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30 PROP CULTURE I SPRING 2026 I learned in prep how much each gun told a story in the biker world. Their personal guns vs. guns used to "do dirty" had different looks and I wanted to get it right. Weapons took time. Brad Ingelsby, the biker tech, and I talked through each option for story logic and personality. Because blanks were fired, live-fire sessions and additional range time were arranged to ensure the handling was grounded and safe. In the world of personal accessories to facilitate character and texture— shoots of Maeve with her father Billy, Maeve with Jayson and family moments with Donna. When Perry sits at Donna's kitchen table, he's going through that album and accessing history we need to learn for the story. The gun and holster continuity among Billy, Cliff and Robbie was another clue that carried through the story. When Perry recognizes the holster taken from Cliff's body, that sends him back to the albums for more information and what he sees there locks in his next steps. And the rear-view mirror medallions— first in Robbie's car, later in Maeve's— give the finale a final image that's earned: Billy and Robbie side by side, without a single word spoken. In Robbie's world, Brad wanted the Canada brochure created as early in prep as possible because it was a foundational thread throughout the season. When Jasyon and Perry finally discover the fentanyl duffle, they discover cut-up brochures wrapped into bricks instead—a final kick and the face and attempt at revenge. The show was rich with fist fights, gun fights, and other stunt work. One scene that stuck out for me was the plastic wrap suffocation sequence. It was incredibly intense. Both for Perry's wallet chain did the most work. It needed to be recognizable in close- up, integrate into fight choreography, and later function as forensic evidence. We stamped his initials into the medallion to support the key reveal. This one object had to provide character, history, stunt utility and story clue. There was a myriad of pivotal props that seemed simple but took much thought and care. The reading rally photo album was one of them. We built it from multiple still photography