Although we're through seven episodes of Damon Lindelof's HBO sequel to Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' Watchmen, little is known about Tulsa, Oklahoma, police officer Pirate Jenny, played by Jessica Camacho. Donning a bandanna, a leather jacket and a somewhat-transparent shroud around her face, she appears to support anarchy while also enforcing the law. Jenny bats no eyelashes when it comes to keeping friend or foe in line, making her one of the more hardened and dangerous cops in Tulsa. Though not appearing in the original comics, the character name itself is an Easter egg, as Bertolt Brecht's song of the same name plays over the end credits during the movie-within-a-movie, "Tales of the Black Freighter," in the 2009 Zack Snyder adaptation.

Camacho, who played Gypsy on The Flash and had roles on All Rise and Sleepy Hollow, spoke with CBR about Pirate Jenny and how she fits into the Watchmen landscape.

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CBR: What was the process like to play Pirate Jenny, especially shrouded in such a mysterious show like Watchmen?

Jessica Camacho: The world of Watchmen is definitely shrouded in mystery, for sure. As the actors, we even approached it like that. Damon wanted to ensure that nothing was leaked and everything was allowed to display for the audience in total surprise, [that] there was a journey untainted by rumors. The filming of it was a mystery as well. I was given as much information as I would need to play the scene and tell the story I was telling, but nothing more than that. There wasn't a surplus of information given to me.

It was cool to go to the premiere and see it all come together. I was like, "Oh, wow! I didn't know what this or that meant." It's not something you're going to be able to get the meaning of initially. Little by little, you start seeing this world come together, which I love. I think it's such a cool journey that the audience gets to go on with the show. Being a part of the making was very much like that. One little crumb at a time! [Laughs.]

What information were you initially given about Pirate Jenny when you first came aboard the project?

Camacho: There was definitely a fleshed-out backstory I was given when I went to audition. So much so that I was like, "I don't know if I can play this!" [Laughs.] I was really scared. I didn't know if I was that free or bold of an actor, but also really excited me. There was so much care taken in the crafting of who she was and how she came to be. That is reflective of how detailed this whole process, how much thought there's been given to every detail you end up seeing on screen. Everything is purposeful and carefully crafted. The backstory for Pirate Jenny was as well.

I had this very specifically etched idea of who this person was and how she came to be an avant-garde, punk rock anarchic figure. I had to trust myself [and] put my fear, insecurity and doubt aside to be bold enough and play somebody this daring. It was really cool for me to experience, when you can actually throw yourself into a story. You never know what's waiting on the other side of that when you let yourself be creative and be part of this wild-ass story. It led me to play Pirate Jenny on screen, which is one of the coolest things I've ever done.

A central theme of Watchmen is the idea of masks, specifically the aesthetic choice of each one. What are your thoughts on Jenny's pirate approach to her mask?

Camacho: There are two parts to it. Jenny likes disturbing people. I think she wants to disturb people when she walks into a room; she wants to make them feel unsettled and unsure. But I also think that's because, at some point in her life, she has been unsettled and destroyed. She's running from trauma, but she's also embracing that trauma. That's the case for probably every masked avenger in our hero slate. Batman was a huge inspiration for her, the embracing of your fears, something you fear could destroy you. That's a huge part of Pirate Jenny.

But I think that's so representative of the violence she's experienced in her life. It's her desire not to have that control her, rather embrace it and become it. The violence for her is not destructive violence. She's an avenger on the right side of things. She detests lawlessness. She's an anarchist at heart, but I think she detests unfairness, when people try to take what's not rightfully theirs and try to hurt others. She has no stomach for that. That's why she joined the force, because she won't stand for that kind of injustice. She's an avenger for justice but in her own badass scary way.

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How does that tie into Jenny's role in the precinct and her relationship with the other officers?

Camacho: Jenny feels like she's an outcast. She's most comfortable around other outcasts. That's their uniting characteristics; they're all outcasts for different reasons. She respects them. She enjoys their oddities; she enjoys the fact they're choosing to present themselves to the world for their own reasons that she doesn't necessarily need or want to understand. She likes the fact that there's a cavalcade of misfits, of people who will see justice played out in their own rough-and-tumble ways.

She feels most comfortable with people who don't align themselves with normalcy. Sister Night is one of those people. She goes about her way the way she needs to get the job done, and it's not with a soft hand. [Laughs.] She respects people who say, "We're going to be on the right side of things, by whatever means necessary." And sometimes it's not pretty.

What do you make of the name "Pirate Jenny," specifically with its connection to "Tales of the Black Freighter" from the comics?

Camacho: I think it's paying homage to the Black Freighter and that world. It goes back to the very specific creation of her backstory. The pirate element is very purposeful. In the crafting of her own identity, I think she's enamored with the idea of pirates. The idea of them going about things in their own rowdy renegade way. "We take what we need; we leave the rest." I think there's something to the survivor in her that really identifies with what a pirate symbolizes to her. But I would say she's still tied to the Black Freighter from the original comics, which is so cool. I love seeing those Easter eggs pop up in the current Watchmen.

What is it about working on a project like Watchmen that excites you the most?

Camacho: Relevance makes good art so good. It's entertaining, exciting, and mysterious. But it's also sending us warnings. Things that can scare us in our stories, we need to be paying attention to their prevalence in reality. What are the warning signs? I think it's a call to action and a call to pay attention. We can do it in an entertaining way, but it's also saying important things. That's why Watchmen feels so special to me. When I look for projects, I ask, "At its core, what message is it putting out to the world?" I feel especially thankful to be on board projects that shake you and wake you up, and I certainly think Watchmen is one of those.

Developed by Damon Lindelof, HBO's Watchmen stars Jeremy Irons, Regina King, Don Johnson, Tim Blake Nelson, Louis Gossett Jr., Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Tom Mison, James Wolk, Adelaide Clemens, Andrew Howard, Frances Fisher, Jacob Ming-Trent, Sara Vickers, Dylan Schombing, Lily Rose Smith and Adelynn Spoon. The series airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

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