Allie Montgomery

**Allie Montgomery** is a main character in the Amazon Prime series, *The Power*.

## Biography

### Early Life

Allie grew up in the foster care system, shuffled from one unsuccessful placement to the next, until she was adopted by a well-to-do, churchgoing couple in Alabama.

### Season One

#### A Better Future Is in Your Hands

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Allie, a teen in Alabama, is unable to speak due to past trauma, and is infantilized by her foster parents. During church services, a voice speaks into Allie’s head, calling out the pastor for blaming his sin on the first woman, Eve. Allie tries to run, but the voice persists. It calls itself her guardian angel, telling Allie she doesn’t have to fear ever again. She now has the power, so a better future is in her hands.

At dinner, it tells her to speak, so she does for the first time in months. She tells her foster parents she doesn’t want to eat meat anymore; she never understood the joy in taking a life. Ignoring her sudden ability to speak, the Montgomerys tell her to know her place. When Mr. Montgomery follows her to her room, the voice in Allie’s head wonders how many other girls he has sexually abused before. His wife apparently knows what her husband is about to do, but she distracts herself by turning up the radio to drown out any noise. Allie is able to stand up to his abuse this time. With her newfound powers, she grabs his face and electrocutes him. With that, the voice tells her to run.

She doesn’t know where she’s going, but the voice in her head acts as her guide. Eventually, Allie comes across an aquarium where a presentation is being held about electric eels, who give off shocks to stun their prey. The voice tells her this power has been around in nature before her, as “it’s the most natural thing in the world“. The eels, the presenter says, can use this ability to hijack their prey’s nervous system and control them. And the most powerful of them hunt in packs. Sparks leap from Allie’s hands, the eels turn to look at her from their tank.

#### The World Is on Fu\*king Fire

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Allie, continues her journey. She tries praying, but the voice in her head tells her God has done nothing for her. She steals money while hiding her face, wary of the news of Clyde’s death making the rounds; it’s showing Allie as the key suspect in his murder.

Eventually, she comes across a broken down car and gives it a jump start with nothing but her hands. But when she accidentally hurts a young girl in the process, the owner of the vehicle pushes her to the ground and drives away.

Sore and tired, Allie sits alone in a field to wonder why this is all happening to her. “Because the world is in need of a revolution,” her voice says. And it’s Allie who will be its voice.

#### A New Organ

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Meanwhile, someone from the Sisters of Christ convent finds Allie collapsed on the side of the road and pulls her into her car. Sister Maria feeds Allie, who introduces herself as Eve.

According to Maria, the convent takes in more girls like “Eve” everyday. Girls who have nowhere to go. The girls there reveal to Allie they all have the power. This upsets her, because she thought she was special. But her voice assures her none of them can do what she can.

Allie doesn’t want to leave a paper trail and doesn’t think she can stay at the convent, but Sister Maria convinces her to stay. Marian shares her story of being cast out by her family by coming out as a trans woman. Veronica then found her and took her in but was excommunicated by her church for it. All the sisters here have been looked down on for their kindness. So they came together to create a convent based on that kindness.

#### The Day of the Girls

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Allie tests her ability to hijack minds with her powers on the convent’s chickens. But she goes too far and accidentally kills one.

Later, Allie shows other girls the extent of her powers. Holding a dead bird in her hands, she makes its heart beat again. Maria witnesses it too.

Allie tells the other girls their powers are not an accident. They got them because they needed them. It’s a different world now, and they just have to take it.

When one of the girls at the convent has one of her seizures, Allie again uses her powers to heal. Another girl films while she stops her from convulsing. Veronica doesn’t like what “Eve” has done. She tells her it’s time for her to go, but Allie defies her, and the other girls stand with her in unison.

#### Scarlet Minnow

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Carpathia takes drastic measures on women and girl’s use of the power. The first six girls to exhibit the power in Carpathia were killed. Eventually, all but one of Tatiana’s female servants are taken away from her.

Ever since she went public, Margot has been getting threats. An anonymous streaming persona called Urban Dox rallies up men to live up to their calling as “apex predators,” and Margot is one of his new targets. Rob catches their own son watching his videos.

#### Baptism

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At the convent, Allie catches her friend Susannah trying to break into a room. She just wants to get her phone so she can talk to her daughter. So, Allie teaches her how to use her powers to open the door by thinking of every bad thing that’s ever happened to her and letting it out.

A new person, Jean, arrives at a convent from Alabama. They don’t believe that Eve’s powers come from God.

Later, Veronica calls out Eve for breaking the door. She knows Eve has lied about her identity, although she doesn’t know her real name yet–and she’s on a mission to send her back to where she belongs.

Allie’s voice tells her she can build a new faith built on real power, rather than fake miracles. The time has come for her to be the voice of a revolution.

She stands on a roof ready to jump, but Allie grabs her. She promises her it gets better. Together, all the girls sit outside and talk about the hardships of growing up as girls.

The voice tells Allie to give them something to believe in. So, as another girl records, she leads them out into the water. She moves their bodies without touching them, claiming that this is their time. And it’s the world’s time to listen.

#### Just a Girl

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Susannah posts the video of Eve’s miracle without her permission, and it inspires women and girls all over the world. Allie is scared, thinking she’ll be discovered by authorities. She confesses what she ran from to Maria, who promises to protect her.

The video of Eve finds its way to Roxy, who hates to hear about a girl potentially as powerful as she is. She messages Allie to ask how she pulled off her tricks and sends her displays of her own power. Allie invites her to come to the convent and have a home with them, but Roxy only wants to flex her own powers.

A group of nuns claims they can’t stay any longer, even while a new group of girls joins the convent. Allie’s friends shun Susannah for uploading the video.

Mrs. Montgomery televises a message to Allie, which everyone sees. Veronica goes to call Mrs. Montgomery, but Allie stops her by getting into her head with her electricity and changing the neural pathways in her brain.

Susannah yells at Allie for tricking them. Finally, Allie tells everyone her background, how her mother abandoned her when she was three and how she bounced from foster home to foster home. She killed Mr. Montgomery, and she’s not sorry. Most of the others don’t care what she did, they continue to call her Eve, and they welcome her home.

Maria finds Veronica claiming she saw God in light, her eyes starting to bleed. When Eve runs out, Veronica smiles and calls out for God before collapsing.

#### The Shape of Power

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Eve’s guilt over hurting Veronica is short-lived due to the voice in her head reminding her that she and Veronica were enemies. Eve later comforts Maria over Veronica’s passing, but she has the ulterior motive of trying to build her own army. She tries to convince Maria they should honor Veronica by continuing their work. Eve and her followers later transfer their powers to older nuns, including Maria. Susannah tries to stop them, to convince them Eve isn’t God’s messenger and that she’s putting them all in danger. No one comes to Susannah’s defense, and Eve damns her for her doubt.

Ending up at the convent, Roxy meets Eve. Eve stops her from using her power to show her she’s not a fake. But with enough concentration, Roxy is able to resist her control. Eve remarks she’s stronger than anyone she’s ever seen. She then takes Roxy’s hand and welcomes her to the family.

## Personality

Allie grew up in the foster care system, shuffled from one unsuccessful placement to the next, until she was adopted by a well-to-do, churchgoing couple in Alabama. She is voiceless until she begins to hear a mysterious voice in her head encouraging her to stand up for herself. Guided by the Voice, she travels to a convent with other wayward girls, using her power to accrue a following of loyal disciples.

## Powers and abilities

* Bio-Electrokinesis or EOD/Electric Organ Discharge
	+ Electric Shocks
	+ Electric Blasts
	+ Electric Strikes
	+ Electrical Power Transferal
	+ Electrical Impulse Control/Brainwashing
	+ Electrical Pulse Recovery/Defibrillation
	+ Electrical Power Nullification
	+ Underwater-Electrical Bioluminescence

## Relationships

### Family

* Mr. Montgomery † (former foster parent)
* Mrs. Montgomery (former foster parent)

## Appearances

### Season 1

* A Better Future Is in Your Hands
* The World Is on Fu\*king Fire
* A New Organ
* The Day of the Girls
* Baptism
* Just a Girl
* The Shape of Power

## Name

* Allie is a name used for both girls and boys, and is usually derived from the French name *Allison* meaning *"Noble"*.