kevsday:

I see her as a survivor. In many ways, she does exactly what all other characters on the show do. And quite often she does things that – if she were male – she would be lauded for. So, for me, it’s so refreshing to play a female character that does not have to be likeable. Why does she need to be likeable? Nobody else on this show does! She has to survive. And so she does the things that ensure her survival. That’s it.

anationofthieves:

“Strange. You and I have never shared more than a few words, and yet, I feel like we’re old friends.”
Do you?
“Of course. James talks about you all the time – Captain Flint. He’s told me what you’ve accomplished in this place, with those men; in spite of them. It’s no small feat, and I admire it.”
Do you know what he told me about you?“
What’s that?
“Nothing. When I ask him, all I get is a shrug, or a laugh, or an innocent suggestion that he has a longtime companion; her name is Barlow and nothing more. Is that possible? Is it possible that you’re so unremarkable as to resist any further description than that?

“Certainly possible.”