‘The Flash’ Q&A: Allison Paige Talks Trajectory

There’s another new speedster in town on “The Flash.”

Allison Paige sprints into Central City on Tuesday’s episode of The CW series, playing Trajectory.

From the trailer that sees her zooming in and swiping folks’ hard-earned cash, in a Flash-esque suit, it’s clear that she’s up to no good. Allison told AccessHollywood.com about how we’ll meet her character in the new episode, airing at 8/7c.

AccessHollywood.com: Tell us a little bit about Trajectory. What kind of a gal is she other than superfast
Allison Paige: So Trajectory is – she is very mischievous. She is a little bit of a troublemaker, she has got sass and attitude for days. She’s not afraid to jump in there and challenge The Flash and play with the big boys, but I will say she definitely is a little reckless, and also a little misguided. … She has a good heart underneath it all. 

Access: A good heart and a lot of stolen money. Are we going to find out more about why she wants to steal from people? The way that she’s dressed, it certainly seems like she’s targeting Barry Allen and certainly using a bit of his disguise to kind of cover up her own actions.
Allison: I think she gets her speed and she starts to experiment with exactly what she can get away with, with that speed. And she doesn’t necessarily mind that the blame may fall on The Flash. That’s OK. She doesn’t mind that, but she definitely starts with things like stealing and experimenting with her speed and it gets a little bit more heavy from there as she gets more confident and more brave with her abilities.

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Access: I’m curious if they taught you about running on camera?
Allison: Oh yeah. Their stunt team is not only so badass and talented, [and] are some the nicest guys I’ve ever met, but they taught me how to look like a badass while running and not look stupid, and also, [kept] me safe. … I was nervous about messing it up and they were just awesome. They taught me how to run like a badass superhero. 

Access: What does that entail? High knees? 
Allison: What I did was like a treadmill mechanism, so your legs are actually running slower than what your arms are pumping. So, they were teaching me that the faster your arms can pump and a little bit more forward that I could keep my body, the more I look like I was running faster. 

Access: We get to see you in your daily life too in this, right? She’s a scientist?
Allison: Yes, I work at Mercury Labs as a scientist. 

Access: The costume looks very cool. Tell me about the whole process. I imagine you had to go up beforehand, is that right?
Allison: They did a head cast on me [for the mask] in LA, before I went up to Vancouver, which I didn’t think was going to be a big deal at all and I didn’t actually know that I was claustrophobic until they put my head in a cast, and the guys at the special effects place were so patient and wonderful, and we eventually got it done… I didn’t really love it, but we got through it (laughs). … And then, they brought me up a week early for the rest of the suit and when I showed up for my first fitting, it was a mock jacket, mock pants, it was just kind of an idea of a suit. And when I showed up on set the first day, the final product just blew me away and it was so badass and so awesome and it really, really was the last piece of the puzzle for me becoming and feeling like Trajectory, for sure.

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Access: How much of your [character’s] history are we going to get into in this episode?
Allison: You will definitely get into the history, into my relationship with Caitlyn and what that entails. … A lot of people, I think, may guess that it will be the same as the comics, but what I love about ‘The Flash’ is they’re not afraid to switch things up and make it their own, so you’ll definitely get more history of who I am and why I do what I do. 

Access: Everyone always says ‘The Flash’ cast [is] so welcoming and so nice. What kind of things do they do to make newcomers feel welcome?
Allison: Well, each and every single person, the second I met them for the first time, gave me a big hug, and I’m Italian, so I’m a hugger, and they treated me as if I had been working with them the entire time. They were asking me about my life and showing me pictures of their dogs – Danielle and I have the same kind of dog, and Grant has two little white dogs – and everyone is just silly and welcoming and there’s no ego, there’s no entitlement. Grant is just like making jokes and dancing and everyone just made me feel very confident and very comfortable, like I had been working with them for forever, not like I was the newbie coming into their world. 

Access: Was there any singing behind the scenes?
Allison: Jesse was singing. I love him so much and I listened to him sing from ‘Rent,’ and his voice melts my soul and I never revealed that to him, but he was singing when we were just sitting back in the tent waiting to do our scenes. … He was just singing and I was dying inside because his voice is so beautiful and he’s so talented and I was definitely [like], ‘Please, keep going.’ 

“The Flash” continues Tuesday at 8/7c on The CW.

— Jolie Lash