"Never hit me": FBI's Juliana Aidén Martinez exposes Eva's troubling blind spot with men

FBI Season 9 episode 6, Ultimatum showed us how Eva's mother has been in an abusive relationship, but that plotline runs deeper than we think. The episode also featured Eva trying to convince a woman trapped in an abusive relationship not to unalive herself.

While Eva was successful in saving the life of the said woman, she wasn't able to convince her mother to leave her abusive partner. But through these two plotlines, we got to know that Eva has her own past with a different kind of abuse. Moreover, as Juliana Aidén Martinez, who plays Eva, revealed, Eva has a troubling blind spot with men.

Juliana Aidén Martinez talks about what awaits Eva next in FBI

In FBI Season 9 episode 6, Ultimatum, we learn that Eva's mother, Vicky, has been in an abusive relationship with her partner, Dennis. Vicky calls Eva claiming she is finally ready to leave him, and Eva rushes to help her. However, by the time Eva arrives, Dennis has assaulted Vicky, and Vicky changes her mind and refuses to leave him. We also learn that this is a painful cycle that has been repeating for four years.

Frustrated and disappointed, Eva storms off and takes the ferry back to Manhattan. While on the Staten Island Ferry, Eva encounters a woman named Jessica Wells (Jess) who is standing on the railing threatening to jump, also trapped in an abusive relationship. Taking inspiration from the pain and understanding from her mother's situation and her own past relationship, Eva manages to talk Jess down and convince her not to jump.

Inspired by the breakthrough with Jess, and realizing how fragile and complicated domestic abuse situations can be, Eva goes back to her mother at the end of the episode to apologize for coming on too strong. She also makes sure to keep an open line of communication so that Vicky knows she can ask for help whenever she is truly ready.

While it looked like the plotlines of the episode were limited to itself, Juliana Aidén Martinez told Us, that the plotlines explored in FBI Season 9 are just the beginning of a bigger arc. Martinez said:

"We will see some of her past relationship history, specifically, her ex partner come into play."

The future episodes will explore Eva's relationship with her ex-boyfriend. Referring to her ex-boyfriend, Eva told Jess:

"Never hit me"

She then added that he did hurt and betray her and lied to her after she had trusted him with her life. Eva also said:

"I didn’t see it, because I loved him too much."

Thus, there are still parts of that relationship that are unresolved and Eva will have to deal with those parts in the upcoming episodes of FBI Season 9. Speaking about Eva's past relationship making a comeback, Martinez also revealed that we will see:

"a bit of that relationship in the past come to haunt her."

Moreover, Martinez explained that Eva's experience of the relationship has made her extremely guarded and cautious. She said:

"In her first episode, she mentions to [FBI partner] Scola that there was a relationship she had in the past with her partner, and that kind of is why she understands Scola in a way, but why trust doesn’t come easy for her because of that betrayal she has."

However, Martinez also noted that Eva might be someone who does not even know what a healthy relationship with a man looks like. But, she is learning to heal through her dynamic with Scola, and by observing his relationship with his wife, Nina, which shows her that such healthy relationships do exist.

Additionally, in the interview with Us, Martinez said that viewers will see the aftermath of the episode and the evolution of Eva’s trust in her heart and her partner unfold. She added that this would continue to develop over time, explaining that Eva’s inability to protect her mother gave her the drive to control other aspects of her life and career.

New FBI Season 9 episodes air on CBS weekly on Mondays at 8 pm ET.

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