Author: Emma Loggins
Date: 2008-01-17

Interview:
Kyle XY follows a mysterious boy who looks like a teenager, but otherwise appears to be a newborn. The Trager family takes him in as one of their own. The series is produced by Touchstone and executive producers J. Mackye Gruber, Eric Bress, and David Himelfarb. We had the honor of interviewing Jaimie Alexander who plays Jessi XX on the series, and here's what she had to say.

How involved are you going to be in the rest of the season? Are you going to be in most of the shows or have a fairly big part going forward?

Actually, yes. Jessi is, if I can remember correctly, in every episode in season 2.5. She plays a big role and definitely stirs up things a lot more than she did last season. Still while trying to be a good person, but things don't always go her way.

What is your favorite episode or favorite storyline been to film this far?

My favorite storyline is Jessi's quest to find her mother, her parents, who those people were in the picture. Just her quest to find where she belongs, which is very broad, I guess. My favorite episode so far is 13.

How would you describe the connection between Kyle and Jessi, that mental connection that they have?

The connection between Kyle and Jessi, it's a lot different than a normal human being to a normal human being. They are pretty much made of the same mold. They're the only two that understand each other completely and, even still, they have difficulties.

They're pretty much each others guardians. I think Kyle would be okay if Jessi wasn't around. In a sense, he could manage. But I don't think Jessi would be okay without Kyle because she doesn't have anybody else. To be honest in the episodes that are coming up, their connection is questioned and it is explored heavily throughout the next nine episodes.

Is the relationship between Jessi and Kyle going to evolve in the next few episodes?

Just like with any relationship, you have to go through certain highs and lows to see how strong the relationship is and where it's going to take you. And Jessi and Kyle - I'm trying to think how to word this. Jessi and Kyle kind of duke it out throughout the next few episodes, though not intentionally.

Jessi will try and do something that she thinks is beneficial or good for somebody else but, in reality, is a bad thing. Eventually, a heavy strain gets put on their relationship because of the things that Jessi is doing where it makes Kyle kind of shy away from her a little bit because he has so many other things going on. So their relationship becomes very strained, like very heavily strained, throughout the next few episodes.