Inside the Episode: S1E8

1865

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Fiction, Drama, Government, Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, History

4.8 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2019

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In Episode 8, Secretary Seward finally awakens, but Stanton’s old friend and ally proves to be a thorn in Stanton’s side.

In this Inside the Episode bonus feature, hear director and co-producer Robert McCollum interview the writers and co-producers Steven Walters and Erik Archilla about the true history behind the podcast.

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0:00.0	Greetings all, I am Rob McCollum, one of the producers of 1865.
0:11.3	Welcome to Inside the Episode, Episode 8.
0:15.9	The conspiracies are in full force now.
0:18.3	This was one of my favorite episodes, so much happening.
0:21.2	And it begins with a flashback to tell us a little bit about Secretary of State Suhrin.
0:27.2	The people who wrote this and can tell us all about it are with me here again, Eric
0:30.2	Ocholla and Stephen Walters.
0:31.4	Guys, welcome.
0:32.4	Howdy.
0:33.4	So, so much in this episode.
0:36.2	Let's talk first of all about the flashback when you don't understand a little bit about
0:39.0	the relationship between Suhrin and Stanton here.
0:41.7	Well, one of the things that history tells us about Edwin Stanton is that he has a complicated
0:46.2	relationship with just about everybody.
0:48.6	Just about everyone.
0:49.6	Him and Suhrin, I think, it's fair to say we're allies.
0:52.8	They share a common vision for equality.
0:56.5	And although politically, Stanton was a little bit more radical than Suhrin.
1:00.6	Suhrin was more of a moderate Republican, whereas Stanton, although he was a Democrat, aligned
1:05.3	with the radicals in the Republican Party.
1:08.5	Suhrin is one of the founders of the Republican Party.
1:11.7	He was also, I think, the only other person on the cabinet who was an avid abolitionist.
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