From the Windy City to the freezing one. Last Wednesday, Jennifer Beals braved the seemingly never-ending Toronto cold for a dizzying array of television appearances, radio spots and face-to-face sit downs to promote her new series THE CHICAGO CODE (airing Monday night at 9PM on FOX and Global TV in Canada). Among the throng of media lucky enough to be given 10 minutes with the actress was your very own TV Addict, who caught up with her in a spacious suite at the luxurious Metropolitan SoHo Hotel where we grilled her on what it’s like facing off with Alderman Gibbons (Delroy Lindo), the fascinating dynamic between Teresa and Jarek, as well as what the future holds for the show.
Tonight’s episode is a fairly pivotal one when it comes to your character’s dealings with Alderman Gibbons. Do you think Teresa is going to be able to bring the Alderman down without compromising her own morals?
Jennifer Beals: Well I think there’s always the temptation to take the shorter path, but I think she’s able to hold off on that for quite some time. I think she knew really early on that it’s not black and white, that said, I don’t think she’s ever been on the receiving end as someone as experienced in covert operations as Alderman Gibbons. They’re both complex characters, you know, Gibbons does a lot of good things but the horrible things he does are really reprehensible and I think that Teresa does a lot of good things but I think this kind of white shadow masks other things that are going on inside her that are difficult to live with at times.