KATHERINE McNAMARA: Well, it was very different.
My first day on the show, I was fighting in a cage with a black eye.
She goes through a lot, and she grows quite a bit, over the course of the seasons.
Thats been really amazing.
Thats an actors dream is to get to play a character that actually goes somewhere.
How did ending your run onArrowcompared to ending your run onShadowhunters?
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McNAMARA: Its always hard to say goodbye, in a sense.
WithShadowhunters, it was very different, for me for a lot of reasons.
I was there from day one, on that show.
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ButArrowis largely the same, in that the cast and crew really is a family.
While I was there for a lot shorter of a time, they loved with open arms.
I had such a lovely time, getting to be a part of this story.
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Shes not afraid to get her hands dirty, when it comes to a fight.
Shes just like the rest of us.
She just wants a family.
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She just wants to be loved, and to find that connection.
Getting to see her slip into that space of vulnerability is really beautiful.
McNAMARA: Oh, theres a long road ahead of us, to deal with all of that.
Things come to a head, in a way that wont always be amicable.
I think it surprises him, in a lot of ways, the skill set that she does have.
Alternatively, Mia has just been through her biggest loss.
Thats unexpected and unusual daddy-daughter bonding.
McNAMARA: Oh, for sure.
What better for the Queen family than a little cage fight in Russia.
Thatll bring the family together.
What else can you say about what we can expect from this next episode and the trip to Russia?
She loves a good seedy dive bar.
Russia is her wheelhouse, in a sense.
She takes to it, like a fish to water cause its where shes comfortable.
But also, shes dealing with all of these issues.
The fact that they butt heads because Oliver and Mia are so similar, its a very nice interplay.
I try not to get too excited about things, until theyre actually real.
I think people are going to be rather surprised by the direction that we take with it.
Im hoping for the best.
McNAMARA: As much closure as you’re free to get, yes.
Its a really beautiful finale, and I hope people enjoy it.
What would you say Mias biggest strength is, and what would you say her biggest weakness is?
McNAMARA: I would say that theyre one in the same, and I think its her heart.
She puts her all into it, and the people she loves and the things she believes in.
Whats it been like to get to explore their legacy while also watching them come into their own?
It really becomes a nice balance.
Its very 2020, and its very 2040, as well.
Arrowairs on Tuesday nights on The CW.
