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With "The Outcats" now officially on hiatus, VSGuide continues its interviews with many of the show's cast members. Today we caught up with Jessica Biel, who plays the fearless and determined leader of the X-MEN: Kristen Sparks, Cyclops. She tells us about her new role as leader, her relationships, and what's in store for Kristen when the season returns.


VSGuide: The X-MEN have finally been formed and Kristen, or Cyclops, was named the leader. How is Kristen handling that?

Jessica Biel: She's honored to take on the responsibility. She's confident and kind of excited, but deep down she's got insecurities. She really respects both the Professor and, now, Euphoria and what they think is best. She trusts them. So for now, she's handling it pretty well. Will that change? Yeah, it might. [laughs] But she wouldn't be Cyclops if she didn't falter every now and then.

VSGuide: Speaking of Euphoria, they seemed to hit it off rather well considering the circumstances. What can you tell us about them, their relationship and what's to become of it? And, Emma and Scott are an item in the comics, but can we expect to see any of that in "The Outcasts"?

Jessica Biel: Like I said, Kristen trusts Euphoria. She isn't too happy that she let herself into her room and scared her, [laughs] but she actually kind of likes her. We're going to see their relationship build in the coming episodes, but it will only be a friendship. I love working with Scarlett [Johansson] and the scenes we end up having together are so much fun. She's funny and so in to her role as "The White Queen", it's great. But, Producers have made it clear that Euphoria and Kristen are not an option. I'm okay with that though. I personally like the feel of a strong friendship between the two instead of them being lovers, but that's just me [laughs].

VSGuide: Kristen and Mary-Jane are still holding up their relationship, even when it can be seen to everyone else that it's probably not working out. Is Kristen afraid to let go, or is she in denial, or what? What's the deal?

Jessica Biel: Kristen is waiting, I think. She likes Mary-Jane, that hasn't changed, but she also has fast-growing interests in her teammate, Jean Grey. Kristen originally shied away because of her powers. She's afraid of hurting Mary-Jane, or Jean as well. But recently she's also started pulling away for a different reason. She is completely aware that Mary-Jane has feelings for Spider-Girl. Kristen's not an idiot, and both Spider-Girl and Mary-Jane haven't done much to hide their interests in one another. Kristen will starts to back off in favor of Spider-Girl because she's not an asshole [laughs]. She wants Mary-Jane to be happy, and if Spider-Girl makes her happy then Kristen wants her to go for it. We'll see more of that in the next few episodes, so definitely keep a watch out for that.

VSGuide: What about Kristen and Jean? They seem to keep getting more and more cozy with one another. What can you tell us about them?

Jessica Biel: Jean is Kristen's rock right now whether Kristen wants to admit it or not, I think that's a good way to describe it. Jean understands her, Jean supports her, two things that Kristen honestly has never really had before. Those are two huge, huge things that bring Kristen closer to Jean. For once in her life she feels that with Jean and the X-MEN that she has some kind of stability in her life. But as for the two of them as a pair and their relationship with one another, they're going to grow in the coming episodes as well. They have a very, very pivotal episode coming up soon that I think will have a huge impact on Kristen in more than one way.

VSGuide: Rumor has it that Kristen has her "very own episode" coming up when the season returns. Is this true? If so, what can you tell us?

Jessica Biel: Yes, [laughs] the rumors are true. There is an episode centering around Kristen that is coming up pretty soon with Mr. Sinister and Jack O'Diamonds, where we get a good look into her past and how it has kind of shaped her into what she is now. It's going to be a very important episode for her in many different ways, some are good and some are bad. We get a new prospective on her that we haven't really seen before and I think it'll be great for people to see the side of Kristen that she tends to hide away from from everyone.

VSGuide: Last question before we let you get back to work. Are there any other sneak peeks into "Kristen's episode" that you can let us in on?

Jessica Biel: [Laughs] Well, I guess I can say that Jack O'Diamonds is an important person from Kristen's past. He was one of her foster parents, but by far was not her greatest. I can't say why, but it will be addressed in the episode. There is also a very important scene between Kristen and Jean in the episode as well.



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