I so think the WMM is her father, why else would he be the only one of the Syndicate really concerned that she's been infected with the black oil? He was the only one left, watching over her, when that happened. There's something more to them that meets the eye.
I can look for that Deslea interview, but I really have NO IDEA where it is right now, or if I still have it (which I imagine I still do since I wouldn't throw something like that away).
I love how Laurie speaks Russian, she's still accented, but I think she gave more of an effort that Nick Lea did, or maybe she got the pronunciation better than he did, or maybe she tried to hard to make it sound authentic. I don't know, but I do like how she pronounces the language.