"Everyone should see themselves
represented on screen."
NCIS: Hawai'i star Tori Anderson has
explained what sets this spinoff apart from the other shows in the franchise.
Anderson has
made history for the franchise as her character Special Agent Kate Whistler's
queer relationship with field agent Lucy Tara (Yasmine Al-Bustami) is at the
very centre of the procedural drama.
In a recent
chat with CinemaBlend,
Tori explained how "exciting" it is to be representing a queer
relationship on one of US TV's biggest dramas.
"I think
it's so important that you see queer characters taking up the same space and
airtime as heterosexual relationships," she said. "And this really is
the one relationship that you see from the first episode until the very end,
and that you'll see through Season 2 as well.
"So
I think it's really exciting and it's essential to represent the world as we
see it. And everyone should see themselves represented on screen and the
success of it speaks to why diversity is so important, and why continuing to
showcase these storylines is so prevalent."
The actress
also spoke about the "monumental" importance of having Vanessa Lachey
anchoring the series as a POC.
"I was so
excited about that, and I was really excited that there was a queer NCIS agent
as one of the leads on the show as well," she said.
"So
I think it was monumental, and I think it's very successful. Vanessa brings
such a different lead to the show, and how she approaches the character of Jane
with kindness, with heart, being a mother and how a woman would approach it
versus a man. And I think she just does a remarkable job."
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