I totally missed this interview with Cassidy Freeman (Tess Mercer), which was conducted a couple of weeks ago after the third episode, “Rabid”.

Here’s a snippet of Cassidy’s interview with SuperheroFlix:

On Tess’ involvement in Lois’ dream sequence and a possible romance between her character and Zod (Callum Blue):

“Sure. Her business future is something you will find out about mid-season. Everything is going to be figured out, and it’s a really great episode, so fans should be excited about that. About Zod and Tess’ romantic relationship? I’m not sure which flash says that we are romantically involved. I know there is a flash where I am kneeling in front of Zod (laughs). I think it is more a touch on my connection with the Kandorians, and less a romantic relationship between the two of us. I think we are attracted to each other. But that attraction is about power. I think they are gearing up for a power play between Tess and Zod.”

On Tess’ motive keeping Clark’s secret:

“I think Tess’ main underlying motive is to save the earth. She wants to save human kind. She sees Clark as a really great tool in that. He has these special powers, and he could be the leader in helping humanity. She thinks he needs to come out with that. And if he wont do it, I believe she is willing to do whatever needs to be done. Even if it includes evildoing. Though, I don’t think her evildoing is necessarily pointed towards Clark. Tess believes its all for the greater good.”

On being recognized on the streets:

“People just scream at me, “Tess Mercer!” What’s funny is that I don’t get recognized a lot. As you saw at Comic Con, I don’t really look like Tess too much. They do a lot on screen to make me look evil. I haven’t had that fan recognition. I know some of the others have. Tom Welling and Justin Hartley can’t walk down the street without getting hounded. The only people that recognize me are the hardcore fans, and I always find that really flattering. I think it is super cool. I dig that they are so into something like this.”

Read Cassidy’s full interview at SuperheroFlix here.