‘Paradise’s Sterling K. Brown On Xavier & Annie’s “Purely Platonic” Bond: “We Don’t Get A Chance To Explore Enough Of These Relationships On Camera”

When Shailene Woodley’s Annie sees a fiery crash across the border into Arkansas from her vantage point in Graceland, she initially believes Link (Thomas Doherty) has come back for her, as he promised he would when his band of survivors left the mansion months ago. But after saddling up on her horse and riding to […] Sterling K. Brown as Xavier Collins in 'Paradise' Season 2, Episode 2 — 'Mayday' Disney/Anne Marie Fox When Shailene Woodley’s Annie sees a fiery crash across the border into Arkansas from her vantage point in Graceland, she initially believes Link (Thomas Doherty) has come back for her, as he promised he would when his band of survivors left the mansion months ago. But after saddling up on her horse and riding to the wreckage, all while in the late stages of pregnancy, she encounters Sterling K. Brown‘s Xavier Collins instead, in the outside world for the first time in years in search of his wife Teri (Enuka Okuma). The second episode of Paradise Season 2, titled “Mayday,” largely unfolds in the long-gone past — tracing the origins of Teri and Xavier’s unlikely and charming romance — and immediate past — the circumstances leading up to Xavier’s plane crash and his following encounter with a group of traumatized children. Related Stories News Shailene Woodley, Thomas Doherty Discuss Working With An Intimacy Coordinator To Develop Their 'Paradise' Romance