 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 " . 
