If you’ve seen the previews and promotions for tonight’s new episode of Alphas on Syfy, you’ve seen new character Kat, played by Erin Way. Erin took some time recently to tell us a bit about the newest Alphas team member and her abilities, and what attracted her to the part.

SciFiMafia.com:         Can you tell us a little bit about your character on Alphas?

Erin Way: Yes, I play the character of Kat, and she meets Harken at – I guess Harken and Hicks both at an underground Alpha fight club. And her special ability is that she basically learns any skill instantly, so that includes knowledge and muscle memory. She can – it’s essentially kind of like she can just download it almost instantly.

And the only downside is that she has a bit of a memory problem. So after about a month or so she starts losing memories of the past.

She retains the abilities, (but) she doesn’t remember that she knows how to do them. But if put in the appropriate situation she can recall how to do them. So you know, for example you could put her in a helicopter and she could very well have the reaction of like, “Oh yes, I totally know how to fly this thing.” But she wouldn’t be able to tell you unless she was put in the situation.

SciFiMafia.com: Okay, got you. What attracted you to the role?

Erin Way: Well, besides the seemingly unlimited new bits of info that come up with a character like this when she essentially has no past really that’s written, and you know, it’s all discovered in the moment, she’s a very, very strong female character, which I not only enjoy watching but I enjoy playing. You know, she can fight, she’s tough, and I think that’s a really cool – it’s a cool thing that Syfy tends to do for females in general, is that they tend to have really strong female characters.

So that intrigued me, and then also just the fact that I would be learning a new skill on a weekly basis, was kind of cool. I basically would have a new ability on a very regular basis which I just found – I was like, “Well I’m never going to get bored with this girl because she’s constantly learning something new.” So that just was fascinating to me and real intriguing.

Sounds like a great part and a great character. Here’s a clip of her introduction from tonight’s episode:

Clip: Alphas – Alpha Dogs

With any luck we’ll be seeing Kat take on Harken as well…

Thanks so much to Erin Way for taking the time to talking with us. We’re really looking forward to seeing how the new addition to Alphas will affect the team dynamics, plus she’s adorable and should be fun to watch. Total win.

Alphas, starring David Strathairn, Malik Yoba, Warren Christie, Azita Ghanizada, Ryan Cartwright, Laura Mennell, and Erin Way, airs Mondays at 10/9c on Syfy.