Kevin Alejandro Talks Dramatic True Blood Exit

By Jolie LashLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Kevin Alejandro said goodbye to his life as Bon Temps resident nurse, brujo and the love of Nelsan Ellis Lafayette Reynolds on the season finale of True Blood, and his exit produced an outpouring of emotions from the actors friends and colleagues. My phones been blowing up. The ones that Ive worked with have been like, Great job! and the ones that didnt know [the twist] it was another sort of Southland effect, Kevin told Access Hollywood on Monday, referencing the shocking death of his TNT character, Detective Nate Moretta, on the cop show. A lot of people were actually kind of touched by it and surprised and shocked. It was around the time they began work on Episode 2 that Kevin heard from True Blood writer Alexander Woo and creator Alan Ball, that his character, Jesus, would be meeting his end in Season 4. The actor, who joined the HBO drama just last season, after leaving Southland, confirmed what Nelsan recently told Access it was Kevins idea to have Jesus die at the hands of his boyfriend, Lafayette. It was, actually. I thought it would be interesting. The direction that they put the characters in [was] so in love, where we balance each other out, Kevin explained of his idea. What an incredible statement to go into the show, creating such love and having the one person that you love the most have to take your life. Filming the moment with just the two men on screen was emotional, not just because the characters were in love, but because the two actors have become very good friends in real life. It was really sad for me, cause its the inevitable end. I know whats coming, we all know whats coming, Kevin told Access. Nelsan wasnt exaggerating when he said that weve become extremely close. My family loves him. When we found out that I was gonna die, he was the first person out at my [home]. We were talking about it and trying to figure out if it was something that we did, just trying to figure out why exactly they were going in this direction with the character. The decision actually had to do with creator Alans much-talked about idea that happy couples dont make good TV, the same notion that led to Bill Compton and Sookie Stackhouse splitting up in Season 3. I think in a strange sense, I think it made Nelsan and I closer as friends, because we knew that our time as buddies on the show together was coming to an end, Kevin said. It sort of put our friendship into fast forward, in a sense, and became super set. While Jesus is no longer in the land of the living, Kevin is ready to come back when the Bon Temps powers that be come calling. Ive talked to a couple of people who make those decisions and yeah, I think I will be back in some aspect of helping [Lafayette] try and figure out how to use his magic, or if he gets in trouble, I think there might be an easy way to see Jesus come back, Kevin said. On December 6 at 9 PM, fans looking for a Kevin fix can head over to his old Southland home on TNT, and catch him in the television movie, Hide. Its a detective story. I get to play a detective again, working with the amazing Carla Gugino, he said. Its just the two of us going on this journey together, trying to find this serial killer who kidnapped young women. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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