He appears to really be thinking deeply about Damon's motivations, and playing the character accordingly. The very best villains are those that are three-dimensional, rather than just "evil". Oh, I am so, SO diving headfirst into a new fannish obsession! First, it was the pretty blue eyes. Then the smirk. Then the EVIL, OMG!
I haven't been able to stop thinking about the show or the character since I watched the episode last night. It's interfering with my writing time now! (Largely because fic wants to be written. But too bad, fic isn't being written until after I make my re-write quota for the day.)
I haven't fallen this hard for a character since Sark. *sigh*