She’s also coping with the new family life that Nick has made for himself and Flynn, while also trying to develop a new relationship with a son who never actually knew her, and who otherwise isn’t overly comfortable with her.
On top of all that, she’s then forced to maneuver her way through the muck and mire that accompanies being one of the FBI’s top murder suspects.
The Emily we see is a permanent wreck, and her baseline mental state includes post-traumatic stress and an ever-present paranoia that her former captors are still coming for her.
Created by Matthew Cirulnick and Gaia Violo, Absentia admittedly does not give Stana Katic a chance to show off her improvisational comedy skills, but she does show off just about every other acting tool in her arsenal.