Bill Pullman talks about his character's crisis in 'The Sinner' and possible third season return

Bill Pullman has won the viewers through his meticulous portrayal of Detective Ambrose, and maybe he would once again return if the show turns out into a triology.

USA Network's 'The Sinner' season 2 does not see the return of Jessica Biel as Cora Tannetti. However, Bill Pullman is certainly back with his character Detective Harry Ambrose and in the new season Ambrose's character has a lot of exploring to do. Pullman has also revealed that the show might have a third season, covering it up as a trilogy. 

Unlike season 1, where the focus was chiefly on Cora and her past, in season 2 Ambrose's character goes through a journey to his childhood times when he was residing at a foster home. Bill Pullman has portrayed Ambrose as a detective who pleasures himself with a dominatrix and who empathizes with the criminals with a slanting uncomfortable smile. Pullman said during an interview with Variety that Ambrose's character has put around himself so many boundaries that returning to a normal life becomes difficult for him. "He’s found some boundaries, and he’s remaining more insulated. But the nature of going to stay at his friend’s house, which means sharing bathrooms, and all of [those] things and appearing kind of wanting to be a normal person means that acting out of all of that, putting on the face of all of that, is really what he’s trying to do, but it doesn’t really work that well."

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