 KryptonSite Smallville Comic-Con Interviews, Part VI: Cassidy Freeman!
First appearing in Season Eight of Smallville, Cassidy Freeman plays the morally ambiguous Tess Mercer, who first appeared to be a minion of Lex and later came to be an associate of Checkmate, ally of Zod, and worshipper of the "Traveler," all in just two seasons.
Cassidy participated in roundtable press discussion after the Smallville panel at the Comic-Con International in San Diego, and KryptonSite was one of the outlets who were able to speak with her. As with any Cassidy interview, she truly is a treat to talk to and always has a fantastic sense of humor. Time was a little limited, so this was shorter than most of our Comic-Con interviews, but hopefully what is here is enjoyable. The interview is below.
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Where do you see Tess going this year?
I think where I see her going is very different than where they see me going. I think the real question is where do they see me going? I died like three times last year, I got the total crap kicked out of me... Tess is a little humbled, I think, and I think she needs to look outside of herself and figure out what she's really here for. I think she needs to be a team player. I think she's going to connect up with Clark and Oliver and become a little bit more of that side, the "Watchtower-y" area, and then... even though all I know of this season is very broad strokes, somewhere in there, I'm going to find out a big secret from my past that will change things. I don't know how it's going to change things, and I can't tell you what the secret is, but it's going to be a good switch for her.
How many episodes will you be in this season?
17. [Throughout the season], unless they kill me early. Usually we're all in the finale. I hope. We'll see.
Do you know if you'll be in more fight scenes this season?
I hope so. I don't think they'd give up that opportunity. I think they're going to keep me fighting. Yeah. Or getting beat up or whatever. I know.
Do you ever have a drinking game when you read the scripts and Tess getting thrown or beaten up in an episode?
[Laughs] Actually, it's funny that you say that. My brother, Clark, and I, in season 8, used to bring drinking games when we'd watch Smallville. And I'm not condoning drinking right now - but we'd play this game where we'd make rules, like every time Clark super speeds; every time Chloe raises her eyebrows; every time I made a noise without saying anything like "Hmm" or "Mmm," and we would drink, and it was really funny. We would drink GINGER ALE.
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Sadly, this concludes KryptonSite's run of Comic-Con 2010 interviews. Smallville Season 10 premieres September 24 on The CW, and please come back to K-Site for updates throughout the year. Here are the other interviews we have done this year:
Tom Welling - Erica Durance - Justin Hartley - Kelly Souders - Brian Peterson
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