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TVLINE | I’m a fan of the show, but have been having trouble grasping some of the recent science. The Vs are stealing DNA excerpts from humans to, what, help their own evolution…?
MORENA BACCARIN: Exactly. It’s very confusing. [Laughs] But yes, we are extracting the best DNA from humans and putting it in a big DNA machine, and we’re going to use that for our future generations to have a stronger evolutionary process.
TVLINE | And why is the Vs’ evolution threatened?
MORENA BACCARIN: We had to flee our planet, so basically we’ve been searching for a new home. Earth is the strongest [candidate] of the planets that we found — it’s the one where we’re most viable and able to have our species continue.
TVLINE | But if y’all adapt, you’re going to want to come down out of your spaceships and live with us. It could get… crowded.
MORENA BACCARIN: Uh-huh. Uh-huh. You’re onto something!
TVLINE | [V showrunner] Scott Rosenbaum tweeted that we are about to get a look at a Visitor in their full, naked, native state. Have you seen the final FX yet?
MORENA BACCARIN: I haven’t, but I’m dying to. I’ve seen photos, but I haven’t seen the [full-motion version].
TVLINE | I imagine it looks like an erect lizard. Or a Sleestak.
MORENA BACCARIN: They want to make it a conglomeration of all these different species. There’s something prehistoric about it but there’s also something predatory about it, so it’ll be cool.
TVLINE | The story is we’re getting three deaths in the March 15 season finale….
MORENA BACCARIN: Are there three…? [Thinks for a moment] Oh my god, yes! It’s crazy. Totally nuts. And it’s really heartbreaking. I cried when I saw it.