be too much of that, but is there a part of you that just wants Lexy to have a normal teenage life?
Alyvia Alyn Lind: “Oh yeah, always. I want her to just be able to. The other thing about the show is that it’s so much crazy stuff going on and killer dolls and gore and craziness, but then it’s also rooted in reality with the four teens because they are just normal teenagers. Getting to see their coming-of-age story and things that they’re going through. Those are my favorite scenes to play when it’s just us real talking about teen stuff.”
Is aging Chucky more or less formidable now?
Alyvia Alyn Lind: “I don’t know. I don’t think that either of them are. I think that it’s been so much fun to work with both of them. Old Chucky’s disgusting and super creepy looking and just decrepit and gross and is really eerie and disturbing. So that was really interesting and kind of shocking. But you’ve got to love working with good old Chucky.”
In the season premiere, Lexy uses social media to ask for information on her sister. Did you have any freedom about what her post would be or was it specifically scripted?
Alyvia Alyn Lind: “It was mostly planned out. I remember reading the script for the first time where it was the TikTok dance. I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, what is this going to look like? What am I going to do for this?’ But I think it’s a really smart idea. There are so many things that you can find on social media these days and so many ways that it can be helpful, so I think it’s exactly what Lexy would be doing.”
Chucky Season 3 Interviews
- Interview with Jennifer Tilly on Her Love of the Franchise
- Zackary Arthur on Jake and Devon’s Relationship
- Exclusive Interview with Brad Dourif
