Everyone is led to the edge of the cliff and dangled over and the Miracle Day brings out the best and worst in people, and fortunately for the Torchwood team members it shows all sides. But at the end of the day it's all about humankind and saving the world.



Speaking of Mekhi Phifer, who plays Rex, Esther kind of has a thing for him, doesn't she?

Just a little bit—a little unrequited love. [Laughs.] I think it's one of those boss crushes. He is in a position of power and he doesn't pay much attention to sweet Esther.



He is kind of mean to her, actually.

Yeah, that's what I said! I'm like, "What are you doing Esther? There are many men out there." She definitely has feelings for him, and I think from his standpoint it's more of a sisterly love. You kind of see their relationship develop over the season. It's her longing for him, in a way, that's kind of fun seeing. Russell writes great relationships, but it's never the main point of [the story]. But it's sprinkled a little bit into the plot. He doesn't write a love scene just to write a love scene. There is reason behind it.



Captain Jack, being the omnisexual love machine that he is, I fear for poor little Esther. Do I need to?

[Laughs.] Yeah, that's what I thought. I was like, "If we could [do a love scene]," because Captain Jack and John [Barrowman] might be the most charming man on television, and the most charming man alive. I met John and I was in love, and then on camera when Esther first meets Captain Jack, he just flashes his grin and I'm like, "Can we arrange this? He is omnisexual, right? Can we?" She is in vulnerable territory, for sure.



Did you want to change that script because she initially was scared of him when she first sees him? Did you want her to run into his arms?

[Laughs.] Run into his arms and embrace me in that sweet coat of yours! [Laughs.] No, I liked it because the audience doesn't know who he is. Is he bad? Is he good? What is his deal?



How was your experience as one of the newbies?

It's always fun on set. We have such a fun time, as you know. You've met and talked to them. John brings just a real mellow vibe. They love what they do and I feel like they set the standard for the rest of us to have just a great time.



Eve talked about how she felt like this season was almost a whole new show in a way because so many things were different. Were you nervous because it was such a big show and you were new too it, or did the fact everyone was new in a way put you on even footing?

They had to do such a big move and it's a different landscape for them. I never was nervous. There was always an excitement. … The current viewer who has been a fan from the beginning will not skip a beat. I know there is some concern that we're going to Americanize [it] and this and that. That's great; I think they should have opinions on what they want it to be. But it's still the same writers, producers, stars and it just picked up some American souvenirs along the way.



I always hear great fun stories from "Torchwood" sets?

When you're doing 14, 16 hours or whatever a day and you're in some dank, dark basement thing with monologues of techie talk, you want to be able to have fun and be laughing and be silly. That's what they do. They set a precedent; we're very serious about our work, which we all are, but at the end of the day I would say we get paid to play. It's just a fun job. We're like little kids on a playground.



The premise of the no one dies, when you first read that, you think of the positive aspects of that. I didn't think about the down side.

Esther's initial reaction is "OK, maybe this is good; we live forever." I think she's always the glass is half full type of person. But quickly if you strip away that surface layer it's kind of like, "OK, wait a minute, if no one is dying and the population is increasing, what do we do about food supply and water supply?"



So would we want that to happen?

I think that's part of the fun of "Torchwood." For a second, we fantasize about if it really did happen. What would I do? Would I go skydiving? You have the freedom to do things, but not good without a parachute because you'd still be living! [Laughs.] I don't know about that. No, I think what we've got going on is just fine. I think Torchwood quickly realizes that and tries to alleviate what is going on.



Are you pretty shocked with what comes at the end of the whole season? I'm not going to get you to do a spoiler, but…

I'm going to tell you everything. That's OK, right? [Laughs.] It's satisfying in the fact that the answers are there. It's not one of those, "Wait, what?" There are still questions lingering, but I think he wrote a really, really strong finale. I think the last episode is going to—you can't breathe. There's a lot going on. I really do think that the audience will be satisfied because even us reading it, we were like, "Wow!"



It's a lot to explain and you'll see in the middle of the season there are so many connections to make. Who is that? How are they connected to Jack? Who is behind the miracle? Is it foreign? Is it not from Earth?