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"The Event star Blair Underwood has explained the decision to remove flashback sequences from the show. He told The AP that the decision was taken as a result of viewer feedback on the NBC drama&amp;#039;s first ten episodes. &amp;quot;We have basically taken away all of the flashbacks,&amp;quot; he confirmed. &amp;quot;This was one of the storytelling devices that a lot of people complained about. I can&amp;#039;t tell you how many people came up to me and said, &amp;#039;I want to like the show and I like so many elements [of it] but I get confused because of the non-linear storytelling&amp;#039;.&amp;quot; He continued: &amp;quot;The writers and producers heard that and decided to just tell a very straightforward story. [It&amp;#039;s now] very linear and it flows.&amp;quot; Underwood also confirmed that his character President Martinez will become more ruthless in his mission to hunt down Sophia (Laura Innes) and Thomas (Clifton Collins Jr.). &amp;quot;As the President goes further down that path to circumvent whatever the non-humans are trying to do, Sterling [now] steps in and says &amp;#039;Are we pushing it too far?&amp;#039;,&amp;quot; he explained. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s great to see positions and directions shift.&amp;quot; The Event airs on Mondays at 8/7c on NBC. &amp;gt; Click here for our complete coverage of The Event "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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