‘FBI’: Do Missy Peregrym & Zeeko Zaki Want a Maggie-OA Romance?
There’s something to be said for a procedural drama that doesn’t put its leads together. Such seems to be the case for FBI with Maggie Bell (Missy Peregrym) and Omar Adom “OA” Zidan (Zeeko Zaki). And both stars are completely on board with that.
“There’s something really great about the fact that we aren’t together, but have this relationship and are partners, and I love being able to play that. And actually, I think it’s really significant and you don’t want to mess that up,” Peregrym tells TV Insider.
Zaki shares that sentiment: “You see a lot of romantic relationships on TV, and I think it’s fun to show love without showing, without it having to be —” Peregrym interjects with “sexual,” and he agrees. “I think it’s rare in the real world and even rarer on TV, so it’s really fun to get to play that.”
That being said, Peregrym acknowledges she’s not writing the show. But there’s “nothing so far” that suggests that will change in Season 8.
It doesn’t sound like Maggie’s luck with love will change that fast, either, since that’s a “tricky” part of her life, according to Peregrym.
“I think with the job that I have, you have to be very vigilant. You have to kind of be on guard a lot, and being vulnerable in a relationship with somebody is not going to be second nature anymore in the same way. And I kind of have my partner at work, do you know what I mean? And there’s not a lot of time elsewhere,” she explains.
“I mean, I hope that we explore it again maybe down the road, but I really do feel that it’s a very tricky thing to do, and I don’t think a lot of people can handle what I do for a living without being worried about me all the time, and they can’t do anything about it. They can’t protect me. Do people really want to be in a relationship with me? If they’re going to just fall in love with me and then I could die, that sucks,” Peregrym continues. So it’s real stuff, and I actually really appreciated that we explored that a little bit because I think that women do go through that in real life in these positions when they’re police officers and firefighters, all these jobs where their life is on the line, and it takes a pretty special person to be able to partner with.”
On the other hand, OA is making a relationship work. He and Gemma (Comfort Clinton) are still going strong.
“I think it works because she allows me to have this incredibly strong relationship with my coworker,” says Zaki. “I just think it’s a really intense job, and it’s cliché to say that you can’t be in a relationship because your job’s too intense and stuff like that, but I think we’re figuring out, and we’ll see what happens this season.”
Do you want to see Maggie and OA’s relationship become romantic? Let us know in the comments section below.
FBI, Season 8 Premiere, Monday, October 13, 9/8c, CBS
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I would like there to be something romantic between Omar and Maggie
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O
I hope they don’t put OA and Maggie together, I just want one show where the two main leads stay friends. It’s refreshing as all heck that the MC’s aren’t together.
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R
I really want them as a couple. The longing looks and little Easter eggs from last season leads one to believe that they should absolutely be together! Please??
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D
I would rather see them as devoted partners in fighting crime. I think they both need their own romantic relationship with being honest to whoever they meet. Partners in law enforcement need to stay devoted partners. It gets way to complicated if they become romantically involved.
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O
No I do not want them to be romantic let them stay as they are. I understand this can happen sometimes but this one stay as is please.
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C
Yes I want to see Maggie and OA get together. They just have this great chemistry about them. It is obvious that they are in love with each other.
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K
I think Maggie and OA are one of the very few teams I'd like to see get together, they always put ppl together that don't make sense and it ruins the show. They truly love each other, it could work out between them. And be good for the show.
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The feelings seem to be much deeper than platonic. Painfully slow burn due to the nature of the work and history of the characters. I hope they go there this season. They are a pleasure to watch together and I think that would remain true, even if they were together.
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T
Yes, I think that Maggie and OA should have a relationship sometime in the future.
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O
I would love Oa and Maggie to become a couple I do hope eventually the writers will put that into their story soon I love Zibell want them together
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O
We have seen too many of such in other tv shows. I like FBI because of OA and Jubal
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C
I do NOT want to see them together romantically. Their strong bond and mutual respect for each other as friends and just work partners is inspiring. Don't mess that up!
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G
I don't want them to become romantic with each other
They care about each other as partners and friends.
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