Desmin Borges & Natasha Lopez Interview: The Time Traveler's Wife

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This week's episode of The Time Traveler's Wife gave viewers of the HBO series a better look at Clare's best friends and how they factor into this retellinig of the science-fiction love story. Charisse and Gomez, played by Natasha Lopez and Desmin Borges respectively, play rather large roles in Audrey Niffenegger's 2003 novel of the same name and also appeared in the well-known film adaptation.

While they've been less present in the first season up to know, episode 4 proved just how important their friendship with Clare (Rose Leslie) is, why their dynamic with Henry (Theo James) is crucial to the survival of his backwards romance, and how much wild fun a meeting over dinner can be when time travel is involved.

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Of course it's not all fun and games, seeing as Charisse and Gomez's feelings for each other and for Clare can get very murky — a fact that's only further complicated by the arrival of Henry into their lives and the entirely new dimension of reality he brings. Borges and Lopez spoke to Screen Rant about how their characters fit into Clare and Henry's romance, and what it's like to take part in the more fantastical aspects of The Time Traveler's Wife.

Screen Rant: It's already hard to keep track of a story about time travel being told out of order. But what is it like to experience the confusion of characters like Charisse and Gomez, who don't even get to be aware of the time travel at first?

Desmin Borges: Gomez is confused about a lot of things. He's not just confused about time travel. He's confused about who he loves, why he loves, where he is, why he's in the profession that he's in. I think the first time he becomes clear