Lucy Lawless Previews Her Role on Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 2

Lucy Lawless, best known for her work on Xena: The Warrior Princess and Spartacus, will play Agent Isabelle Hartley on Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. in Season 2. The actress spoke to E! Online about the role and previewed what fans can expect from her fierce character.

Firstly, Lawless explained why she wanted to be on the show. "Well, I want to be part of the Marvel world. I've never done that and it is really a great nod to my fans from the Comic-Con world and also I have been doing a lot of other quite heavy stuff and it was a chance to slip back into a world that is such a comfortable, no-brainer for me," she said. "It was like taking a lovely warm bath."

Lawless also discussed how the big Hydra twist from last season affects her character. "It affects Coulson in that he now has to rebuild S.H.I.E.L.D. because Hydra has just grown so enormous and has infiltrated and smashed his organization," she said. "It's a case of 'Who are you going to call?' and he calls the one person the world he knows who will not betray him and that's Isabelle Hartley. She brings her team and she's got this hot young assistant played by Nick Blood who's a lot of fun."

Lawless confirmed her character would be kicking some butt this season but will also take some lumps from Hydra. "I'm not going to come away completely unscathed, but S.H.I.E.L.D.'s adaptable and we always fight back."

Finally, Lawless teased that her appearance might not be just as a guest star and could be something greater.

To read the rest of the interview, head over to E! Online.

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