Inteview with Marie Avgeropoulos:
On Octavia
When she introduced her character, Octavia, Avgeropoulos explained, “I am the only character in the show with a sibling, which is pretty amazing, to have that experience. Because there’s limited resources on the drop ship, we deal with population control a lot. So it’s illegal to have more than one child, and I was the second of two. So when I was discovered, they killed my mother for that crime, and they put me in jail. So it’s pretty amazing to be on Earth and to have that brother sister dynamic with somebody, because it’s unique because nobody else on the show has that.”
On Octavia’s survival skills
Turns out Octavia knows how to sew because her mother was a seamstress. Avgeropoulos remarked “that’s my thing, which is so weird because it’s sort of a delicate thing for such an edgy, bad character like mine. Yeah, she’s just gathering food and all sorts of stuff.”
When she introduced her character, Octavia, Avgeropoulos explained, “I am the only character in the show with a sibling, which is pretty amazing, to have that experience. Because there’s limited resources on the drop ship, we deal with population control a lot. So it’s illegal to have more than one child, and I was the second of two. So when I was discovered, they killed my mother for that crime, and they put me in jail. So it’s pretty amazing to be on Earth and to have that brother sister dynamic with somebody, because it’s unique because nobody else on the show has that.”
On Octavia’s survival skills
Turns out Octavia knows how to sew because her mother was a seamstress. Avgeropoulos remarked “that’s my thing, which is so weird because it’s sort of a delicate thing for such an edgy, bad character like mine. Yeah, she’s just gathering food and all sorts of stuff.”
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Interview with Isaiah Washington:
On his character Chancellor Jaha
Washington described his character, Chancellor Jaha, as “what we know as the chancellor of Germany or the President of the United States or other nations. The space station came together in what was 13 and now 12 parts. Imagine a huge, giant Lego, I mean, the ultimate Lego of 12 space stations from other nations.”
He continued to explain the premise of the show, “Earth has been hurt, and it won’t be survivable technically for 100 years. So that’s where you pick us up. Now, by this time, it’s so diverse on the ship. Maybe the character was a janitor, worked his way up, and was voted in as the Chancellor of the Ark. And what is happening is we find out that we’re running out of resources, and the population is growing. So my character comes out with the idea that I need to make a different plan. And since these delinquents were already in prison for various infractions, we have a zero tolerance policy for bad behavior. We have to in this kind of environment for this long. So I decide to send a hundred delinquents to Earth. And if they survive, then great. I know that we can start making plans for this exodus to move our way back to Earth. For what, we don’t know that. And because we don’t know whether it works or not, a lot of strange things happen. A lot of difficult things happen. A lot of difficult decisions have to be made by me and Ian’s character, who plays basically the vice president, Councillor Kane. And we just are in survivor mode from that point on, waiting to see if Earth is survivable or not, knowing that the clock is ticking.”
On possible injuries and romances for his character
When asked whether his character would possibly get some physical injuries or be involved in a romantic storyline, Washington shared, “There’s some physical injuries, yes, early on. There is some subtleties of relating that sparks early on in the first couple episodes. You just have to track it and figure out where it leads.”
Washington described his character, Chancellor Jaha, as “what we know as the chancellor of Germany or the President of the United States or other nations. The space station came together in what was 13 and now 12 parts. Imagine a huge, giant Lego, I mean, the ultimate Lego of 12 space stations from other nations.”
He continued to explain the premise of the show, “Earth has been hurt, and it won’t be survivable technically for 100 years. So that’s where you pick us up. Now, by this time, it’s so diverse on the ship. Maybe the character was a janitor, worked his way up, and was voted in as the Chancellor of the Ark. And what is happening is we find out that we’re running out of resources, and the population is growing. So my character comes out with the idea that I need to make a different plan. And since these delinquents were already in prison for various infractions, we have a zero tolerance policy for bad behavior. We have to in this kind of environment for this long. So I decide to send a hundred delinquents to Earth. And if they survive, then great. I know that we can start making plans for this exodus to move our way back to Earth. For what, we don’t know that. And because we don’t know whether it works or not, a lot of strange things happen. A lot of difficult things happen. A lot of difficult decisions have to be made by me and Ian’s character, who plays basically the vice president, Councillor Kane. And we just are in survivor mode from that point on, waiting to see if Earth is survivable or not, knowing that the clock is ticking.”
On possible injuries and romances for his character
When asked whether his character would possibly get some physical injuries or be involved in a romantic storyline, Washington shared, “There’s some physical injuries, yes, early on. There is some subtleties of relating that sparks early on in the first couple episodes. You just have to track it and figure out where it leads.”
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Interview with Henry Ian Cusick:
On Councillor Kane vs. Councillor Abigail Griffin
Cusick’s character, Councillor Kane, doesn’t get along with everyone on the Ark and when asked to talk about his relationship with the characters on the show, Cusick shared, “there’s always friction between the three of us, Chancellor Jaha (Isaiah Washington), Councillor Abby (Paige Turco), and my character. So we’re always trying to figure out what’s best and how to proceed, and there’s a lot of disagreements. And there’s an attempt on Jaha’s life, and we don’t know who did it. And then we find out I did do it.” He added, “There’s a lot of intrigue and uncertainty on the spaceship and a very high body count.”
On similarities with his character
Cusick is not very similar to his character, although he did share, “But as the show progresses, you see I do have a nice change. And I’m more like the character towards the end of the show, I think.”
Cusick’s character, Councillor Kane, doesn’t get along with everyone on the Ark and when asked to talk about his relationship with the characters on the show, Cusick shared, “there’s always friction between the three of us, Chancellor Jaha (Isaiah Washington), Councillor Abby (Paige Turco), and my character. So we’re always trying to figure out what’s best and how to proceed, and there’s a lot of disagreements. And there’s an attempt on Jaha’s life, and we don’t know who did it. And then we find out I did do it.” He added, “There’s a lot of intrigue and uncertainty on the spaceship and a very high body count.”
On similarities with his character
Cusick is not very similar to his character, although he did share, “But as the show progresses, you see I do have a nice change. And I’m more like the character towards the end of the show, I think.”
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