On her character, Abby
When asked about her character Abby, Turco described her as “pretty incredible.” She added, “She’s that wonderful balance of strength and vulnerability. In, you know, the bigger picture of what we’re dealing with and what she’s dealing with, there’s a lot of murky political machinations going on on the ship. She’s somebody who is not afraid to speak the truth. And the balance, for the greater good for the future of humanity, she develops kind of a Mother Mary, you know, mission. And the bracelets are brutal, actually. They have needles that go in so we can read vital signs when the kids go down to Earth. And so the difficulty is that she’s sending her own daughter. So she has this mission going on. She knows how important it is for the future. But at the same time, she’s still ‑‑ it’s her daughter. So there’s that horrible ‑‑ wonderful, as an actress, to play, but that horrible pull for the greater good and “Oh, my, this is my child.”. But Abby is very cool that way. She’s very smart, and I think she’s a really great moral compass in terms ‑‑ if we look at the show in terms of a wheel. So that’s always fun to play. But wow, it’s intense, the things that she has to deal with and everybody has to deal with. It’s pretty, pretty intense.”
On Abby’s interaction with her daughter Clarke
When asked about the type of interaction Abby has with her daughter, Turco revealed, “Well, because she’s on Earth, and at the end of the pilot, we lose verbal contact. We still have vital signs through the medical.”
She continued, “My husband dies. He was floated for a crime. So that’s a huge part of my relationship with my daughter. And as the show goes on, it is explored. We do explore our backstory. One of the fascinating things is that all of our characters have known each other forever. You know, I mean, generation after generation. There’s nowhere to go. So you really do know everybody in one way or another, depending on what station you’re at. But you all interact together. So there are tons of backstories. And even with Jaha, I have a backstory with him.”
When asked about her character Abby, Turco described her as “pretty incredible.” She added, “She’s that wonderful balance of strength and vulnerability. In, you know, the bigger picture of what we’re dealing with and what she’s dealing with, there’s a lot of murky political machinations going on on the ship. She’s somebody who is not afraid to speak the truth. And the balance, for the greater good for the future of humanity, she develops kind of a Mother Mary, you know, mission. And the bracelets are brutal, actually. They have needles that go in so we can read vital signs when the kids go down to Earth. And so the difficulty is that she’s sending her own daughter. So she has this mission going on. She knows how important it is for the future. But at the same time, she’s still ‑‑ it’s her daughter. So there’s that horrible ‑‑ wonderful, as an actress, to play, but that horrible pull for the greater good and “Oh, my, this is my child.”. But Abby is very cool that way. She’s very smart, and I think she’s a really great moral compass in terms ‑‑ if we look at the show in terms of a wheel. So that’s always fun to play. But wow, it’s intense, the things that she has to deal with and everybody has to deal with. It’s pretty, pretty intense.”
On Abby’s interaction with her daughter Clarke
When asked about the type of interaction Abby has with her daughter, Turco revealed, “Well, because she’s on Earth, and at the end of the pilot, we lose verbal contact. We still have vital signs through the medical.”
She continued, “My husband dies. He was floated for a crime. So that’s a huge part of my relationship with my daughter. And as the show goes on, it is explored. We do explore our backstory. One of the fascinating things is that all of our characters have known each other forever. You know, I mean, generation after generation. There’s nowhere to go. So you really do know everybody in one way or another, depending on what station you’re at. But you all interact together. So there are tons of backstories. And even with Jaha, I have a backstory with him.”
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