Hawaii 5-0 Katrina Law on Quinn and McGarrett Partnership (EXCLUSIVE)

June 2024 · 5 minute read

‘Hawaii 5-0’ megastar Katrina Law solely tells Distractify about her personality Quinn Liu's dating with Steve McGarrett and Season 10 surprises.

Gabrielle Bernardini - Author

In the Season 10 premiere of the legal procedural Hawaii 5-0, lovers have been offered to new cast member, Katrina Law, who plays the strong-willed Quinn Liu. 

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The former staff sergeant with the Army Criminal Investigation Command proved to Lt. Steve McGarrett (Alex O'Loughlin) that she would be an asset to the Five-Zero staff after she helped close a case by tracking down the murderer who have been concentrated on mob bosses. 

Katrina Law teases that some thrilling Season 10 surprises are in retailer for Hawaii 5-0 viewers.

Distractify spoke completely with Katrina about joining the solid of the hit sequence, Quinn’s position in the Five-Zero group, partnering up with McGarrett, and what fanatics can expect because the season progresses. Check out our Q&A below. (Editor's word: This interview has been edited and condensed for readability.)

Distractify: In the pilot episode, the Five-Zero crew refers to Quinn as the “new lady.” How did you're feeling as an actor becoming a member of this already established sequence? 

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Katrina Law: Super intimidating and super exciting at the same time. I definitely had the new-girl-at-school nerves. On the first day, I had a scene with the fellow who plays Adam [Noshimuri] (Ian Anthony Dale), and all I had to do was walk up and say my identify and kind of flash my badge at him. I ended up forgetting what my name was once and throwing my badge at him. 

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Based on social media comments, your character could be very popular with the fanatics.

KL: Coming right into a display that has already been established for 10 years this is such an across the world huge hit and it’s widely known and is an iconic show, it’s intimidating and it’s frightening. At the same time, it’s one of the gorgeous processes as a result of that ohana of Hawaii 5-0 has just welcomed me in with open fingers and that comes with the lovers and the staff. 

In the Season 10 premiere, enthusiasts watch Quinn and Lt. McGarrett meet for the first time in a gun standoff. She has since gained his agree with and has turn out to be part of the crew. Can you talk about their relationship. Will a possible romance increase between the 2?

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KL: I don’t find out about any romance coming up, that’s above my pay grade. I think McGarrett and Quinn are kindred spirits and they recognize an inherent worth in each and every different ... I don’t know that they’re necessarily romantic, however I do see that they’re going, ‘I perceive this person, there's a mutual admire.' ... I believe the 2 of them are keen to step on toes to get the case solved. I think that’s what’s in reality connecting them in this day and age.   

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Will Quinn challenge McGarrett or do we see the 2 partners butt heads?

KL: I think Quinn can be difficult to McGarrett as a result of now I think now he’s dealing with virtually a mirror image of himself. He’s all of sudden going, 'Oh, maybe I'm somewhat tougher to take care of than I thought,’ which I believe is just right and is a great factor for him to see. I don’t know if Quinn is necessarily coming in to butt heads with other folks or challenge. I think she’s in order that headstrong and targeted on what she wants. 

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We’ve seen the Five-0 crew individuals’ pasts being revisited all the way through the sequence. We know that Quinn up to now served in the military and spent some time in Iraq. Can you tease on if fanatics will be informed extra about Quinn’s past from her time within the army?  

KL: I don’t know what the writers have in retailer, but it’s one thing I’d love to look. They’ve accomplished a large number of exploration in regards to the boys in the military and their past and what it has meant to them and how their lives had been suffering from it. There are numerous feminine target audience contributors, to not push aside the male members because I do know men are just as occupied with seeing this, but I do know numerous women would like to have some illustration of what it was like for his or her army revel in.

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As Season 10 progresses, are you able to tease any stunning plot twists or surprising moments to return?

KL: I don’t know many plot twists as of yet, however there is an episode that it’s no longer necessarily to do with my character, but it’ll be a doozy for the target audience to observe it. It’s a reasonably large episode and I feel the target audience goes to be in for a trip on that one.  

What about Quinn, how will her personality broaden this season? 

KL: I believe usually, in terms of the Quinn personality, you’re going to look her begin to calm down extra and extra as she will get extra familiar with her workforce and she begins to figure out where her position is and how she suits in. Also, her persona starts to return out. ... As the backstory unfolds, I feel I’m looking forward to the backstory unfolding just as much as the target market as a result of I’d in reality love to peer what makes Quinn tick.  

Watch Hawaii 5-0 on Fridays at 8 p.m. ET on CBS. 

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