Lexa Doig: "I think she trusts who Dylan trusts. To a large degree, she takes a cue through Dylan. I think probably the least trusted would be Tyr. But she does respect his ability as a warrior." (3.11.00 Space.com)

Robert Hewitt Wolfe (screenwriter): Rommie is "a ship with emotional problems" who is definitely "somewhat smitten with Dylan." (04.01 SciFi magazine)

Lexa Doig: "The whole thing with the AI (Artificial Intelligence) is that she's supposed to be pretty close to human. The ship is programmed to experience the gamut of human feelings, but she's not programmed to understand the deeper issues involved with these emotions. So there's this interesting juxtaposition between the 'innocent' Rommie and the complex warship Andromeda." (Spring 2001 Starburst Special #47)

Kevin Sorbo: "She is Dylan's lifeline to the past. They have been through a lot together and, I think, would die for each other. I loved it when the writers gave Rommie a 'body'. This allows her to talk or argue with her hologram and AI all at the same time. It is a neat character and Lexa Doig does a marvellous job playing her." (06.01 TV Zone #139)

Lexa Doig: "A relationship between Rommie and Hunt has been hinted at, but I doubt they'll go with it. I think it would be a little too weird, just from the standpoint that she's an android. That's something we've never really explored, and it would be interesting to explore the idea of a love relationship between an android and a human. But it's the kiss of death for most series when you get two of the leads together. I'm sure it could happen in a dream sequence or something like that because this is science fiction, but I don't think they have any intention of going there..." (12.02 Dreamwatch #99)

Lisa Ryder: "I see Beka as a strong woman, as an action hero and as a person who has led a tough life; maybe that shows in the choices she makes. Sometimes she's wary and mistrustful, but I see her deep down as a loyal and trustworthy individual. There's plenty of crap you have to get through to get to know her, but once she's your friend, she's there for you."
"[A possible romantic involvement with Dylan] As far as I'm concerned, I don't think the writers are really exploiting that relationship. I don't know if they want to just go slowly. They keep saying it's going to happen, but it hasn't so far. [A relationship with Tyr] There's flirtation going on or some kind of chemistry that I think they picked up between Keith and me. He and I play characters who are hard to get to know. We're totally mistrustful of each other, and play little moments like, 'Screw you,' 'No, screw you!' The writers caught on to it, read that as sexual chemistry and now we're playing that." (01.01 Starlog #282)

Lisa Ryder: "As for Beka and Dylan, they've developed a friendship but it's not without its problems and tensions. There are always these little flare-ups between them and I like that. I want to keep some kind of edge there. In fact, I'd like to see Beka challenge Dylan a bit more. Yes, she believes that restoring the Commonwealth is a noble and worthwhile pursuit, but at the same time feels it's an absolutely ridiculous and unfounded one. How can Dylan think that the seven of them can go down to a planet, introduce themselves and say, 'Oh, by the way, we're starting up the Commonwealth again, want to join?' As Dylan's first officer, though, Beka would be better off not to fight him on this, but instead be his reality check. … Their captain is Dylan the Good, right? Whenever you have someone standing up for a noble cause, there is usually a fleet of individuals backing him or her up. Sometimes they do things that are a little shady, but won't hurt anyone. <…> Beka is the get-it-done-gal for Dylan, but he doesn't always agree with her methods, which is fine. Again, that gives us that occasional confrontation I like so much." (06.01 TV Zone #139)

Lisa Ryder: "Beka is not an open book. She's not going to suck up to anyone. When she finds herself caring for someone she has to find another way to show it because she can't get all mushy. I think Beka truly respects Tyr. Actually, I've always considered her to be a bit of a Nietzschean. She's all about survival, so the Nietzschean way really appeals to her. <...> I think that had to do with the whole alpha male thing. Beka is intrigued by that and in my opinion it's part of what she finds fascinating about Tyr. On the other hand, though, Tyr can be arrogant and infuriating. It's safe to say that he and Beka aren't going to fall in love or even go on a date. However, there's definitely tension there - physical, sexual, philosophical, etc. I find that interesting and I hope the writers don't try to resolve it anytime soon." (Fall 2002 TV Zone Special #47)

Laura Bertram: "Actually, that's kind of what's funny about Trance, she has a good idea of what's going on, but between Point A and Point B she has no idea what's going on. She knows what Point B is, and she's at Point A, but she doesn't know what comes in-between. <...> I can't really say too much about who she is, except that she is a greater power than most people on the ship. Because she has knowledge of what can happen. She has the opportunity to make good choices, and she guides people along in their choices. Possibly by mistake, though." (22.09.00 Space.com)

Laura Bertram: "My character developed a lot during the first season. From the initial piece that I got during the audition to what you see on TV, it's not the same character at all." <...> In fact, the clandestine nature of the character has become one of the attractions of Trance. Her motivations - outside wanting to be part of the crew - are unclear to viewers and to the actress. "Robert Wolfe has been really good about keeping her a secret," Bertram said. (Spring 2001 Parsec magazine, Canada)

Laura Bertram: "[Golden Trance & what to do with her] I don't know if they [writers] know themselves and I think that's where they're at a little bit of an impasse. As it stands, Purple Trance is definitely much more familiar to me. The new Trance was based on an amazing change, and obviously went in a very positive and straightforward direction, which has now since branched off into different things. They don't want to make her abrasive or bitchy, but it's tough to play a character where they want her to be powerful and assertive and then cute and charming and likeable at the same time. It's difficult to incorporate all those requests, so you don't see a lot of consistency in the Trance character in the final portion of the second season. Hopefully the third season will rectify that." (11.02 Dreamwatch #98)

Kevin Sorbo: "As for Rev Bem, he is the crew spiritual leader. Here is an alien who is not very pretty to look at and comes from a nasty species known as the Magog. However, he is also a kind being who has much to offer in terms of wisdom and compassion. They made Rev so preachy in the beginning. I remember one of the scenes Brent and I had together where we both ad-libbed. Rev goes to see Dylan, who asks him, 'Are you here to give me more advice?' and Rev tells him, 'It's what I do.' I think the fans got a kick out of that [ep 108]. We saw some darker sides of Rev this season and we'll be seeng more next year." (06.01 TV Zone #139)

Brent Stait: "[what attracted him] The complexity of the character. The fact that he is in conflict with himself, his instinct versus his spiritual side, and trying to overcome the regular things in life like hate and fear; finding something like the Wayism and trying to overcome his own instincts to kill - I find that very intriguing as an actor. I thought he would become a more integral part of the crew and that it would be a very character orientated show. I knew there would be a lot of action and I was hoping that he would not get too linear in one note and just be the guy who came in and said some parables. I hoped he would be involved and it would be struggle and conflict. But yeah, I think he started to get painted into a corner because what are you going to do with him to a degree? He can only philosophize so long and have philosophical conversations with Dylan that don't become repetitive - you have to expand it.
<...> On a show like that, you can't just sit around and talk. All the episodes of the first year and the earlier part of the second season, I'm being tortured, mentally or physically, and that gets redundant. They could have made him more active in going with Dylan, going places and doing things. But you have all that latex, you have all that fur; it's not really conducive to working on the outside stuff. Also because he's a race that everybody hates, you can't just go 'Oh, we'll take the Magog to the planet'!" (02.02 Starburst #282)