Cheryl Eddy, io9:So far weve learned just a little bit about Emeline and Jens backstories.
Faoileann Cunningham:It was a constant conversation.
But it was all quite fluid and flexible.
From left: Aoife Hinds as Emeline; Faoileann Cunningham as Jen. © Attila Szvacsek/HBO
And also we could go to her for any questions we had because shes just so knowledgeableshe is aDuneencyclopedia.
That was so brilliant to have, and I think thats exactly what we needed.
And that will then naturally develop into something else.
Jen and Lila (Chloe Lea). © Attila Szvacsek/HBO
Can you talk about the contrasts between your characters and also what common ground they share?
I think theyre all curious in their own ways.
Hinds:They come from very different backgrounds.
Jen and Lila (Chloe Lea). © Attila Szvacsek/HBO
I think theyre kind of like, We have to get to the bottom of this together.
Whatever way they respond to that, theyve experienced that together.
io9: Can you describe their feelings at the moment when they witness Lilas death?
© Attila Szvacsek/HBO
But like when you see someone die, its just a different thing, right?
And its just happening there and then and its in the present tense.
Hinds:Definitely, shock.
They have achieved that, but she has died as the collateral.
Theres that part of it thats also opened up, I think, very much forward from this point.
I think theyre just gonna have to strap in.
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