 Ross characterized Eve as "a contradiction inside an enigma". She initially saw the character as easy to play ("everyone's best friend, and the town doctor, and a great mother"). The actress had a more difficult time when Eve began behaving in morally questionable ways to protect secrets about her past. She described that playing Eve was "as if somebody came and told you that your closest friend is doing abominable things". However, Ross appreciated Eve's characterization as a human being who "is neither all good nor all bad, [who] has strengths and weaknesses".
