‘I Was Struggling’: Alexander Skarsgard Tells Us The 'MurderBot' Scene That Kept Cracking Him Up Despite Playing An Emotionless Robot

"Murderbot" has entered the back half of Season 1 for viewers tuning in weekly with an Apple TV+ subscription, with leading man Alexander Skarsgård continuing to prove that sometimes not emoting at all can be much funnier in a quirky comedy than any slapstick antics. As SecUnit – or the self-titled "Murderbot" – Skarsgård has to keep an almost entirely straight face, with his character's snark (and obsession with the soap opera "The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon") mostly coming across via narration. According to the actor, however, there was one particular scene that was a real challenge when it came to staying expressionless.

And considering the ordeal for the actor when it came to putting on his "Murderbot" costume, it says something that this interaction is what had him "struggling" while filming. When I spoke with Skarsgård during Apple TV+'s press junket for "Murderbot," I had to know: did he have an approach to keeping that incredibly straight face?