 Ross described Eve 's relationship with Julian Crane as an authentic representation of an interracial couple . She felt that Eve was not a " walking , living philosophical statement " about race relations , but instead was written as a fully realized person with her own story . Ross credited " the people who laid the groundwork for [ her ] " and allowed characters to be played other than " in a minstrel @-@ like way " ( similar to Ellen DeGeneres paving the way for Will & Grace ) for allowing a character like Eve to be created , and equated playing Julian and Eve 's love story to " playing Romeo and Juliet " . Passions was Ross ' first singing role ; the show primarily used " My Baby 's Gone " to symbolize Eve 's relationship with Julian . Eve and Julian 's relationship was seen positively by fans , who referred to the couple as " Evian . " TV Guide listed Eve and Julian as one of the best soap @-@ opera supercouples , praising the chemistry between Ross and Masters . Soap Opera Weekly referred to the pairing as " the Odd Couple of Passions " . Ross initially felt intimidated by playing a part of a supercouple , saying " [ i ] t means so much to me that I want to do it justice " . 
