‘The Mole’ Couldn’t Have Found a Better Host Than Alex Wagner: ‘She’s So Invested in the Process’
thewrap.comThis story about “The Mole” first appeared in the Limited Series/Movies issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.There’s a moment in Episode 2 of Netflix’s “The Mole,” titled “Take No Prisoners,” where cable news host Alex Wagner comes into her own as a reality series emcee.
Locking her cast of competitors in two separate sectors of a warehouse, she sets the stage for a game that pits the two groups against each other.
They have to decide between sitting tight for 45 minutes and winning some cash or pushing a big, red nuke-launcher of a button to get immunity from elimination. “Once again, you’re locked up, and now you have to choose: Do the time and win the money, or do the crime and win a shot at exemption,” she explains dramatically over an intercom. “Your time starts now.” Switching off the microphone, Wagner smiles, pushes a lock of hair behind her ear and adds, “Some of my best work.” Wagner follows in the footsteps of Anderson Cooper, who hosted the original series on ABC from 2001–2008, an endeavor that helped cement him into the household name he is today.
Now it’s time for Wagner — who also hosts “Alex Wagner Tonight” on MSNBC — to have some fun as the new face of the espionage competition series.
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