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Q&A: Terminator's Jacobsen
Fox's Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles continues to expand the mythology of both the present and future fight against Skynet, adding a new character played by Australian actress Stephanie Jacobsen, who is best known to SF fans for playing Kendra Shaw in SCI FI Channel's Battlestar Galactica: Razor.
In Terminator, Jacobsen plays Jesse, another freedom fighter from the post-apocalyptic future who has come back to present day Los Angeles, though her motives remain mysterious.
Jesse is the former flame of Derek Reese (Brian Austin Green), and their hot and heavy reunion also revealed that Derek contemplated suicide in the future. Jesse was the one who talked him down, though her return to the present might not exactly be authorized by John Connor. At least Derek got some. He needed it.
Fox connected SCI FI Wire with Jacobsen by phone the morning of Oct. 31, just before she headed to brunch and Halloween costume shopping with a girlfriend. The following is an edited version of the interview. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles airs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Fox.
What can you tell us we'll learn about Jesse on tonight's episode, "Brothers of Nablus"?
Jacobsen: OK, well, basically I think that the main thing you'll see about Jesse is the side of her that differentiates her from Derek. That is that irrespective of the fact that she is of course focused and she has obviously come back from the past with a mission, you'll see, I guess, a hedonistic streak in her, a desire to revel for whatever time she's able to in the luxuries of this pre-apocalyptic time.
So she is enjoying present day luxuries?
Jacobsen: You'll see a minute of that. Yes, definitely.
What are Jesse's indulgences?
Jacobsen: Oh, look, I mean, she's a soldier, and I guess that she would always have that disciplined nature, so you're not going to see her start dancing on tables or anything. But there's scene in Monday's episode where you'll get a glimpse of maybe what she would be up to if circumstances were not as they are.
How long will she keep her motives ambiguous before we find out what she's really up to?
Jacobsen: Well, I still haven't found out for sure one way or the other, so I'd say that it'll be a while before that all becomes clear.
Since the show just got picked up for a full season of 22 episodes, has your role been extended?
Jacobsen: It is. Obviously, when I signed on, we weren't sure about the back nine yet, so, yeah, I'm going to be around for a little bit longer.
What did you know about Jesse going in?
Jacobsen: Not a lot. Not very much at all. The decision for her to be Australian, I think, was something that came about spontaneously during the audition. I think that it was a choice that was made to accent the global scope of the apocalypse. So I guess what it's meant to point towards is that after the robots came and took over, it was kind of the whole world rallying against them.
Have you gotten to work with Lena Headey ("Sarah Connor") or Thomas Dekker ("John Connor") yet?
Jacobsen: I haven't as yet, no. Most of my stuff has been obviously with Derek.
Do you think she'll join the Connors eventually?
Jacobsen: There's a possibility of that. Even if I could say, I wouldn't be able to, because I don't know. I'm sorry. I'm not deliberately being vague with you. I'm kind of going on a script-by-script basis. I think also for us working on the show, not knowing too much in advance keeps it fresh and keeps it crisp and keeps it spontaneous.
Will she get hot with Derek again?
Jacobsen: Oh, I'd say so. They're kind of like that, Jesse and Derek, so I'd imagine that you will. There is actually a correlation there when you view the romantic relationship between Jesse and Derek as a physical one and just bear in mind that they are both very, very physical, passionate people.
What have you imagined her life in the future to be like?
Jacobsen: Well, tough obviously. Her future experience, what she was doing in the future, is a little bit different, and, as I've said before, you will learn a bit more of it in forthcoming episodes. So I guess the best way to answer that question is to say that it will be answered for you within the next few weeks. You'll get to see, I guess, what being part of this post-apocalyptic fight has done to Jesse psychologically, and maybe even the potential for what it can do to people in general. You'll see exactly how much animosity and how committed she is to opposing Skynet. -–Fred Topel
Q&A: Terminator's Jacobsen
Fox's Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles continues to expand the mythology of both the present and future fight against Skynet, adding a new character played by Australian actress Stephanie Jacobsen, who is best known to SF fans for playing Kendra Shaw in SCI FI Channel's Battlestar Galactica: Razor.
In Terminator, Jacobsen plays Jesse, another freedom fighter from the post-apocalyptic future who has come back to present day Los Angeles, though her motives remain mysterious.
Jesse is the former flame of Derek Reese (Brian Austin Green), and their hot and heavy reunion also revealed that Derek contemplated suicide in the future. Jesse was the one who talked him down, though her return to the present might not exactly be authorized by John Connor. At least Derek got some. He needed it.
Fox connected SCI FI Wire with Jacobsen by phone the morning of Oct. 31, just before she headed to brunch and Halloween costume shopping with a girlfriend. The following is an edited version of the interview. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles airs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Fox.
What can you tell us we'll learn about Jesse on tonight's episode, "Brothers of Nablus"?
Jacobsen: OK, well, basically I think that the main thing you'll see about Jesse is the side of her that differentiates her from Derek. That is that irrespective of the fact that she is of course focused and she has obviously come back from the past with a mission, you'll see, I guess, a hedonistic streak in her, a desire to revel for whatever time she's able to in the luxuries of this pre-apocalyptic time.
So she is enjoying present day luxuries?
Jacobsen: You'll see a minute of that. Yes, definitely.
What are Jesse's indulgences?
Jacobsen: Oh, look, I mean, she's a soldier, and I guess that she would always have that disciplined nature, so you're not going to see her start dancing on tables or anything. But there's scene in Monday's episode where you'll get a glimpse of maybe what she would be up to if circumstances were not as they are.
How long will she keep her motives ambiguous before we find out what she's really up to?
Jacobsen: Well, I still haven't found out for sure one way or the other, so I'd say that it'll be a while before that all becomes clear.
Since the show just got picked up for a full season of 22 episodes, has your role been extended?
Jacobsen: It is. Obviously, when I signed on, we weren't sure about the back nine yet, so, yeah, I'm going to be around for a little bit longer.
What did you know about Jesse going in?
Jacobsen: Not a lot. Not very much at all. The decision for her to be Australian, I think, was something that came about spontaneously during the audition. I think that it was a choice that was made to accent the global scope of the apocalypse. So I guess what it's meant to point towards is that after the robots came and took over, it was kind of the whole world rallying against them.
Have you gotten to work with Lena Headey ("Sarah Connor") or Thomas Dekker ("John Connor") yet?
Jacobsen: I haven't as yet, no. Most of my stuff has been obviously with Derek.
Do you think she'll join the Connors eventually?
Jacobsen: There's a possibility of that. Even if I could say, I wouldn't be able to, because I don't know. I'm sorry. I'm not deliberately being vague with you. I'm kind of going on a script-by-script basis. I think also for us working on the show, not knowing too much in advance keeps it fresh and keeps it crisp and keeps it spontaneous.
Will she get hot with Derek again?
Jacobsen: Oh, I'd say so. They're kind of like that, Jesse and Derek, so I'd imagine that you will. There is actually a correlation there when you view the romantic relationship between Jesse and Derek as a physical one and just bear in mind that they are both very, very physical, passionate people.
What have you imagined her life in the future to be like?
Jacobsen: Well, tough obviously. Her future experience, what she was doing in the future, is a little bit different, and, as I've said before, you will learn a bit more of it in forthcoming episodes. So I guess the best way to answer that question is to say that it will be answered for you within the next few weeks. You'll get to see, I guess, what being part of this post-apocalyptic fight has done to Jesse psychologically, and maybe even the potential for what it can do to people in general. You'll see exactly how much animosity and how committed she is to opposing Skynet. -–Fred Topel
