Sophie Windward

**Sophia James Windward** also known as **Sophie** is one of the main characters in Outer Banks. She is portrayed by Hailee Steinfeld.

She is an adventure-loving girl who may seem like she fits in with the Kooks but seemingly seems to fit in more with the Pogues—though they aren't always inclined to admit it. She's witty and has a heart of gold, but what is her history with The Cut's resident blond, JJ Maybank?

## History

### Biography

Sophie grew up in Figure Eight. She spent a lot of time in the middle of Figure Eight and the Cut where her father, Jack, a world-class attorney, built a very successful bait shop/convenience store. Technically, she would be considered a Kook, but she can't stand the rivalry between the two groups and knows that the Kooks have privileges that people on the Cut don't.

Sophie and John B's fathers knew each other as they were growing up, so they've known each other for a long time. The summer before the series starts, when she's escaping from Figure Eight (and her boyfriend) she goes to the chateau to find him.

She starts a secret relationship with JJ that summer. When Caleb and her mom find out, they are livid. Caleb threatens to ruin her friends' lives with just one phone call to his parents if she doesn't immediately break up with JJ and stay away from the Pogues.

To protect her friends, she agrees and breaks JJ's heart in the process. She blows off the Pogues and pretends to be "the perfect girlfriend" to Caleb.

## Personality

When we first meet Sophie and see her in flashbacks in Figure Eight, she is quiet and reserved. She speaks in soft tones and shuts down when someone starts yelling at her.

However, the more she hangs out with the Pogues, the more we see her real personality shine. She's sarcastic and witty. Oftentimes when the rest of the Pogues roll their eyes at JJ's jokes, she's giggling or trying not to laugh. She's affectionate with all of the Pogues but mostly John B and JJ.

## Physical Appearance

Sophie is a tall girl with brown eyes and brown hair. Though she wears clothes from the other Pogues sometimes, she is often seen wearing graphic shirts, oversized shirts/sweaters/jackets, and shorts. A general 90s Vintage soft Grunge style.

Starting in *Parcel 9*, she wears a turquoise blue sea glass necklace around her neck that we find out later was given to her by JJ the previous summer.

## Relationships

### Caleb Jordan

Caleb and Sophie started dating sometime before the beginning of the series. She admits to JJ that her mom had put it in her head that Sophie and Caleb were going to end up together so she coordinated Sophie and Caleb's relationship without their consent.

Throughout Season 1, we see Sophie and Caleb together at Kook events putting on a show of a happy couple when it's evident that Sophie isn't really into it.

We see Caleb get possessive and violent towards her when it seems to him that she's hanging around the Pogues. This is alluded to not be the first time this has happened and through flashbacks, we see the extent of the violence Caleb inflicts on her.

In *The Bonfire* when Caleb corners her she fights back. When JJ pulls Caleb off of her she starts hitting and kicking him with tears in her eyes. After JJ pulls her away, she has a panic attack and then breaks down, telling him that she should've left him a lot sooner.

### John B

Sophie and John B are best friends. Their fathers knew each other as they were growing up, so they've known each other for a long time. The summer before the series starts, when she's escaping from Figure 8 (and her boyfriend) she goes to the chateau to find him. She also tells him and JJ that if they ever need anything that they may not be able to afford to let her know.

### Kiara Carrera

Sophie and Kiara are best friends. The two met sometime during their freshman year at the Kook Academy and they hit it off. They didn't see much of each other through the summer after their first year - Sophie hung out with the Pogues while Kiara hung out a lot with Sarah Cameron. When John B is torn by Kiara and Sarah after finding out Sarah was let in on their secret, she's the only other Pogue who says that she wouldn't be able to choose between the two girls either since she's friends with both of them.

### JJ Maybank

*Main article: Sophie and JJ*

JJ and Sophie have a complicated history together.

The summer before the series, JJ was reluctant to have Sophie come and hang out with the Pogues. Until one day when Sophie shows up at the chateau covered in bruises and scars (JJ deduces from her boyfriend). He tends to her wounds and they find some common ground, smoking weed together and talking.

A few weeks later, Sophie initiates a kiss and the two have sex in a secret spot. Their relationship blossoms from there, while keeping it a secret from everybody.

When Sophie broke up with him over a letter and refused to run away from Figure Eight, JJ was heartbroken. His reaction to this causes his friends to ask what happened between him and Sophie and they both refuse to tell anyone.

When they properly talk to each other again in *Midsummers*, he is cold towards her and seems annoyed that Sophie wants to rejoin the Pogues—and that John B lets her become part of the group again.

In *Dead Calm*, JJ breaks down in front of her, Kiara, and Pope and they all comfort him. Sophie takes it a step further by taking care of him after the fact and pays his restitution on his behalf.

In *The Phantom* he and Sophie have to go back to JJ's house to get the keys to **The Phantom**, Sophie offers to go with him, but he declines.

Throughout Season 2 we see him and Sophie become closer and closer until they finally get back together in *The Coastal Venture*.

### Sarah Cameron

Sophie and Sarah are best friends. In the year that Sophie spent staying away from the Pogues, Sarah was her rock throughout the tough times. However, Sophie and Sarah really cemented their friendship once they both joined the Pogues in their hunt for the gold. Along with John B, JJ and Pope, Sophie makes a plan to get Sarah and Kiara to become friends again, which works.

## Appearances

* *The Lucky Compass*
* *The Forbidden Zone*
* *Spy Games*
* *Midsummers*
* *Parcel 9*
* *Dead Calm*
* *The Runway*
* *The Bell Tower*
* *The Phantom*
* *The Heist*
* *Prayers*
* *Homecoming*
* *The Darkest Hour*
* *My Druthers*
* *The Bonfire*
* *The Cross*
* *Trapped*
* *The Coastal Venture*

## Trivia

* Before the inclusion of Cleo and Kaylee she was the only female of the Pogues to have not kissed John B
* JJ took her virginity

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 *The Summer Before Last*