The Beast in Me showrunner Howard Gordon knows there was one scene in the Netflix limited series that was divisive because of its brutality. “There were people for whom that was a potential tune-out point. Maybe some others tuned in extra because of it. It’s hard to tell,” Gordon, producer of 24 and Homeland, tells THR. The scene in question is — spoiler alert — the flashback scene in which Nile Jarvis’ (Matthew Rhys) wife, Madison (Leila George), is violently killed. The moment answers the question the entire show sets up, and the question Claire Danes’ character, Aggie, who is grappling with the death of her son, tries to answer while…
