Samantha Redmond ☰

SAM MY BELOVED! She is my favorite character in this show. I really love how often we're getting morally gray sci-fi dictator milfs with dead kid angst and lesboerotic tension these days.

Ships: Gabriela, Jane, Robinson, Jessica Bradford. She and her husband are okay but I really do think she has some insane internalized lesbophobia happening.

Gabriela Torabi ☰

Traumatized abandonment issues psych professional who lands herself in a self-unaware toxic codependent relationship with a billionaire? Insane. I love her. I love the shared weight of the world Sam forces on her shoulders. Surveil that woman right back, babygirl.

Ships: Sam, Jane, Robinson

Quotes:"Good luck, kiddo." + "Well, shit, Samantha. That might be the nicest thing you've ever said to me."

Jane Driscoll

INSANE. SHE'S INSANE. I am so obsessed with her being this innocent-looking ruthless killer who is a weapon that just wants to be wielded and patted on the head by a hot MILF and given video game consoles.

Ships: Sam, Gabriela, Stacy

Quotes: "Probably should have just let me have the Wii."

Nicole Robinson

Man, she deserved so much better than casually racist Cal... Pretty cool that she was allowed to be both tough and commanding but also feminine as we saw in those scenes, but still... Their dynamic was so unexplored in true depth. Anyway, love how she's so competent and is able to evolve her perspective while keeping her values consistent.

Ships: Gabriela, and any femslash would be fun really. She and Jessica should get together in some weird way about Cal and then actually be for real.

Quotes: "Do your fucking job, agent!"

Teri Rogers-Collins

She is so smart and bold and caring ;A; Her dynamic with Bean is everything.

Ships: Xavier, and I thought that Annie worked at Elvis's house because maybe Teri would wind up there and that was how she would connect into the story, but that didn't happen :( In some magic AU though, that would be fun! Maybe she could convince herself it's not actually cheating on her husband, who she knows is alive, if it's with a girl... Teri/Sam also could have been so interesting! If season 3 does some weird love triangle stuff with Gabriela/Xavier and her, then Gabriela/Teri would be a welcome fix.

Quotes: "Tell them it's OK to be happy, OK? Mommy loves them whether I'm there or not."

Jessica Bradford

I just think she's neat. Kinda sad she disappeared after she gave Xavier a kiss on the cheek for Cal. At least this yaoi plot device widow got to fujo out about her dead husband one last time I guess, but hey where is she when her kid is leading rebellions and landing in secret prison?

Ships: Sam, and I'm sure she had some moments with all the other women off-screen in my imagination

Quotes: "I've been pretending for so long to be part of an all American family, pretending to be a loving wife, while living in separate houses, maintaining this facade until the moment his term ended."

Annie Clay

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Jackie

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Crystal

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Presley

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Hadley Redmond

Invisible girl in the shadow of a dead brother... She's so Callie Sadecki-coded, except instead of a mom who's unhealthily obsessed with her she gets a mom who barely remembers she exists. Rip girl your life was pre-determined before you even had a chance to grow. Hadley is interesting to me because of how childlike she feels, still doing the thing where her mom blows her a kiss and she eats it, talking in a voice that feels so distinct from the other kids her age. It makes me think she tries to stay young forever so her mom will still want to care for her and still see her, and be the teenager her brother never got to be. So fascinated by her and I hope we get more insight into both her and Sam through her next season.

Ships: Presley and her could be interesting! I think it would be a little funny if she and Jeremy had once been a thing because Sam having to realize her daughter is dating CAL's kid would be wild. I also hope Jane becomes unhealthily obsessed with her.

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Bean

I just adore that the end of the world gave him the best chance at life. Crying into my mouth over how much the bunker family loves him and looks out for him, and how Teri adopted him without a second thought. There is good in this world and it comes in the form of giving a neglected abused child fake Christmas in a post-apocalyptic post office.

Billy Pace

A kid who killed his uncle instead of killing his dog is someone who can never do any wrong in my eyes no matter how many people he goes on to kill after. God I just love how he found family'd himself with Xavier's kids so hard and how much he loved Jane. No second chances allowed though I guess :(

Quotes: "Look, tomorrow, okay? I'll tell you everything, I swear to God. I just... if it's okay with you... just wanna be Uncle Billy just one more night. Okay?"

Alex

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Xavier

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Cal

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Gayle

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Stacy

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