《沉睡谷》演员Lyndie Greenwood谈Jenny Mills的秘密

天涯飘萍生(DONATINO)2013-10-08 23:46

来源:好莱坞记者报

The hour-long drama was quickly renewed for a second season Oct. 3, making it the first freshman broadcast offering to receive an early pickup. Actress Lyndie Greenwood, who plays Jenny Mills in the modern-day update, was alerted of the news via Twitter through one of her biggest fans.

With the future of the show firmly established, at the end of last week’s episode, Jenny escaped from Sleepy Hollow’s psychiatric hospital following a contentious confrontation with her estranged sister, Abbie (Nicole Beharie). During Monday’s hour, Abby and her partner in crime, Ichabod Crane (Tom Mison), go on a quest to find Jenny.

In a chat with THR, Greenwood discusses playing Jenny, if the Mills’ sisters can ever reconcile and the craziest thing she’s seen on the set.

When we were first introduced to Jenny, she was quite mysterious — and still is. How did the producers describe her to you and what was your first impression of her?

Hmm, I’m trying to remember now that you ask that. She certainly has changed a lot. I would say that they did mention a Sarah Connor type. I think that was pretty much  the thing and I think a lot of fans picked up on that. When we first see Jenny she’s doing chin-ups and push-ups. That screams Sarah Connor, especially when it’s in a psych ward.

What can you say about where the Abbie and Jenny relationship is headed?

They saw something in the woods when they were young and Abbie decided she didn’t want to be ostracized from society by saying what she saw in the woods. Jenny didn’t keep her mouth shut and that tore them apart physically and emotionally, because the trust was gone. The sisters’ relationship is pretty much ruined. We’re all wondering if they’ll be able to salvage it, if they’ll be able to help each other because they are both a part of this thing that is much bigger than themselves. Hopefully they’ll be able to reconcile.

Last we saw, Jenny has escaped from the psych ward. Can you offer any hints on how Abby finds her sister and her possible location?

I can’t tell you too much about that but I can say that you’ll find out a lot more. Those questions are all addressed in the episode.

Is there a chance that we could see the younger forms of the Mills sisters again?

Mostly the show uses flashbacks to go back to Ichabod [Crane]’s day because you get to see a different time, but I don’t know. They might revisit the relationship in flashbacks but I think that the sisters — if they do interact with each other in present day — it will be more interesting than revisiting the story that we already know happened.

What do you think their interactions would be like if they were in the same room for an extended period of time?

Just knowing that Jenny flat out refused to see Abbie when she was in the psych ward speaks to that quite a bit. Jenny is not into talking to her sister, so we’ll have to see how that goes. Maybe Abbie will convince Jenny to talk to her. Maybe Abbie will decide she’s had enough of Jenny’s [crap]. You know how sisters can be. It’s very emotional so we’ll have to watch to see how it goes.

Are there aspects of her old self prior to being sent away that start to come back?

I don’t think Jenny ever left. She never hid anything so she’s the one who’s remained consistent. The part that you see of her in flashback is still Jenny. She tells the truth, she means what she says and she knows her place in this crazy, messed-up world with demons and a headless person. Really, Abby is the one who has to come to terms. Jenny is the consistent one.

It’s early on in the season, but Sleepy Hollow has already gotten a reputation for being a little crazy. What has been the most shocking thing you’ve seen so far on set?

When we were shooting the scene where you first see Jenny in the psych ward and she’s doing those chin-ups and push-ups, when we finally bring the demon in behind Jenny, there’s actually a man in an amazing suit who has to sit behind me in this room and nobody else. All the cameras are outside of this room. I’m doing my chin-ups, I turn around and I was completely terrified by this awful-looking demon. It just felt so real.

Is there an aspect to your character you weren’t quite expecting to play such a big part?

Maybe I wasn’t not expecting but I do like her well-roundedness. She’s been locked away for so long — she could be one-sided and bitter and angry at the world but the writers didn’t make her that way. She’s still got a sense of humor and she uses that a lot in conversation. That’s a really important part about Jenny. You have sympathy for her.

Is there a scene you’ve shot that stood out?

One thing that was really fun for me working on this episode airing Monday was working with all the weaponry. On my last show [The CW’s Nikita], I played a computer nerd so I think I used a gun once. This has been really exciting for me, especially since I have a martial arts background. There was a bit of fighting that goes on and I remember Paul Edwards, who directed this episode, said, “Lyndie, you’re amazing at this, but can you stop because we’ll need you to do 20 takes of this?” I realized I should probably

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天涯飘萍生(Donatino),《天涯小筑》的作者兼创始人,资深博客作家,在国内较早开展英语电视剧集(美国、加拿大、英国和澳大利亚剧集)的介绍、新闻翻译、点评及推广等工作,并写有大量电视知识专题介绍文章。代表作品包括:《科幻与电视》、《美剧入门》、《一部电视剧集是怎样“炼成”的》、年度《年终特稿》、年度《节目完全指南》等。从2006年至今,天涯飘萍生翻译了95%英语电视剧集的专题介绍资料和官方新闻稿,转发了90%英语电视剧集的预告片、片花、花絮、访谈和宣传片等视频。天涯飘萍生还曾参与字幕翻译工作,代表作品包括:《暗域魔舰》、《探索者传说》、《时间旅人》、《星际之门:宇宙》、《远古入侵》、《梅林传奇》、《恐龙帝国》、《无敌女金刚》、《异种战士》、《武神公主西娜》、《巴克罗杰斯在二十五世纪》等。

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