Agents of Shield Alum Ruth Negga Talks Tulip/Jesse Relationship, AMC's 'Preacher' Is "Unique"

The highly anticipated TV series Preacher will soon be aired on AMC, yet fans continue to clamor for more details about the show based on Garth Ennis' cult comic classic. Luckily, Agents of SHIELD star Ruth Negga has some insight on Seth Rogen's production, stating that Tulip O'Hare has a "unique" relationship with Dominic Cooper's Jesse Custer!

Negga, who will portray Tulip in Preacher, recently spoke to Comic Book Resources about the exceptional dynamic between her character and Cooper's brooding alter ego.

"I think we're introduced to her as Jesse's ex-girlfriend because it's pivotal to the actual script and the series, but I think that how we explore Tulip, how we find her throughout the TV series is we develop a relationship that is quite unique because she is a unique individual," Negga said, adding that the bond between the two characters goes rather deep in the past.

"Basically, they grew up together and they're so intertwined and it's not just a straightforward girl trying to get her boy back," she stated. "It's a lot more complicated."

Negga continued by explaining that Jesse is really important to Tulip.

"He's her life," she said. "It's not just like a boy-girl thing, he's her stability. He's her anchor. I think that's sort of bigger than the whole kind of boyfriend/girlfriend thing."

The former Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. actress also admitted that she didn't hesitate to take on the crazier moments in the AMC show in the spirit of being "faithful" to Ennis' series.

"You know the comics, they're very lean, aren't they?" Negga asked before stating that anything that takes place in the comic book was relevant.

"There's a lot going on but there's nothing excessive in terms of -- there's nothing unnecessary in there," she said. "I think that everything that does happen in the comics is so... It's for a reason, and everything is revisited."

Negga concluded that she happily went with the script she was presented with.

"Everything is so thoughtfully thought out that I never had any qualms about anything, really," she said.

Preacher also stars Joseph Gilgun as Cassidy and will air on AMC on May 22.