The Pact spoilers follow.
Stars of BBC One drama The Pact have reacted to the big twist from the season 2 finale.
During a family dinner, it was revealed that Christine wasn't Connor and Liam's biological mother, which led her other grown-up children Megan, Will and Jamie to question their lineage.
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Speaking about the shock revelation to Radio Times, Jordan Wilks, who played both Connor and Liam, said it was "absolutely mad" and "jaw-dropping".
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"Throughout the whole series, there are twists and turns that you just don't expect, and I didn't expect the ending myself. Of all the things it could have been, that wasn't the avenue I thought it would go down," Wilks said.
"The explanation and the intricacies were broken down and it really made sense," he added of the complex storyline.
During the interview, Wilks said that he understood Christine's motives, saying: "That want to save a person, to save a child, who wouldn't be able to relate to that?
"Maybe not to the extent of raising them for however many years and passing them off as your own child, but I understand her plight," Wilks explained.
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Mali Ann Rees, who played Megan, agreed: "I think that's what makes it more intriguing because if she'd done something wholly awful, I don't think the character would have been as complex."
According to Rees, the children in the series all had problems growing up as they could sense they had been abandoned despite Christine's efforts.
"That feeling of being abandoned is something that has stuck with them inside, even though they don't know exactly how or why."
Upon watching the drama herself, Rees said "it was strange to have that outer perspective," and that the show "affected" her.
The Pact is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
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