SPOILER WARNING! This article is written assuming you’ve either watched the first two episodes of Interrogator, or you’re not bothered about a couple of small spoilers.
Episode 3 of Interrogator drops today on Warhammer TV, and our protagonist Jurgen has already fought off a band of murderous debt-collectors, ripped psychic secrets from the mind of a belligerant docker, and reunited with a hulking… friend, all while haunted by the phantoms of his past. His investigation is off to a blazing start, but we want to find out more – so we despatched our very own Interrogator, Warhammer Community champion Adam Troke, to crack some heads. Time to report back, Adam!
Interrogator is something new for Warhammer TV – a brooding, gothic thriller with some seriously noir stylings. We’ve already met Jurgen, and if we’re all completely honest with each other, he’s a mess – hiding from the guilt of his past at the bottom of a bottle, and doing his level best to stave off the negative effects of his psychic gifts with black market neural suppressors. I caught up with Sarah, the font of all knowledge when it comes to Warhammer animations.
“Interrogator Season 1 is divided into three acts,” Sarah explains. “Each act deals with a specific part of Jurgen’s journey, and there’s a clue about what to expect nestled into that act’s name. If you’ve seen episodes one and two, you’ll know just what Rock Bottom is a reference to… but like all heroes, Jurgen has even further to fall before he actually hits the trash-strewn foundations of Gheisthaven.”
“These acts make up the beginning, middle and end of the season, but they also deal with discrete components of the story – and each contains three episodes, for a total series runtime of well over 100 minutes.”
But what of the story itself? Our protagonist – it might be too much of a stretch to call him a hero, since we’ve watched him slice the throat of a hired thug with a broken glass, blast open the mind of a ruffian, and vomit all over his friend’s feet – is a washed-up former Interrogator whose past life won’t give him any peace. In spite of his obvious fall from grace, enough of Jurgen’s former self remains that he’s an absolute terror in a fight. He’s also got enough wits left about him that maybe he’s still worthy of the title ‘Interrogator’.
Thankfully, Jurgen’s not in this alone – we’ve also met a couple other members of Inquisitor Bellona’s old retinue. Baldur is a towering edifice of muscle and raw menace, and the closest thing Jurgen has to a friend. While he’s got the proportions of a pit fighter and a glower that would give a High Lord pause, Baldur actually comes over as a little more level-headed than Jurgen – but then, he didn’t watch his former master get gunned down, and he’s not battling a psychic ache in his skull either. Still, even Baldur has his crosses to bear… not least of which is Jurgen himself!
Sortha is the latest addition to the crew. She’s a battle-hardened Voidswoman who’d rather leave her past behind, and she’ll brook no nonsense in her bar from anyone, be they stimm-jacked dock worker or out-of-work Imperial Interrogator.
The dramatic finale to Interrogator’s first act is available to watch for the first time today. The good news is that you won’t have long before the second act begins either – after a short hiatus (filled with our first ever Warhammer Age of Sigmar episode of Hammer & Bolter, entitled Double or Nothing), the second act of Interrogator will kick off in June! If you’ve not caught up yet, now’s the time.
And that’s not it from Warhammer+ this week. There’s also a Citadel Colour Masterclass on how to paint perfect verdigris metals, while the Horus Heresy Model Masterclass comes to the Warhammer Vault, alongside issues 362 and 363 of White Dwarf. If you’ve not yet signed up to Warhammer+, there’s never been a better time – you can subscribe below.