Exclusive: FBI International star Eva-Jane Willis teases what come next after global crossover
The globalFBI crossover aired on Tuesday April 4 and it kicked off in Rome, Italy with the FBI: International team being joined by FBI's Jubal Valentine (Jeremy Sisto) and Nina Chase (Shantal VanSanten). Jubal's appearance in Europe, however, led to tension with Eva-Jane Willis's Megan "Smitty" Garretson, and her favorite scene which she joked with HELLO! could lead to a "beautiful love story".
"My favorite moment is where I go head to head with Jubal for a couple of moments," the South African actress shared. "As an actor, and a newcomer to the franchise, I wondered how I would be able to hold my own against him, especially when he's such a well-loved character."
"But Smitty had a little bit of a rant about American political sentiments, and the reason is because she is the voice of Rome in that moment - the police are having problems with the FBI and their presence, and I am the go-between, and I find myself between a rock and a hard place," she continued.
"But the writer of this episode was very clever because Agent Forester (Luke Kleintank) stands up for Smitty and points out that every day she fights on behalf of America, on behalf of the team and puts her life on the line wholeheartedly, and that that she would never choose Europe over the FBI. Ultimately, Jubal and Smitty have this unified moment at the end. And Jeremy and I made a joke that this would be the start of a beautiful love story if we were on the same continent - but unfortunately we're not."
Smitty joined the crew in season two in 2022, and Eva-Jane shared that the biggest fear from her first crossover was working alongside a "giant" like Jeremy.
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"But he instantly put me at ease and just made it so easy to act opposite him," she revealed.
"He instantly made me remember that it's about the craft and took me back to that feeling of when you step onto stage for the first time, and that was really nice to experience."
As for what comes next? Agent Forester will finally get "a bit of closure in terms of what we began to see with the Russian story in season one, and so that's a big shift for him," said Eva-Jane.
"The main takeaway for the crossover though is that when you've been through something like this, that makes you all the more tight, all the more strong as a team so hopefully you'll be able to see that going forward."
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