TVSquad Talks To Laura Vandervoort on her "V" Role and Season Two Finale

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Laura Vandervoort on "V" Season Two Finale
by Bryan Cairns
posted Mar 14th 2011



A lot of people recognize you as Kara from "Smallville".
Did that open any doors for you and help you land the role of Lisa on "V"?

Definitely! Just being out in the American public eye and on such a good network like the CW put me out there.

I had been doing a lot of stuff in Canada, but it doesn't always get you where you need to be in the States. It helps, and it did get me a fanbase in the sci-fi world, so I was lucky.











On "V", one interesting scene was where Lisa was forced into killing a human trapped in that soul-extracting machine.
At what length will Lisa go to prove her loyalty to her mother Anna and the Vs?

Yeah, that was a fun scene for me because her mother is testing her and she really needs to make sure she doesn't give herself away. In that moment, if Lisa even hesitated on pushing the button and killing the human, it would have been over for her. Lisa's mother would have seen it so she knew what she had to do.

It was the most horrific thing she's ever had to deal with -- and it was cool to show the audience how much it killed Lisa to have to do this. It shows the length Lisa is willing to go to protect the Fifth Colony.











Was Anna just grooming Lisa to be queen with some tough love or does she suspect something is up with her daughter?

I'm not sure.

I feel she must suspect something because Anna is keeping such a watchful eye on me. Having had Grandma (Jane Badler) warning my mother about me turning on her, she's a little more aware of it.

I don't know if Anna necessarily thinks something is going on, but she's keeping an eye on Lisa and testing her like any mother would test their daughter to make sure they're not doing drugs. It's a weird comparison, but you know what I mean.











Are you anticipating some big confrontation between Lisa and Anna?

I'm anticipating it, yes. We're done this season.

I know everything, but that's obviously what everything is leading up to, that battle between mother and daughter, and who's going to rule our race.












Can you tease us about the season finale and where Lisa is heading?

Lisa is definitely standing on her own. She has chosen her side so she will be helping the Fifth Colony out more.

Her relationship with her grandmother is going to affect a lot of stuff. The episode was so much fun and I'm excited to see it.

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