Caity Lotz ade4lanta el encuentro de Black Canary con The Huntress en el episodio de las Birds of Prey
Por Eric Goldman 25 de Marzo, 2014
Since her debut early in Season 2, Caity Lotz has become an important part of Arrow, as her character Sara Lance, AKA Black Canary, has been integrated into Oliver Queen’s inner circle and begun to fight alongside him on a regular basis - not to mention their romantic reconnection.
This week’s new episode is a big one for Sara, with an episode title, “Birds of Prey”, that should immediately garner the interest of comic book fans. Yes, Huntress (Jessica De Gouw) is back, bringing the Arrow incarnations of the two DC heroines together for the first time. However, rather then working together, the two are adversaries, after Huntress — in the wake of her father’s arrest — takes hostages at Starling City’s courthouse, including Laurel Lance (Katie Cassidy), Sara’s sister.
I spoke to Lotz about the “Birds of Prey” episode and the Canary/Huntress dynamic, along with her thoughts on the possibility of superpowers, Sara’s history with her former lover, Nyssa al Ghul (Katrina Law), and more.
IGN TV: The name Birds of Prey means a lot to comic book fans, but it seems pretty clear that in this episode, Huntress and Black Canary are not starting out as pals.
Caity Lotz: I think you're assuming in the right direction!
IGN: Well, she does nab Sara's sister…
Lotz: That and she's kind of messing with her boyfriend too. [Laughs]
IGN: There’s that too! So what does she know about Huntress in this episode? Does she kind of learn it all as this crisis begins?
Lotz: Yeah, she knows nothing really of the Huntress. She's never heard of her, so she has to get filled in on who this mystery woman everyone keeps talking about is.
IGN: What does Sara make of her?
Lotz: I think in terms of Oliver, she's not really a jealous girl. She thinks it's kind of funny that Oliver would have this kind of psycho ex-girlfriend. [Laughs] So I think Sara is a little amused by the whole situation, because she also doesn't feel very challenged. She's a strong chick, so she's not really worried about this other girl, you know… until Laurel gets involved. Then, all of a sudden, everything changes. It's a big entrance when they [Canary and Huntress] get together. It's got a nice little bang to it.
IGN: There’s been a lot of back and forth between Sara and Laurel in their relationship and Laurel doesn't know about her sister's secret identity. Is Sara just set on keeping her from finding out?
Lotz: She definitely doesn't want Laurel to know at all. I think for her this whole Canary thing… Even though she's doing good things now, sometimes she still feels like Canary's kind of an assassin; she joined the League of Assassins, not Heroes. She doesn't feel like a hero. So she definitely doesn't want Laurel to know that side of her, because she feels like it's a lot of darkness and something unlovable.
IGN: Is Laurel maybe coming a little closer than she'd like to finding out?
Lotz: I don't think so. The Canary goes to great measures -- she uses the voice thing -- so yeah, I don't think Laurel at this point knows externally what's going on. She's not even in her imagination thinking that, "Oh, this could be my sister." That's so far removed from even a possibility.
Katie Cassidy as Laurel Lance and Caity Lotz as Canary in Arrow.
IGN: In the comics, of course, Huntress and Black Canary are teammates, and Birds of Prey is them uniting together. Right now, the Huntress that we've seen is pretty unstable, but do you think there's any hope in the longterm that things could get a little more on the same wavelength for these two?
Lotz: You know, I could see it happening. Who knows, maybe they both could turn out to be bad. [Laughs] You never know. The Huntress is also kind of a redeemable character. We'll see what this episode will bring for her. In terms of closure, I don't know, or the evolution of her character... But I do think they'll work together one day, or maybe it's just because I want to, because I really like Jessica [De Gouw]. She's so much fun to work with.
IGN: It's been an interesting season for the show, because you've come in, and Roy is now part of the group too. As we go into the later episodes, what's the evolution of this much bigger Team Arrow and you all working together?
Caity Lotz: I think there will definitely be some bumps in the road. Sara's kind of a lone wolf. Working in a team is I think going to be a little bit difficult for her. She also kind of has a leader personality, and Oliver is very much the leader of that group. That is not going to change. I think Sara's used to doing things her own way, and she has a little bit of a different way of doing things than Oliver does. So it'll be a challenge for her to fit into the pack. So there will definitely be some challenges -- and some good parts of it too, I think. There'll be some fun moments that you get from not having to work alone all the time.
IGN: And what about her and Felicity? We’ve seen the looks of Felicity's had regarding Oliver. It's been a bit difficult for her, with everything going on. How do the two of them getting along?
Lotz: I think they start to get more and more of a friendship. They both really like each other, and me and Emily [Bett Rickards] really like each other in real life -- maybe that helps. [Laughs] I know Sarah really likes Felicity. She's smart, she's fun, she's innocent, but she's still strong, and I think Sara’s really attracted to her, even on a friendship level. I think Felicity admires Sara too in the way that Sara admires Felicity. Hopefully there will be some good stuff there, especially now that they've gotten through some of the drama.
Katrina Law as Nyssa al Ghul and Lotz as Canary in Arrow.
IGN: We know we're going to see Nyssa again at some point. Is that something she's completely put in the past, or could that be an obstacle for her and Oliver going forward?
Lotz: I would definitely love to find out more about their relationship. I found that the chemistry she and I naturally had was really interesting. It ended up being not just like, "Oh, it's my crazy ex-girlfriend that's back and wants revenge." It was more than that. It was kind of complicated, and there were still a lot of emotions and feelings between the two of them. So we'll see what happens with their relationship, and I hope that we get to explore that a little bit more.
IGN: We're getting to a potentially notable point with the flashbacks, because we know that Oliver at some point is going to think you die and then presumably you split off from him. Do you know if there's a possibility of maybe following Sara in her own flashbacks -- maybe exploring some of that relationship with Nyssa -- after she splits away from Oliver?
Lotz: I have no idea. I have read the script that we're working on now, and that's it. I was on the plane the other day with Paul [Blackthorne], and I was asking him, "Paul, do you know what happens in the finale? Do you know what's going on?" Paul was like, "I have no idea." It's all top-secret even to us right now! So we'll see what happens.
IGN: We're seeing the universe of Arrow expanding, and obviously Barry Allen's introduction is one of a couple different elements that's bringing superpowers into this world. Sara’s got the electronic version of the Canary Cry, but do you think there's any chance that we might see her actually get that power? Is that something you'd like to see happen?
Lotz: I don't know if I think it's necessary. I kind of like how Arrow's been more grounded in reality with things. It's just kind of a different style, which I think, you know, the Flash will be there to satisfy that more supernatural, superpower thing. But I always kind of liked that Arrow -- I know that we introduced Mirakuru this season -- but I like that it's been more grounded in the reality that we know now. But I wouldn't mind it. It'd be kind of cool. I'd get to scream on set and things would shatter!
IGN: The last time I talked to you was shortly after you were introduced on the show. So what's it been like the last few months seeing the fan reaction, and how tied into this universe your character's become?
Lotz: It's a lot of fun. It's such a great show and it's fun to be able to communicate with the fans and gauge everyone's reaction. Sometimes there will be some kind of Twitter feud going on that I'll just have to skip through. [Laughs] But it's just so cool to be a part of something that everybody's so excited about.
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