Bridget Regan has a habit that is anything but annoying and manages to regularly get her TV fans all in a tizzy (including this one).
She has a habit of embodying television characters that we can get enough of! Am I wrong? (No, I’m not.)
Case in point, we’ve been dying to see Regan back on the CW’s “Jane The Virgin” ever since we fell in with the character of Rose (aka the evil Sin Rostro). Like her lover Luisa (Yara Martinez) even though she hasn’t been around this season, we can’t seem to shake her. [Spoiler: Rose finally appeared again in the February 8th episode of “Jane”]
Then, over on ABC’s splendidly fun and engaging, “Marvel’s Agent Carter,” Regan took on another villainous role, Russian bad girl for hire, Dottie Underwood, who made life hell for Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) but their banter and kick ass fight scenes were a joy to watch.
Now, as we’re deep into the second season of “Agent Carter,” we come to this week’s double episode that has Peggy in a situation where she needs someone to help bring down Hollywood starlet/villain, Whitney Frost (Wynn Everett) – enter Dottie Underwood, who has been imprisoned but is going to get out of jail (for now) to help the SSR.
Tell me first of all, one thing I really like is that in some ways I’m rooting for Dottie, which I’m kind of surprised at because she’s such a great villain. Why is that?
Bridget Regan: I obviously will always root for Dottie because I love her. But you do root for her because she’s having such a good time and I think as an audience ,you’re having a good time along with her. And she’s playful. She’s not one of those mustache twirling villains. She’s a fun, light, character [and] she has this dark past but she’s out to have a good time and I think that the audience can somewhat relate to Dottie in terms of her obsession and fascination with Peggy. In some ways, you’re rooting for Peggy and Dottie to meet again and see who’s going to win this time.
Is there a sexual attraction there or is just pure fun? I mean, Dottie did kiss her last year?
BR: Oh, yeah. Dottie’s sexuality isn’t really like a regular person’s sexuality. For her, she’s been trained to use it as a tool. I think Dottie’s attraction to Peggy is like a fascination, an intrigue and there’s no one who’s ever beat Dottie before so there’s a competitive quality to her relationship to her. But I think also, the lines are sort of grey, in my opinion, with Dottie. She doesn’t date. She’s not looking for a soul mate but I would say there’s definitely an attraction there.When I talked to Yara Martinez recently, and she said you’re one of her favorite people to kiss on screen. How do you feel about that sentiment?
BR: Oh my God. Yara is one of just my favorite people, period. I have to struggle to not be jealous of her kissing other women on TV but I understand. I understand. I did bury her father in cement, so I get it. But that show was so fun and I love how much of Luisa we’ve been getting this season.
For the rest of the fantastic Jim Halterman’s interview with Bridget head over to Xfinity