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The Expanse | 5x07: Oyedeng

I prepare for a role in many different ways, it depends on the character, but research is always a major component in the prep stages no matter who I’m playing. I always make sure I know my lines and my scenes back to front as that gives me a freedom to play with the other aspects of the character once I get on set and be open to changes. But the costume, and the sets and if I’ve made changes physically all help me get into character too.

I feel so blessed to be part of a show that constantly makes an effort to present a world, that in my eyes, is normal in terms of gender roles and diversity.  I remember being a kid and there being maybe a handful of women that looked like me across all the forms of entertainment and media. There was hardly any representation and my own experience of being mixed race always seemed to be a rather contentious issue for everyone. So the fact that my work on this show may play a part in creating a world where it’s just normal for a little mixed race or black girl to see themselves in a complex, powerful, forthright, smart woman like Naomi is just incredible. I feel kinda weepy about it actually.

Well she’s clearly the smartest guy on the ship. Of course! And that also seems to make her a bit lonely. Or a bit alone, apart... Does that change in season two? Maybe...